                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECORDING BY MICROPHOTOGRAPHIC OR ELECTRONIC PROCESS (§ 17.1-240)

A procedural microphotographic process, digital reproduction, or any other
micrographic process that stores images of documents in reduced size or in
electronic format may be used to accomplish the recording of writings otherwise
required by any provision of law to be spread in a book or retained in the
circuit court clerk&#8217;s office, including the civil and criminal order
books, the Will Book or Fiduciary Account Book, the Juvenile Order Book, the
Adoption Order Book, the Trust Fund Order Book, the Deed Book, the Plat Book,
the Land Book, the Bond Book, the Judgment Docket Book, the Partnership or
Assumed Name Certificate Book, marriage records, and financing statements. Any
such micrographic, microphotographic, or electronic recording process shall meet
archival standards as recommended by The Library of Virginia.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 142, § 17-70.1; 1983, c. 293; 1997, c. 579; 1998, c. 872;
2005, c. 681; 2018, c. 523.