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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 497<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 460<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69099,"section_number":"17.1-225","catch_line":"Remote access to nonconfidential court records","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-225\/"},{"id":72501,"section_number":"2.2-3703","catch_line":"Public bodies and records to which chapter inapplicable; voter registration and election records; access by persons incarcerated in a state, local, or federal correctional facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3703\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63003,"identifier":"17.1-242","token":"17.1\/2\/3\/17.1-242","url":"\/17.1-242\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-242\/","token":"17.1\/2\/3\/17.1-242","dublin_core":{"Title":"Custody of books, records, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-242","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerks shall have custody<\/span> of and shall keep all court<\/span> records, including books, evidence<\/span>, records, maps, and papers, deposited in their offices or at such location otherwise designated by the clerk, as well as records stored in electronic format whether the storage media for such electronic records are on premises or elsewhere.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCUSTODY OF BOOKS, RECORDS, ETC (\u00a7 17.1-242)\n\nThe circuit court clerks shall have custody of and shall keep all court records,\nincluding books, evidence, records, maps, and papers, deposited in their offices\nor at such location otherwise designated by the clerk, as well as records stored\nin electronic format whether the storage media for such electronic records are\non premises or elsewhere.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3400, \u00a7 17-72; 1998, c. 872; 2001, c. 497; 2014, c. 460.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}