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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Death certificate; amendments other than correction of information. [HB-2276]
Death certificate; amendments. Establishes a process for amending death certificates to change the name of the deceased, the deceased's parent or spouse, or the informant; the marital status of the deceased; or the place of residence of the deceased when the place of residence is outside the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 1048.
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Sentencing guidelines; written explanation. [HB-2087]
Sentencing guidelines; written explanation. Requires the written explanation that the court shall file with the record of a case when departing from the sentencing guidelines to adequately explain the sentence imposed to promote fair sentencing.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Putative Father Registry; changes name to Virginia Birth Father Registry. [HB-2216]
Putative Father Registry. Changes the name of the Putative Father Registry to the Virginia Birth Father Registry and modifies certain registration and notice provisions associated with such registry.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing. [HB-2035]
Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing. Provides that a clerk of a circuit court that has established an electronic filing system for land records may charge a fee not to exceed $5 per instrument for every land record filed by paper. This bill is identical to SB 870.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Child pornography; discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints for possession. [HB-2039]
Discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; possession of child pornography. Raises the midpoint of the recommended sentencing range for possession of child pornography by (i) 100 percent in cases in which the defendant has no previous conviction of a violent felony offense; (ii) 200 percent in cases in which the defendant has previously been convicted of a violent felony offense punishable by a maximum punishment of less than 40 years; and (iii) 400 percent in cases in which the defendant has previously been convicted of a violent felony offense
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees in civil or criminal cases. [HB-1989]
Excusable or justifiable self-defense; costs and attorney fees. Provides that in any civil or criminal case, a party or criminal defendant that successfully prevails on a self-defense claim shall be entitled to reasonable costs and attorney fees, unless the award of fees is unjust. The bill exempts criminal defendants that have appointed counsel whose fees are paid by the Commonwealth from collecting reasonable costs and attorney fees.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Derelict and blighted buildings; land banks, receivership. [HB-1936]
Derelict and blighted buildings; land banks; receivership. Authorizes a locality to petition the circuit court to appoint a land bank entity to act as a receiver in certain limited circumstances to repair derelict and blighted buildings that contain residential dwelling units.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Supreme Court of Virginia; Executive Secretary to maintain case information system. [HB-1844]
Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court; case information system. Requires the Executive Secretary to maintain a free online statewide name-searchable case information system of all criminal cases in the circuit courts, general district courts, and adult criminal cases in the juvenile and domestic relations district courts of the Commonwealth.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Case management system; public accessibility. [HB-1794]
Public accessibility of case management system. Requires the case management system operated and maintained by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to be open to the public for inspection. The bill provides that the case management system shall be searchable by party name, charge (for criminal cases), filing type (for civil cases), hearing date, and case number across all localities and that the entire compilation of records contained in the system shall be made available.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Restoration of firearms rights; report to State Police. [HB-1745]
Restoration of firearms rights; report to State Police. Provides a mechanism for reporting to the Department of State Police when a circuit court restores a felon's right to possess, transport, and carry a firearm, ammunition for a firearm, or a stun weapon. The bill provides that if a court enters an order restoring a felon's right, the order shall contain the felon's name and date of birth and the clerk of the court shall certify and forward the restoration order to the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE). The bill provides that the Department
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Death certificate; amendments other than correction of information. [SB-1048]
Death certificate; amendments. Establishes a process for amending death certificates to change the name of the deceased, the deceased's parent or spouse, or the informant; the marital status of the deceased; or the place of residence of the deceased when the place of residence is outside the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2276.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Circuit court; failure to appear in accordance with condition of bail, etc. [HB-1765]
Appeal to circuit court; failure to appear. Provides that if any person convicted of a misdemeanor in a general district court, a juvenile and domestic relations district court, or a court of limited jurisdiction perfects an appeal and (i) fails to appear in circuit court at the time for setting the appeal for trial, (ii) fails to appear in circuit court on the trial date, or (iii) absconds from the jurisdiction, the circuit court shall enter an order affirming the judgment of the lower court, and the clerk shall tax the costs as provided by statute.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification. [HB-1713]
Online access to nonconfidential court records; date of birth verification. Provides that the Supreme Court and any other court clerk may provide online access to subscribers who have entered into an agreement with the clerk to have secure remote access to court records of nonconfidential criminal case information to confirm the complete date of birth of a defendant. This bill is identical to SB 1044.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters (first reference). [HJR-609]
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); qualification of voters. Provides that the circuit courts are an "other appropriate authority" for purposes of who may restore the civil rights of a person convicted of a felony.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification. [SB-1044]
Online access to nonconfidential court records; date of birth verification. Provides that the Supreme Court and any other court clerk may provide online access to subscribers who have entered into an agreement with the clerk to have secure remote access to court records of nonconfidential criminal case information to confirm the complete date of birth of a defendant. This bill is identical to HB 1713.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Circuit court clerks; report of money kept by clerk. [HB-1630]
Report of money kept by clerk; money held recorded in civil law book; recording in the order book. Requires the clerk to make available to the Auditor of Public Accounts a copy of the annual report that the clerk is currently required to provide to the court regarding the receipt of money by the clerk. The bill further directs the clerk to record (i) trust fund orders and (ii) the annual trust fund report regarding the receipt of money in the civil order book. The bill removes the requirement that such recordings are in addition to, but not in lieu
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Retired circuit court judges under recall; qualification by Committees for Courts of Justice. [SB-879]
Retired circuit court judges under recall; qualification Retired circuit court judges under recall; qualification by Committees for Courts of Justice. Requires that retired circuit court judges sitting as substitutes be found qualified every three years by the Courts Committees instead of authorized by the Chief Justice. The bill provides that the Chief Justice may call upon and authorize any circuit court judge whose retirement becomes effective during the interim period between regularly scheduled sessions of the General Assembly to sit in recall.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Circuit court clerks; electronic transfer of certain documents. [HB-1515]
Circuit court clerks; electronic transfer of certain documents. Permits circuit court clerks to transfer electronically, or provide electronic access to, documents related to certain real property information to certain public officials.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Judges; reduces number in circuit court in 19th Judicial Circuit District. [HB-1487]
Maximum number of circuit court judges; 19th Judicial Circuit. Reduces from 15 to 14 the maximum number of circuit court judges in the 19th Judicial Circuit (Fairfax, Fairfax County), effective July 1, 2018, or upon the death, resignation, or retirement of any judge of that court, whichever occurs later.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing. [SB-870]
Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing. Provides that a clerk of a circuit court that has established an electronic filing system for land records may charge a fee not to exceed $5 per instrument for every land record filed by paper. This bill is identical to HB 2035.