Courts of Record

Courts of Record

P Passed

P HB1441

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Allows all circuit court clerks in the Commonwealth to require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. The current section specifically lists which clerks may require the parcel identification number. This bill is identical to SB 730.

Patron - Wilkins

P HB1452

Cover sheets; circuit court clerks. Allows the circuit court clerks of Richmond County, Franklin County, Wise County, and Greene County and the City of Norton to request that a cover sheet be filled out on all real estate documents which provides pertinent information to the clerk for indexing purposes. This same provision was added in 1998 for the clerks of Wise County and the City of Norton through an uncodified act. This bill codifies that act. The pilot projects created by these enactments expire on July 1, 2002. This bill is identical to HB 1834.

Patron - Murphy

P HB1624

Number of circuit court judges. Increases the number of circuit court judges authorized for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit from six to seven. The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit consists of the following jurisdictions: The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland. The bill also removes unnecessary language dealing with the family court.

Patron - Almand

P HB1834

Patron - Davies

P HB2196

Fees collected by clerks of the circuit courts. Clarifies that the fee for issuance of an interrogatory summons is five dollars plus an additional $1.50 if an execution is issued at the same time and does not include fees for courthouse maintenance, legal aid, or law libraries.

Patron - McDonnell

P HB2753

Juror selection. Increases the maximum number of jury commissioners for each judicial circuit from nine to 15.

Patron - Rust

P SB444

Felony fees. Establishes a fixed felony fee ($428), a fixed felony revocation fee ($131), a fixed fee for felony reduced to a misdemeanor ($200) and a fixed misdemeanor revocation fee ($87.50) to be paid by convicted felons and misdemeanants and those whose suspended sentences or probations have been revoked. These fees aggregate smaller fees collected by the clerks for distribution to various funds upon conviction or revocation of suspended sentence or probation. Fractional shares of the fixed fees will be paid over to the various funds.

Patron - Norment

P SB730

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Allows circuit court clerks in the Commonwealth to require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. The current section specifically lists which clerks may require the parcel identification number. This bill is identical to House Bill 1441.

Patron - Potts

F Failed

F HB1439

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Rockbridge to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Deeds

F HB1474

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Page to the list of localities whose clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Guest

F HB1476

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Warren to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Guest

F HB1480

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Richmond to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel.

Patron - Murphy

F HB1493

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Greene to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Harris

F HB1497

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Frederick and City of Winchester to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Sherwood

F HB1622

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds York County to the list of localities which may require that any deed bear in the left margin of the first page of the deed the tax map reference number, or the parcel identification number (PIN), of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Morgan

F HB1664

Virginia Supreme Court; uniform statewide formatting standards for cover sheets on deeds and other instruments. Requires the Supreme Court to adopt uniform statewide formatting standards for cover sheets on deeds and other real property instruments by December 1, 1999, in consultation with the Virginia Circuit Court Clerks' Association. After the uniform standards are adopted, circuit court clerks may request, but not require, that cover sheets be submitted with deeds and other instruments for the purpose of properly indexing same. Effective December 1, 1999, the bill also repeals Chapter 378 of the 1998 Acts of Assembly, which allowed the circuit court clerk of Wise County and the City of Norton to request that a cover sheet be filled out on all real estate documents. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.

Patron - Bennett

F HB1665

Indexing by tax map reference. Allows circuit court clerks in the Commonwealth to require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. The current section specifically lists which clerks may require the parcel identification number. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Bennett

F HB1666

Virginia Supreme Court; uniform statewide formatting standards for land records indexing. Requires the Supreme Court to adopt uniform statewide formatting standards for land records indexing by December 1, 1999, in consultation with the Virginia Circuit Court Clerks' Association. The initial standards must include the land records indexing standards developed by the Land Records Management Task Force pursuant to a prior act of the General Assembly and be implemented in the circuit courts by December 1, 2000. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Bennett

F HB1682

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Northampton to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Bloxom

F HB1696

Patron - Dudley

F HB1836

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the City of Lynchburg to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1441.

Patron - Byron

F HB2006

Attorneys' fees; civil rights violations by Commonwealth. Allows a plaintiff attorney's fees against the Commonwealth if a court finds that the Commonwealth deprived any person of his due process or equal protection guarantees and specifically includes any action on the part of the government which (i) discriminates against any person on the basis of his race, religion, or gender, or (ii) violates the fundamental right and duty of a parent to direct the upbringing and education of the parent's child.

Patron - McEachin

F HB2240

Duties of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court. Requires the Executive Secretary, on or before July 1, 2000, to ensure that the Law Office and Public Access System or some such similar electronic database which provides public access to the public records of the courts of the Commonwealth, is available free of charge through the global information system known as the Internet.

Patron - Phillips

F HB2319

Appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals. Grants jurisdiction to the Court of Appeals to review interlocutory appeals of pendente lite orders of support only when (i) matters of significant precedential value are raised, (ii) immediate review will advance the termination of litigation or clarify important legal issues for the parties or the public, (iii) failure to allow an appeal of the interlocutory order or decree would result in an undue hardship upon one of the parties, or (iv) immediate review is necessary in order to attain the ends of justice. Presently, an order of support cannot be appealed until there is a final order of the trial court. This exception would allow interlocutory appeals only in limited cases and is a recommendation of the Virginia Bar Association.

Patron - Almand

F HB2524

Judicial selection. Creates an advisory local judicial nominations committee model for use by local delegations in screening candidates for judicial office.

Patron - Clement

F HB2551

Definitions of costs recoverable by prevailing party in a lawsuit. Defines recoverable costs in a trial action to include filing fees, fees for service of process, fees for issuance of subpoenas and, in the discretion of the court, costs of the taking and transcribing of depositions. The bill also defines costs recoverable by the prevailing party on appeal to include costs of copies of transcripts, briefs, appendices and petitions for rehearing.

Patron - McDonnell

F HB2667

Fees assessed in criminal cases; Crime Stoppers Trust Fund. Establishes the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund with the addition of a $20 fee on each misdemeanor and felony case.

Patron - O'Brien

F HB2755

Appointment of guardians ad litem for children. Provides that the circuit court is authorized to appoint a discreet, qualified and competent attorney at law as guardian ad litem to represent the interests of a child in any case involving custody, guardianship, visitation or support of the child which is pending in the circuit court or in any case appealed from the juvenile and domestic relations district court and that compensation for such guardians ad litem is in accordance with the juvenile code provisions. This assures that such guardians in circuit court cases are paid by the Commonwealth under the same scheme as guardians appointed to serve in the district court.

Patron - Baker

F HB2763

Land Records Management Task Force. Extends the existence of the Task Force until July 1, 2000. The Task Force originally developed out of a report by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission entitled The Feasibility of Modernizing Land Records in Virginia, Senate Document No. 20 (1997). On January 1, 1998, the Council on Information Management and the Task Force published the final report of the Task Force.

Patron - Robinson

F SB725

Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Adds the County of Prince Edward to the list of localities whose circuit court clerks may require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel.

Patron - Holland

F SB952

Assessment for courthouse construction, etc., law libraries; maximum fee. Increases the fee for each civil or criminal case from two to four dollars and for the maximum allowable fee from four to six dollars.

Patron - Quayle

F SB1108

Patron - Wampler

F SB1157

Qualifications for judicial office. Establishes that the General Assembly finds that certain criteria should be applied in the consideration of candidates for election or appointment as justices or judges in Virginia.

Patron - Gartlan

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