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Such microfilm and microphotographic process and equipment shall meet state archival standards pursuant to \u00a7 42.1-82; such electronic format shall follow state electronic records guidelines; and such records shall be available for examination to those persons listed in this section. The clerk shall further provide security negative copies of any such microfilmed materials for storage in The Library of Virginia.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255845,"text":"Each circuit court clerk shall establish and maintain a separate and exclusive order book, file and index of adoption cases, none of which shall be exposed to public view but which shall be made available by such clerk to attorneys of record, social service officials, court officials, and to such other persons as the circuit court shall direct in specific cases by order of the circuit court entered in accordance with \u00a7 63.2-1246.\n\t\tSuch records shall be retained permanently in original form or on microfilm or converted to an electronic format in accordance with \u00a7 17.1-213. Such microfilm and microphotographic process and equipment shall meet state archival standards pursuant to \u00a7 42.1-82; such electronic format shall follow state electronic records guidelines; and such records shall be available for examination to those persons listed in this section. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 420; in 1968, chapters 35 and 578; in 1981, chapters 435 and 637; in 1994, chapter 64<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 830<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 263<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54684,"section_number":"20-160","catch_line":"Petition and hearing for court approval of surrogacy contract; requirements; orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-160\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82793,"section_number":"17.1-213","catch_line":"Disposition of papers in ended cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-213\/"},{"id":73353,"section_number":"42.1-82","catch_line":"Duties and powers of Library Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/42.1-82\/"},{"id":83198,"section_number":"63.2-1246","catch_line":"Disposition of reports; disclosure of information as to identity of birth family","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1246\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271611,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70945,"identifier":"63.2-1245","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/6\/63.2-1245","url":"\/63.2-1245\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1245\/","token":"63.2\/III\/12\/6\/63.2-1245","dublin_core":{"Title":"Separate order book, file and index of adoption cases; to whom available; permanent retention","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1245","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk shall establish and maintain a separate and exclusive order<\/span> book, file and index of adoption cases, none of which shall be exposed to public view but which shall be made available by such clerk to attorneys of record, social service officials, court<\/span> officials, and to such other persons as the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall direct in specific cases by order<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> entered in accordance with \u00a7 63.2-1246<\/a>.\n\t\tSuch records shall be retained permanently in original form or on microfilm or converted to an electronic format in accordance with \u00a7 17.1-213<\/a>. Such microfilm and microphotographic process and equipment shall meet state archival standards pursuant to \u00a7 42.1-82<\/a>; such electronic format shall follow state electronic records guidelines; and such records shall be available for examination to those persons listed in this section. The clerk shall further provide security negative copies of any such microfilmed materials<\/span> for storage in The Library of Virginia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEPARATE ORDER BOOK, FILE AND INDEX OF ADOPTION CASES; TO WHOM AVAILABLE;\nPERMANENT RETENTION (\u00a7 63.2-1245)\n\nEach circuit court clerk shall establish and maintain a separate and exclusive\norder book, file and index of adoption cases, none of which shall be exposed to\npublic view but which shall be made available by such clerk to attorneys of\nrecord, social service officials, court officials, and to such other persons as\nthe circuit court shall direct in specific cases by order of the circuit court\nentered in accordance with \u00a7 63.2-1246.\n\t\tSuch records shall be retained permanently in original form or on microfilm or\nconverted to an electronic format in accordance with \u00a7 17.1-213. Such microfilm\nand microphotographic process and equipment shall meet state archival standards\npursuant to \u00a7 42.1-82; such electronic format shall follow state electronic\nrecords guidelines; and such records shall be available for examination to those\npersons listed in this section. The clerk shall further provide security\nnegative copies of any such microfilmed materials for storage in The Library of\nVirginia.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-359.1; 1952, c. 420; 1968, cc. 35, 578, \u00a7 63.1-235;\n1981, cc. 435, 637; 1994, c. 64; 2000, c. 830, \u00a7 63.1-219.52; 2002, c. 747;\n2013, c. 263.","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}}