Retention of case records; general district court. (SB1202)
Introduced By
Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville)
Progress
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Description
Retention of case records; general district court. Permits the chief judge of a general district court to direct the clerk of that court to destroy documents related to civil and criminal cases that have been ended for a period of three years, provided that they have been microfilmed or converted to an electronic format. Currently, such documents must be retained for 10 years. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. Read the Bill »
Status
02/01/2013: Merged into SB979
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100999D |
01/09/2013 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/01/2013 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB979-Northam) (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |