VA HB113 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Retention of case records; electronic format. Allows the clerk of a district court to destroy the papers, records, and documents in all cases after three years if such papers, records, and documents have been microfilmed or converted to an electronic format. Under current law, records for certain misdemeanors cannot be destroyed regardless of whether they have been preserved electronically.
Title
Retention of case records; electronic format.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-16 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-18 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-01-14 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2015-12-15 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-12-15 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102133D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB113 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB113+hil |
