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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Wills of living persons; safekeeping with certain clerks of circuit courts. [HB-551]
Wills of living persons lodged for safekeeping with certain clerks of circuit courts; delivery under seal. Permits a testator to lodge a sealed envelope, purporting to contain a will, with certain clerks of circuit courts for safekeeping.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eileen Filler-Corn
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Electronic summons system; fees. [HB-477]
Electronic summons system; fees. Allows counties and cities to assess a fee not to exceed $5 as part of the costs in each criminal or traffic case in district or circuit court to be used for the implementation and maintenance of an electronic summons system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0325) on 03/27/2014
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Concealed handgun permit applicant; access to information. [HB-357]
Concealed handgun permit applicant; access to information. Allows a clerk of a circuit court to disclose information contained in a concealed handgun permit application to the applicant. Currently, the clerk may not disclose such information to anyone except a law-enforcement officer acting in the performance of his official duties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Anderson
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0401) on 03/31/2014
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Judicial caseloads; weighted caseload system. [HB-353]
Supreme Court of Virginia; judicial caseloads; weighted caseload system. Requires the Supreme Court to develop a weighted caseload system to assess judicial caseloads throughout the Commonwealth, and using that system, requires the Court to determine the need for judicial positions and the optimum distribution of judicial positions throughout the Commonwealth and to report every 10 years on the number of judges needed within the circuits and districts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Judges; adds fourth circuit court judge to 10th Judicial Circuit. [HB-330]
Number of circuit court judges; 10th Judicial Circuit. Adds a fourth circuit court judge to the 10th Judicial Circuit (Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Prince Edward). This additional position is recommended under the National Center for State Courts report entitled "Virginia Judicial Workload Assessment Report," issued November 15, 2013.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Edmunds
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
General Assembly members; election or appointment to judgeship. [HB-309]
Members of the General Assembly; election or appointment to judgeship. Restricts any member of the General Assembly from being elected or appointed to any judgeship during his term of office as a member and for four years following the expiration of such term.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Morrissey
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Clerk of court; costs taxed. [HB-303]
Attorney fees. Eliminates the award of de minimis attorney fees to any party that recovers costs. This bill as introduced was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Loupassi
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0315) on 03/27/2014
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Judicial performance evaluation program; evaluation reports on justices and judges. [HB-272]
Judicial performance evaluation program. Requires the judicial performance evaluation program, which provides a self-improvement mechanism for judges and a source of information for the reelection process, established by the Supreme Court of Virginia to submit evaluation reports on justices and judges whose terms expire during the next session of the General Assembly to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by December 1 of each year. Such reports to the General Assembly are public records, but all other records created
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barry Knight
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0808) on 05/23/2014
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Cases under advisement; circuit court judge in civil action holding decision for unreasonable time. [HB-269]
Holding cases under advisement. Provides that a circuit court judge in a civil action who holds a decision on any matter, motion, or issue submitted to the court or any final decision in the action under advisement for more than 60 days after a decision was requested must provide the parties in the action a written report stating the expected time of a decision. A judge who fails to make such a report or fails to render a decision within the time set forth in the report may be reported to the Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Currently,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Habeeb
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0062) on 03/03/2014
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Sex offenders; requires circuit court to find good cause before accepting name change applications. [HB-233]
How name of person may be changed; sex offenders; probationers; incarcerated persons. Establishes procedures for name change applications from probationers, persons required to register as sex offenders, and incarcerated persons. The court is required to send a copy of the application to certain attorneys for the Commonwealth and to conduct a hearing. The court may order a change of name if the court determines that it would not frustrate a legitimate law-enforcement purpose, is not sought for a fraudulent purpose, and would not otherwise infringe
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0232) on 03/17/2014
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Jury commissioners; appointment and selection of jurors. [HB-188]
Appointment of jury commissioners and selection of jurors; selection of jurors to be placed on master jury list. Allows the chief judge of each circuit court to designate circuit court personnel to select and determine jurors to be placed on a master jury list, thereby eliminating the need for jury commissioners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barry Knight
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Appeals to Supreme Court of Va. and Court of Appeals of Va; filing of an appendix by CD-ROM. [HB-162]
Appeals to the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia; filing of an appendix by CD-ROM. Permits the parties to an appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia or the Court of Appeals of Virginia, in lieu of the filing of any tangible copies of an appendix, to file the same by CD-ROM or such other digital or electronic format permitted under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Albo
Continued To 2015 In Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 01/27/2014
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Circuit court judges; adds an additional judge to 20th Judicial Circuit. [HB-142]
Number of circuit court judges; Twentieth Judicial Circuit. Adds an additional circuit court judge to the 20th Judicial Circuit (Loudoun, Rappahannock, Fauquier), bringing the total to five. This additional position is recommended under the National Center for State Courts report entitled "Virginia Judicial Workload Assessment Report," issued November 15, 2013.
Sponsored by: Rep. J. Randall Minchew
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Clerks offices; recordation, possession of child pornography, wills, etc. [HB-1196]
Clerks offices; recordation; possession of child pornography; when security is required. Makes various changes to laws relating to clerks of court, including (i) providing that the orders making up each day's proceedings that have been recorded in the order book shall be deemed the official records; (ii) providing that clerks may possess evidence of child pornography in the course of their duties; (iii) requiring clerks to receive and maintain control over evidence at the time it is admitted; (iv) allowing the secretary of a firefighting company
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Sponsored by: Rep. Benjamin Cline
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0291) on 03/24/2014
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Attorney General; prosecution of certain criminal cases in circuit courts. [HB-1192]
Attorney General; prosecution of certain criminal cases. Provides that with the concurrence of the local attorney for the Commonwealth, the Attorney General may institute or conduct criminal prosecutions in the circuit courts of the Commonwealth for violations of unlicensed activity for any profession or occupation regulated under Title 54.1 and for unlicensed activity by any private security services business regulated under the authority of the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Massie
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Writ of actual innocence; petitions, bail hearings. [HB-1189]
Writ of actual innocence; bail hearings. Provides that when the attorney for the Commonwealth joins in a petition for a writ of actual innocence, the petitioner may move the circuit court that entered the felony conviction for a bail hearing.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. Todd Gilbert
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Permits and approvals, certain; damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality. [HB-1084]
Damages, attorney fees, and costs for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality of certain permits and approvals. Provides that an applicant aggrieved by the grant or denial by a locality of any approval or permit, where such grant included, or denial was based upon an unconstitutional condition, shall be entitled to an award of compensatory damages and may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and costs. Provides that an applicant aggrieved by the grant or denial by a locality of any approval or permit, where such grant included, or denial was
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0671) on 04/06/2014
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Traffic light signal photo-monitoring; use of system, appeals. [HB-1040]
Use of photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals; appeals. Provides that operators found in violation of ordinances created to enforce photo-monitoring systems for traffic lights have a right to appeal to the circuit court in a civil proceeding. The bill also reduces from $50 to $20 the amount of the matter in controversy above which an appeal of right exists in a civil case.
Sponsored by: Rep. Johnny Joannou
Requires 26 Affirmative Votes To Pass In Enrolled Form on 04/23/2014
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District courts and circuit courts; no civil matter shall be dismissed with prejudice, etc. [HB-1038]
Certain rules prescribed by district courts; dismissal with prejudice. Provides that no civil matter shall be dismissed with prejudice by any district or circuit court for failure to comply with any rule prescribed by that district or circuit court concerning proper order and decorum and the safe use of courthouse facilities and clerks' offices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Johnny Joannou
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0348) on 03/27/2014
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Appellate proceedings; audio and audio-visual records, circuit court opinions, fees. [HB-1018]
Appellate proceedings; audio and audio-visual records; circuit court opinions; fees; access. Requires the appellate courts to produce audio or audio-visual recordings of oral arguments and to make such recordings available to the public without charge. The bill also clarifies that clerks are not required to charge fees for access to or copies of orders and opinions and, further, that a clerk may not restrict redistribution of publicly accessible court records. The bill contains a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrey Campbell
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