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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81508</law_id><section_number>17.1-211</section_number><catch_line>Maintenance and disposition of certain receipt books, cancelled checks and statements</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="17.1">Courts of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Clerks, Clerks' Offices and Records</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Other Clerks and Clerks' Offices</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The clerk of each <span class="dictionary">court</span> of record shall maintain in his office all official receipt books showing receipt of any funds in his <span class="dictionary">custody</span> or that of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, all canceled checks showing payments from any such funds, and all statements of bank accounts in which funds of the clerk&#x2019;s office or of the <span class="dictionary">court</span> are deposited. Such books, checks and statements shall be maintained until they have been audited by the Auditor of Public Accounts, and for a further period of three years, in the case of receipt books, canceled checks, and bank statements. Thereafter, the clerk may destroy such records in accordance with retention regulations for records maintained by the clerk established under the Virginia Public Records Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Legislative intent; title of chapter" href="/42.1-76/">42.1-76</a> et seq.).</p></section></text><history>1962, c. 445, &#xA7; 17-46.1; 1981, c. 637; 1998, c. 872.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
