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I, cc. 524, 542; 2025, cc. 634, 671.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall be the administrator of the circuit court system, which includes the operation and maintenance of a case management system and financial management system and related technology improvements.B\n\nAny circuit court clerk may establish and maintain his own case management system, financial management system, or other independent technology using automation or technology improvements provided by a private vendor or the locality. Any data from the clerk’s independent system may be provided directly from such clerk to designated state agencies. The data from the clerk’s independent system may also be provided to designated state agencies through an interface with the technology systems operated by the Executive Secretary.B1\n\nIf the data from a case management system established under subsection B is not provided to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court through an interface, such data shall be provided to the Department of State Police through an interface for purposes of complying with §§ 19.2-392.7, 19.2-392.10, 19.2-392.11, and 19.2-392.12. The parameters of such interface shall be determined by the Department of State Police. The costs of designing, implementing, and maintaining such interface shall be the responsibility of the circuit court clerk.C\n\nThe Executive Secretary shall provide an electronic interface with his case management system, financial management system, or other technology improvements upon written request of any circuit court clerk. The circuit court clerk and the clerk’s designated application service provider shall comply with the security and data standards established by the Executive Secretary for any such electronic interface. The Executive Secretary shall establish security and data standards for such electronic interfaces on or before June 30, 2013, and such standards shall be consistent with the policies, standards, and guidelines established pursuant to § 2.2-2009.D\n\nThe costs of designing, implementing, and maintaining any such interface with the systems of the Executive Secretary shall be the responsibility of the circuit court clerk. Prior to incurring any costs, the Office of the Executive Secretary shall provide the circuit court clerk a written explanation of the options for providing such interfaces and provide the clerk with a proposal for such costs and enter into a written contract with the clerk to provide such services.E\n\nThe Executive Secretary shall assist the chief judges in the performance of their administrative duties. He may employ such staff and other assistants, from state funds appropriated to him for the purpose, as may be necessary to carry out his duties, and may secure such office space as may be requisite, to be located in an appropriate place to be selected by the Executive Secretary.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286228,"text":"The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall be the administrator of the circuit court system, which includes the operation and maintenance of a case management system and financial management system and related technology improvements.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":286229,"text":"Any circuit court clerk may establish and maintain his own case management system, financial management system, or other independent technology using automation or technology improvements provided by a private vendor or the locality. 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This law was first created in 1973. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 544 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 2009, chapters 793<\/a> and 858<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 715<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 234<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 422<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 634<\/a> and 671<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69820,"section_number":"17.1-279","catch_line":"Additional fee to be assessed by circuit court clerks for information technology","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-279\/"},{"id":82621,"section_number":"19.2-305.1","catch_line":"Restitution for property damage or loss; community service","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-305.1\/"},{"id":71781,"section_number":"19.2-392.10","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.10\/"},{"id":59687,"section_number":"19.2-392.11","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of misdemeanor offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal for persons with no convictions or deferred and dismissed offenses on their criminal history record","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.11\/"},{"id":84075,"section_number":"19.2-392.13","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of records when an offense is sealed; permitted uses of sealed records","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.13\/"},{"id":60343,"section_number":"19.2-392.7","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in a conviction or deferred disposition","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71781,"section_number":"19.2-392.10","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.10\/"},{"id":59687,"section_number":"19.2-392.11","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of misdemeanor offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal for persons with no convictions or deferred and dismissed offenses on their criminal history record","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.11\/"},{"id":74660,"section_number":"19.2-392.12","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.12\/"},{"id":60343,"section_number":"19.2-392.7","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in a conviction or deferred disposition","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.7\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163707,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79916,"identifier":"17.1-502","token":"17.1\/5\/1\/17.1-502","url":"\/17.1-502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-502\/","token":"17.1\/5\/1\/17.1-502","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Administrator of circuit court system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span> shall be the administrator of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> system, which includes the operation and maintenance of a case management system and financial management system and related technology improvements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk may establish and maintain his own case management system, financial management system, or other independent technology using automation or technology improvements provided by a private vendor or the locality. Any data from the clerk’s independent system may be provided directly from such clerk to designated state agencies. The data from the clerk’s independent system may also be provided to designated state agencies through an interface with the technology systems operated by the Executive Secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B1.<\/span> If the data from a case management system established under subsection B is not provided to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span> through an interface, such data shall be provided to the Department of State Police through an interface for purposes of complying with §§ 19.2-392.7<\/a>, 19.2-392.10<\/a>, 19.2-392.11<\/a>, and 19.2-392.12<\/a>. The parameters of such interface shall be determined by the Department of State Police. The costs of designing, implementing, and maintaining such interface shall be the responsibility of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Executive Secretary shall provide an electronic interface with his case management system, financial management system, or other technology improvements upon written request of any circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk and the clerk’s designated application service provider shall comply with the security and data standards established by the Executive Secretary for any such electronic interface. The Executive Secretary shall establish security and data standards for such electronic interfaces on or before June 30, 2013, and such standards shall be consistent with the policies, standards, and guidelines established pursuant to § 2.2-2009<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The costs of designing, implementing, and maintaining any such interface with the systems of the Executive Secretary shall be the responsibility of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk. Prior to incurring any costs, the Office of the Executive Secretary shall provide the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk a written explanation of the options for providing such interfaces and provide the clerk with a proposal for such costs and enter into a written contract<\/span> with the clerk to provide such services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Executive Secretary shall assist the chief judges<\/span> in the performance of their administrative duties. He may employ such staff and other assistants, from state funds appropriated to him for the purpose, as may be necessary to carry out his duties, and may secure such office space as may be requisite, to be located in an appropriate place to be selected by the Executive Secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) ADMINISTRATOR OF CIRCUIT COURT SYSTEM (\u00a7 17.1-502)\n\nA. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall be the administrator of\nthe circuit court system, which includes the operation and maintenance of a case\nmanagement system and financial management system and related technology\nimprovements.\n\nB. Any circuit court clerk may establish and maintain his own case management\nsystem, financial management system, or other independent technology using\nautomation or technology improvements provided by a private vendor or the\nlocality. Any data from the clerk’s independent system may be provided\ndirectly from such clerk to designated state agencies. The data from the\nclerk’s independent system may also be provided to designated state\nagencies through an interface with the technology systems operated by the\nExecutive Secretary.\n\nB1. If the data from a case management system established under subsection B is\nnot provided to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court through an\ninterface, such data shall be provided to the Department of State Police through\nan interface for purposes of complying with §§ 19.2-392.7,\n19.2-392.10, 19.2-392.11, and 19.2-392.12. The parameters of such interface\nshall be determined by the Department of State Police. The costs of designing,\nimplementing, and maintaining such interface shall be the responsibility of the\ncircuit court clerk.\n\nC. The Executive Secretary shall provide an electronic interface with his case\nmanagement system, financial management system, or other technology improvements\nupon written request of any circuit court clerk. The circuit court clerk and the\nclerk’s designated application service provider shall comply with the\nsecurity and data standards established by the Executive Secretary for any such\nelectronic interface. The Executive Secretary shall establish security and data\nstandards for such electronic interfaces on or before June 30, 2013, and such\nstandards shall be consistent with the policies, standards, and guidelines\nestablished pursuant to § 2.2-2009.\n\nD. The costs of designing, implementing, and maintaining any such interface with\nthe systems of the Executive Secretary shall be the responsibility of the\ncircuit court clerk. Prior to incurring any costs, the Office of the Executive\nSecretary shall provide the circuit court clerk a written explanation of the\noptions for providing such interfaces and provide the clerk with a proposal for\nsuch costs and enter into a written contract with the clerk to provide such\nservices.\n\nE. The Executive Secretary shall assist the chief judges in the performance of\ntheir administrative duties. He may employ such staff and other assistants, from\nstate funds appropriated to him for the purpose, as may be necessary to carry\nout his duties, and may secure such office space as may be requisite, to be\nlocated in an appropriate place to be selected by the Executive Secretary.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 544, \u00a7 17-116.3; 1998, c. 872; 2009, cc. 793, 858; 2011, c.\n715; 2012, c. 234; 2013, c. 422; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542; 2025, cc. 634,\n671.","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}}