                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS (§ 17.1-292)

A. The provisions of &#xA7; 17.1-293 shall apply to clerks of the courts of
record as defined in &#xA7; 1-212 and courts not of record as defined in &#xA7;
16.1-69.5.

B. As used in this article:
			&#8220;Confidential court records&#8221; means court records maintained by a
clerk of a court of record, as defined in &#xA7; 1-212, or a court not of
record, as defined in &#xA7; 16.1-69.5, and recognized as confidential under any
applicable law or sealed pursuant to court order.
			&#8220;Court records&#8221; means any record maintained by the clerk in a
civil, traffic, or criminal proceeding in the court, and any appeal from a
district court.
			&#8220;Internet&#8221; means the international computer network of
interoperable packet-switched data networks.
			&#8220;Land records&#8221; means any writing authorized by law to be recorded
on paper or in electronic format that the clerk records affecting title to real
property, including but not limited to instruments, orders, or any other
writings recorded under this title, Article 5 (&#xA7; 8.01-446 et seq.) of
Chapter 17 of Title 8.01, Title 8.9A and Chapter 6 (&#xA7; 55.1-600 et seq.) of
Title 55.1.
			&#8220;Nonconfidential court records&#8221; means all court records except
those court records that are confidential court records.

HISTORY: 2007, cc. 548, 626; 2013, c. 77; 2018, cc. 127, 584.