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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Judicial circuits and districts; establishes new boundaries & reallocates number of judges serving. [HB-1990]
Courts of record; courts not of record; judicial circuits and districts; number of judges. Establishes new boundaries for the various judicial circuits and districts of the Commonwealth and reallocates the number of judges serving such circuits and districts. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill only becomes effective if reenacted during the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.
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Juveniles; transfer to circuit court for criminal trial. [HB-1980]
Transfer of juveniles to circuit court for criminal trial. Redefines "violent juvenile felonies" for purposes of the juvenile transfer statute (providing for transfer of juveniles charged with certain felonies from juvenile and domestic relations district court to circuit court for trial as an adult) to include attempts and conspiracies to commit those offenses.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Circuit courts; City of Virginia Beach to assume salaries and expenses of clerk's office. [HB-1952]
Compensation and expenses of clerks of certain circuit courts; Virginia Beach. Requires the City of Virginia Beach to assume the salaries and expenses of the circuit court clerk's office and allows the City to retain the funds the office collects.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Criminal records; clerk of court ensure nonconfidential records contain last two digits of social. [HB-1922]
Criminal records maintained by the clerk of the court; social security numbers. Provides that the clerk of each district court shall ensure that all nonconfidential court records regarding a person's conviction for a criminal offense or a traffic infraction shall contain the last two digits of the person's social security number. The clerk of each circuit court must also comply with this requirement for such records that are made available via remote access.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Local grievance procedure; circuit court shall make determination as to whether relief granted. [HB-1915]
Local grievance procedure. Provides that the circuit court, rather than the chief administrative officer, shall make the determination as to whether relief granted by a panel or hearing officer is consistent with written policy.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Protective orders; expands class of persons who may be issued order from victims of stalking, etc. [HB-1876]
Protective order; grounds. Expands the class of persons who may be issued a protective order from victims of stalking, sexual battery, aggravated sexual battery, or a criminal offense resulting in serious bodily injury to any party who is or has been subjected to conduct that causes a reasonable apprehension of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury. The bill also authorizes protective orders to be issued based on the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the respondent for certain crimes. The protective order may be issued irrespective
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Judicial records; admissibility into evidence. [HB-1706]
Admissibility of judicial records. Provides that the relevant provisions of §8.01-389, and no other section, govern the admissibility into evidence of records of judicial proceedings and any other official records of any court of the Commonwealth. The bill also provides for what constitutes sufficient certification of a record by the clerk. This bill is in response to the decision of the Supreme Court of Virginia in Waller v. Commonwealth, 278 Va. 731, 685 S.E.2d 48 (2009).
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Court fees; increases from $10 to $14 additional fees that are collected. [HB-1570]
Court fees. Increases from $10 to $14 the additional court fees that are collected, upon commencement of a civil action in circuit or general district court, in cities and counties in which free, civil legal representation is provided for the poor by a nonprofit legal aid program organized under the auspices of the Virginia State Bar. The bill also changes from $9 to $13 the amount that, from such additional fee, is to be credited to the Virginia State Bar's Legal Aid Services Fund.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc. [HB-1565]
Secure remote access to court records. Provides that restrictions on the secure remote access to court records do not apply to secure access by attorneys in good standing with the Virginia State Bar and their authorized agents and attorneys admitted to practice pro hac vice. The bill also permits secure remote access by governmental agencies authorized by the clerk.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Hearings in Supreme Court of Virginia; complaints filed by Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. [HB-1453]
Hearings in the Supreme Court of Virginia; Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. Clarifies that the hearings allowed under the Constitution related to complaints filed by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission are to be evidentiary hearings and that both the Commission and the judge are entitled to present evidence and argument during such hearings subject to any scheduling orders issued by the Court.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
DUI Personal Responsibility Initiative Fund; created. [HB-1429]
DUI Personal Responsibility Initiative Fund; created. Creates the DUI Personal Responsibility Initiative Fund which is funded by an additional fee of $25 on convictions for DUI and related crimes. The Fund shall be administered by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and used to publicize the consequences associated with convictions for such crimes, including the possibility of incarceration.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Pretrial appeal by State attorney; ruling by juvenile & domestic relations district court, etc. [HB-1406]
Pretrial appeal by attorney for Commonwealth. Expands pretrial appeal by an attorney for the Commonwealth to include an appeal on the constitutionality of a ruling by a juvenile and domestic relations district court in a case in which a juvenile is to be tried for an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Criminal records; shall contain last four digits of person's social security number. [HB-1259]
Criminal records maintained by the clerk of the court; social security numbers. Provides that the clerk of each district court shall ensure that all nonconfidential court records regarding a person's conviction for a criminal offense or a traffic infraction shall contain the last four digits of the person's social security number. The clerk of each circuit court must also comply with the requirement for such records that are made available via remote access.
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals. [SR-8]
Nominating a person to be elected to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Marsh Senate: Bill Text As Passed Senate (sr8er) on 02/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to circuit court. [SR-4]
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Marsh Senate: Presented And Ordered Printed 084765264 on 01/15/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to Court of Appeals. [SR-16]
Nominating Persons to be elected to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Stolle Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 03/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Judges; nominations for election to Court of Appeals. [SR-11]
Nominating persons to be elected to the Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Marsh Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 03/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Circuit Court Clerks' Offices, Joint Subcommittee Studying Operations of; continued. [SJR-99]
Study; clerks' offices; report. Continues the joint subcommittee to study the operations of circuit court clerks' offices.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Stolle Senate: Bill Text As Passed Senate And House (sj99er) on 03/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Judges; election in Supreme Court of Virginia and Court of Appeals. [SJR-172]
Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice and a Court of Appeals of Virginia Judge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Marsh Senate: Rules Suspended (39-y 0-n) on 02/08/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Notaries public; clarifies provisions relating to adoption of electronic notarization, etc. [SB-621]
Notaries Public. Clarifies provisions relating to the adoption of electronic notarization and transitioning to the required seal application on notarized documents. The bill also clarifies the validity of documents notarized within and without the Commonwealth, and when documents are conclusively presumed to be in proper form following recordation. The bill removes the requirement that a notary must be recommended by a public official for appointment. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Stolle Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0814) on 04/14/2008