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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1982, chapter 636; in 2020, chapters 995<\/a> and 996<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237741,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85828,"identifier":"53.1-219","token":"53.1\/10\/53.1-219","url":"\/53.1-219\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-219\/","token":"53.1\/10\/53.1-219","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty of clerk to furnish copy of complaint, indictment, judgment and sentence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-219","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the official request of the United States immigration officer in charge of the territory or district in which is located any court<\/span> committing any alien to any correctional facility for the commission of a felony<\/span>, it shall be the duty of the clerk of such court<\/span> to furnish without charge a certified copy, in duplicate, of the complaint, information or indictment<\/span> and the judgment<\/span> and sentence and any other records pertaining to the case of the convicted alien.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY OF CLERK TO FURNISH COPY OF COMPLAINT, INDICTMENT, JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE\n(\u00a7 53.1-219)\n\nUpon the official request of the United States immigration officer in charge of\nthe territory or district in which is located any court committing any alien to\nany correctional facility for the commission of a felony, it shall be the duty\nof the clerk of such court to furnish without charge a certified copy, in\nduplicate, of the complaint, information or indictment and the judgment and\nsentence and any other records pertaining to the case of the convicted alien.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-315; 1982, c. 636; 2020, cc. 995, 996.","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}}