                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MAINTENANCE AND DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN RECEIPT BOOKS, CANCELLED CHECKS AND
STATEMENTS (§ 17.1-211)

The clerk of each court of record shall maintain in his office all official
receipt books showing receipt of any funds in his custody or that of the court,
all canceled checks showing payments from any such funds, and all statements of
bank accounts in which funds of the clerk&#8217;s office or of the court 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 (§ 42.1-76 et seq.).

HISTORY: 1962, c. 445, § 17-46.1; 1981, c. 637; 1998, c. 872.