                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) ADMINISTRATOR OF CIRCUIT COURT SYSTEM (§ 17.1-502)

A. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall be the administrator of
the circuit court system, which includes the operation and maintenance of a case
management system and financial management system and related technology
improvements.

B. Any circuit court clerk may establish and maintain his own case management
system, financial management system, or other independent technology using
automation or technology improvements provided by a private vendor or the
locality. Any data from the clerk&#8217;s independent system may be provided
directly from such clerk to designated state agencies. The data from the
clerk&#8217;s independent system may also be provided to designated state
agencies through an interface with the technology systems operated by the
Executive Secretary.

B1. If the data from a case management system established under subsection B is
not provided to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court through an
interface, such data shall be provided to the Department of State Police through
an interface for purposes of complying with &#xA7;&#xA7; 19.2-392.7,
19.2-392.10, 19.2-392.11, and 19.2-392.12. The parameters of such interface
shall be determined by the Department of State Police. The costs of designing,
implementing, and maintaining such interface shall be the responsibility of the
circuit court clerk.

C. The Executive Secretary shall provide an electronic interface with his case
management system, financial management system, or other technology improvements
upon written request of any circuit court clerk. The circuit court clerk and the
clerk&#8217;s designated application service provider shall comply with the
security and data standards established by the Executive Secretary for any such
electronic interface. The Executive Secretary shall establish security and data
standards for such electronic interfaces on or before June 30, 2013, and such
standards shall be consistent with the policies, standards, and guidelines
established pursuant to &#xA7; 2.2-2009.

D. The costs of designing, implementing, and maintaining any such interface with
the systems of the Executive Secretary shall be the responsibility of the
circuit court clerk. Prior to incurring any costs, the Office of the Executive
Secretary shall provide the circuit court clerk a written explanation of the
options for providing such interfaces and provide the clerk with a proposal for
such costs and enter into a written contract with the clerk to provide such
services.

E. The Executive Secretary shall assist the chief judges in the performance of
their administrative duties. He may employ such staff and other assistants, from
state funds appropriated to him for the purpose, as may be necessary to carry
out his duties, and may secure such office space as may be requisite, to be
located in an appropriate place to be selected by the Executive Secretary.

HISTORY: 1973, c. 544, § 17-116.3; 1998, c. 872; 2009, cc. 793, 858; 2011, c.
715; 2012, c. 234; 2013, c. 422; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542; 2025, cc. 634,
671.