§ 17.1-292 Applicability; definitions
A. The provisions of § 17.1-293 shall apply to clerks of the courts of record as defined in § 1-212 and courts not of record as defined in § 16.1-69.5.
B. As used in this article: “Confidential court records” means court records maintained by a clerk of a court of record, as defined in § 1-212, or a court not of record, as defined in § 16.1-69.5, and recognized as confidential under any applicable law or sealed pursuant to court order. “Court records” means any record maintained by the clerk in a civil, traffic, or criminal proceeding in the court, and any appeal from a district court. “Internet” means the international computer network of interoperable packet-switched data networks. “Land records” means any writing authorized by law to be recorded on paper or in electronic format that the clerk records affecting title to real property, including but not limited to instruments, orders, or any other writings recorded under this title, Article 5 (§ 8.01-446 et seq.) of Chapter 17 of Title 8.01, Title 8.9A and Chapter 6 (§ 55.1-600 et seq.) of Title 55.1. “Nonconfidential court records” means all court records except those court records that are confidential court records.
History
This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 548 and 626 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2013, chapter 77; in 2018, chapters 127 and 584.
2007, cc. 548, 626; 2013, c. 77; 2018, cc. 127, 584.