                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OPINIONS; REPORTING, PRINTING AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION (§ 17.1-413)

A. The Court of Appeals shall state in writing the reasons for its ruling in a
case. Subject to rules promulgated under &#xA7; 17.1-403 the Court in its
discretion may render its decision by order or memorandum opinion. All orders
and opinions of the Court of Appeals shall be preserved with the record of the
case. Opinions designated by the Court of Appeals as having precedential value
or as otherwise having significance for the law or legal system shall be
expeditiously reported in separate Court of Appeals Reports in the same manner
as the decisions and opinions of the Supreme Court. The clerk of the Court of
Appeals shall retain in the clerk&#8217;s office a list and brief summary of the
case for all unpublished decisions and opinions of the Court of Appeals. The
list of cases and summary shall be made available to any person upon request.

B. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall contract for the printing
of the reports of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals and for the advance
sheets of each court. He shall select a printer for the reports and prescribe
such contract terms as will ensure issuance of the reports as soon as
practicable after a sufficient number of opinions are filed. He shall make such
contracts after consultation with the Department of General Services and shall
distribute these reports in accordance with the applicable provisions of law. He
shall also provide for the electronic publication on the Internet of the
opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals subject to conditions and
restrictions established by each court regarding the electronic publication of
its opinions.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 413, § 17-116.010; 1984, cc. 635, 701; 1997, c. 316; 1998, c.
872; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.