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The clerk shall properly index the findings in the index to deed books by reference to the order book and page whereon the order is spread and shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in accordance with § 64.2-2028, the commissioner of accounts in order to ensure compliance by a conservator with the duties imposed pursuant to §§ 64.2-2021, 64.2-2022, 64.2-2023, and 64.2-2026, and the Commissioner of Elections with the information required by § 24.2-410. If a guardian is appointed, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court order to the local department of social services of the jurisdiction where the person then resides and to the Department of Medical Assistance Services. If a guardianship is terminated or otherwise modified, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court order to the local department of social services to which the original order of appointment was forwarded, to the local department of social services in the jurisdiction where the person then resides, if different from the department to which the original order was forwarded, and to the Department of Medical Assistance Services.B\n\nThe clerk shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the following business day, certify and forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of any order adjudicating a person incapacitated under this article, any order appointing a conservator or guardian pursuant to § 64.2-2115, and any order of restoration of capacity under § 64.2-2012. Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the form and the order shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226032,"text":"A copy of the court’s findings that a person is incapacitated or has been restored to capacity, or a copy of any order appointing a conservator or guardian pursuant to § 64.2-2115, shall be filed by the judge with the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city where the hearing took place as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing. The clerk shall properly index the findings in the index to deed books by reference to the order book and page whereon the order is spread and shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in accordance with § 64.2-2028, the commissioner of accounts in order to ensure compliance by a conservator with the duties imposed pursuant to §§ 64.2-2021, 64.2-2022, 64.2-2023, and 64.2-2026, and the Commissioner of Elections with the information required by § 24.2-410. If a guardian is appointed, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court order to the local department of social services of the jurisdiction where the person then resides and to the Department of Medical Assistance Services. If a guardianship is terminated or otherwise modified, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court order to the local department of social services to which the original order of appointment was forwarded, to the local department of social services in the jurisdiction where the person then resides, if different from the department to which the original order was forwarded, and to the Department of Medical Assistance Services.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":226033,"text":"The clerk shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the following business day, certify and forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of any order adjudicating a person incapacitated under this article, any order appointing a conservator or guardian pursuant to § 64.2-2115, and any order of restoration of capacity under § 64.2-2012. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 921<\/a> 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. It has been modified 9 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 582<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 478<\/a>, 479<\/a>, and 507<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 518<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 542<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 336<\/a> and 374<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 540<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 30<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":67049,"section_number":"64.2-2011","catch_line":"Qualification of guardian or conservator; clerk to record order and issue certificate; reliance on certificate","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2011\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81089,"section_number":"19.2-389","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389\/"},{"id":60149,"section_number":"24.2-410","catch_line":"Clerks of circuit courts to furnish lists of certain adjudications","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-410\/"},{"id":76117,"section_number":"64.2-2012","catch_line":"Petition for restoration, modification, or termination; effects","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2012\/"},{"id":73684,"section_number":"64.2-2021","catch_line":"General duties and liabilities of conservator","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2021\/"},{"id":78923,"section_number":"64.2-2022","catch_line":"Management powers and duties of conservator","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2022\/"},{"id":70953,"section_number":"64.2-2023","catch_line":"Estate planning","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2023\/"},{"id":71551,"section_number":"64.2-2026","catch_line":"Surrender of incapacitated person's estate","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2026\/"},{"id":64942,"section_number":"64.2-2028","catch_line":"Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to be notified in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2028\/"},{"id":57609,"section_number":"64.2-2115","catch_line":"Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2115\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275563,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61902,"identifier":"64.2-2014","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/20\/1\/64.2-2014","url":"\/64.2-2014\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2014\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/20\/1\/64.2-2014","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clerk to index findings of incapacity or restoration; notice of findings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2014","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A copy of the court’s findings<\/span> that a person is incapacitated or has been restored to capacity, or a copy of any order appointing a conservator<\/span> or guardian<\/span> pursuant to § 64.2-2115<\/a>, shall be filed by the judge<\/span> with the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court for the county or city where the hearing<\/span> took place as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next business day following the completion of the hearing<\/span>. The clerk shall properly index the findings<\/span> in the index to deed books by reference to the order book and page whereon the order is spread and shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in accordance with § 64.2-2028<\/a>, the commissioner of accounts in order to ensure compliance by a conservator<\/span> with the duties imposed pursuant to §§ 64.2-2021<\/a>, 64.2-2022<\/a>, 64.2-2023<\/a>, and 64.2-2026<\/a>, and the Commissioner of Elections with the information required by § 24.2-410<\/a>. If a guardian<\/span> is appointed, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court order<\/span> to the local department of social services of the jurisdiction<\/span> where the person then resides and to the Department of Medical Assistance Services. If a guardianship is terminated or otherwise modified, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court order<\/span> to the local department of social services to which the original order of appointment was forwarded, to the local department of social services in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the person then resides, if different from the department to which the original order was forwarded, and to the Department of Medical Assistance Services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The clerk shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the following business day, certify and forward upon receipt to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of any order adjudicating a person incapacitated under this article, any order appointing a conservator<\/span> or guardian<\/span> pursuant to § 64.2-2115<\/a>, and any order of restoration of capacity under § 64.2-2012<\/a>. Except as provided in subdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389<\/a>, the copy of the form and the order shall be kept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s eligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLERK TO INDEX FINDINGS OF INCAPACITY OR RESTORATION; NOTICE OF FINDINGS (\u00a7\n64.2-2014)\n\nA. A copy of the court’s findings that a person is incapacitated or has\nbeen restored to capacity, or a copy of any order appointing a conservator or\nguardian pursuant to § 64.2-2115, shall be filed by the judge with the\nclerk of the circuit court for the county or city where the hearing took place\nas soon as practicable, but no later than the close of business on the next\nbusiness day following the completion of the hearing. The clerk shall properly\nindex the findings in the index to deed books by reference to the order book and\npage whereon the order is spread and shall immediately notify the Commissioner\nof Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in accordance with §\n64.2-2028, the commissioner of accounts in order to ensure compliance by a\nconservator with the duties imposed pursuant to §§ 64.2-2021,\n64.2-2022, 64.2-2023, and 64.2-2026, and the Commissioner of Elections with the\ninformation required by § 24.2-410. If a guardian is appointed, the clerk\nshall forward a copy of the court order to the local department of social\nservices of the jurisdiction where the person then resides and to the Department\nof Medical Assistance Services. If a guardianship is terminated or otherwise\nmodified, the clerk shall forward a copy of the court order to the local\ndepartment of social services to which the original order of appointment was\nforwarded, to the local department of social services in the jurisdiction where\nthe person then resides, if different from the department to which the original\norder was forwarded, and to the Department of Medical Assistance Services.\n\nB. The clerk shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than the close of\nbusiness on the following business day, certify and forward upon receipt to the\nCentral Criminal Records Exchange, on a form provided by the Exchange, a copy of\nany order adjudicating a person incapacitated under this article, any order\nappointing a conservator or guardian pursuant to § 64.2-2115, and any order\nof restoration of capacity under § 64.2-2012. Except as provided in\nsubdivision A 1 of § 19.2-389, the copy of the form and the order shall be\nkept confidential in a separate file and used only to determine a person’s\neligibility to possess, purchase, or transfer a firearm.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 921, \u00a7 37.1-134.18; 1998, c. 582; 2001, cc. 478, 479, 507;\n2005, c. 716, \u00a7 37.2-1014; 2011, c. 518; 2012, c. 614; 2013, c. 542; 2014, cc.\n336, 374; 2015, c. 540; 2016, c. 30.","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}}