Affidavits; admissibility as evidence by government official regarding search of government records. (SB385)

Introduced By

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

Description

Admissibility in evidence of non-existence of an official record.  Provides that an affidavit signed by a government official deemed to have custody of an official record, or signed by his designee, stating that after a diligent search, no record or entry of such record is found to exist among the records in his custody, is admissible as evidence that his office has no such record or entry, provided that the procedures for admission of such an affidavit as set forth in the statute governing admission of affidavits indicating non-registration of a sex offender have been followed, mutatis mutandis.   View Full Text »

Outcome

No Richmond Sunlight visitors voted on this bill while voting was open.