Circuit court clerks; clarifies issues regarding electronic filing & recording of land records, etc. (SB622)

Introduced By

Sen. Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Circuit Court clerks; electronic filing and recording; digital reproduction; recordation of judgments; secure remote access; deed cover sheets; fees collected by clerks. Clarifies a number of issues for circuit court clerks including: use of the last four digits of a social security number on judgments (filer is responsible); that the clerk may provide information from a locality to remote access users; filer is responsible for cover sheet accuracy; allowing the clerk to rely on the cover sheet to index; the difference between e-filing of court records and e-recording of land records. The bill also provides standard definitions of subscriber, secure remote access, public access, and electronic recording of land records. The bill establishes a $5 per document fee for e-recording of a land record and provides for a $50 per month subscription rate for remote access to land, civil, and criminal records. The bill also increases various fees collected by clerks to generate revenue for deputy clerk salary increases. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081736328
01/09/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/14/2008Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/04/2008Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2008Rereferred to Finance
02/04/2008Committee substitute printed 080864328-S1
02/12/2008Reported from Finance with amendments (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2008Read second time
02/14/2008Reading of substitute waived
02/14/2008Committee substitute agreed to 080864328-S1
02/14/2008Reading of amendments waived
02/14/2008Committee amendments agreed to
02/14/2008Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB622ES1
02/14/2008Printed as engrossed 080864328-ES1
02/15/2008Passed by temporarily
02/15/2008Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
02/15/2008Communicated to House
02/18/2008Placed on Calendar
02/18/2008Read first time
02/18/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/18/2008Impact statement from DPB (SB622ES1)
02/29/2008Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
03/03/2008Committee substitute printed 089599328-H1
03/04/2008Read second time
03/05/2008Read third time
03/05/2008Committee substitute agreed to 089599328-H1
03/05/2008Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB622H1
03/05/2008Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
03/05/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
03/06/2008House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
03/08/2008Enrolled
03/08/2008Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB622ER)
03/08/2008Signed by Speaker
03/11/2008Impact statement from DPB (SB622ER)
03/11/2008Signed by President
03/12/2008Signed by Speaker
03/12/2008Signed by President
04/11/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/08)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1106.

Comments

Virginia ITSP Association, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Clarifies a number of issues for circuit court clerks including: use of the last four digits of a social security number on judgments (filer is responsible); that the clerk may provide information from a locality to remote access users; filer is responsible for cover sheet accuracy; allowing the clerk to rely on the cover sheet to index; the difference between e-filing of court records and e-recording of land records.