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The statements shall be open to public inspection at all times.B\n\nThe statements shall show in detail all sums actually paid for necessary office expenses, premiums on official bond of the principal and deputies, name and amount of compensation to each deputy or assistant, and a detailed statement of every other expense in connection with the administration of the office actually paid out.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286733,"text":"Every clerk of a court of record, except the Clerks of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, shall file monthly with the Compensation Board a full and accurate statement showing all such fees, allowances, commissions, salaries or other compensation or emolument of office, derived from the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, or from any other source whatever, collected or received by him. The statements shall include the date of collection and sources from which the collections were made, and shall be verified by a procedure agreed upon by the Compensation Board and the Auditor of Public Accounts. 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It has been modified 7 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 1952, chapter 446; in 1960, chapter 584; in 1962, chapter 439; in 1964, chapter 386; in 1983, chapter 293; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0696\">696<\/a>; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80783,"section_number":"15.2-1538","catch_line":"Clerk for the governing body","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1538\/"},{"id":70112,"section_number":"15.2-1636.18","catch_line":"Deputies, office expenses, premiums on bonds, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1636.18\/"},{"id":57324,"section_number":"15.2-540","catch_line":"Officers and employees to receive regular compensation; fee system abolished; collection and disposition of fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-540\/"},{"id":56559,"section_number":"15.2-639","catch_line":"Compensation; fee system abolished","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-639\/"},{"id":80453,"section_number":"15.2-848","catch_line":"Compensation of officers and employees; fee system abolished","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-848\/"},{"id":74204,"section_number":"17.1-285","catch_line":"Payment of excess","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-285\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80073,"identifier":"17.1-283","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-283","url":"\/17.1-283\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-283\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-283","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statements required of clerks of courts of record; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-283","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every clerk of a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of record, except the Clerks of the Supreme <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span>, shall file monthly with the Compensation Board a full and accurate statement showing all such fees, allowances, commissions, salaries or other compensation or emolument of office, derived from the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, or from any other source whatever, collected or received by him. The statements shall include the date of collection and sources from which the collections were made, and shall be verified by a procedure agreed upon by the Compensation Board and the Auditor of Public Accounts. The statements shall be open to public inspection at all times. <a id=\"paragraph-286733\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/17.1-283\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The statements shall show in detail all sums actually paid for necessary office expenses, premiums on official <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> of the principal and deputies, name and amount of compensation to each deputy or assistant, and a detailed statement of every other expense in connection with the administration of the office actually paid out. <a id=\"paragraph-286734\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/17.1-283\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATEMENTS REQUIRED OF CLERKS OF COURTS OF RECORD; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 17.1-283)\n\nA. Every clerk of a court of record, except the Clerks of the Supreme Court and\nthe Court of Appeals, shall file monthly with the Compensation Board a full and\naccurate statement showing all such fees, allowances, commissions, salaries or\nother compensation or emolument of office, derived from the Commonwealth or any\npolitical subdivision thereof, or from any other source whatever, collected or\nreceived by him. The statements shall include the date of collection and sources\nfrom which the collections were made, and shall be verified by a procedure\nagreed upon by the Compensation Board and the Auditor of Public Accounts. The\nstatements shall be open to public inspection at all times.\n\nB. The statements shall show in detail all sums actually paid for necessary\noffice expenses, premiums on official bond of the principal and deputies, name\nand amount of compensation to each deputy or assistant, and a detailed statement\nof every other expense in connection with the administration of the office\nactually paid out.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 14-145, 14-147, 14-148; 1952, c. 446; 1960, c. 584;\n1962, c. 439; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7\u00a7 14.1-136, 14.1-138, 14.1-139; 1971, Ex. Sess.,\nc. 155; 1983, c. 293; 1996, c. 696; 1998, c. 872.","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}}