Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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SB180: Clerk's office; preservation of papers.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 17.1-209 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-209. Preservation of papers in clerk's office.
All papers lawfully returned to, or filed in, the clerk's
office shall be preserved therein until legally delivered out [ . The
originals of all such papers as lawfully returned to, or filed in, the clerk's
office shall be retained, even if reproduced
electronically, and shall not be destroyed except as provided for in § 17.1-213
or as otherwise permitted by law or court order. and
shall not be destroyed, even if reproduced electronically, except as provided
for in § 17.1-213 or as
otherwise permitted by law. ]
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 17.1-209 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-209. Preservation of papers in clerk's office.
All papers lawfully returned to, or filed in, the clerk's office shall be preserved therein until legally delivered out. The originals of all such papers as lawfully returned to, or filed in, the clerk's office shall be retained, even if reproduced electronically, and shall not be destroyed except as provided for in § 17.1-213 or as otherwise permitted by law or court order.
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