Virginia § 16.1-69.57 Destruction of court records

Virginia Statutes

§ 16.1-69.57 — Destruction of court records

Virginia § 16.1-69.57

Title 16.1COURTS NOT OF RECORD

Ch. 4.1DISTRICT COURTS

Art. 6RETENTION AND DISPOSITION OF DISTRICT COURT RECORDS

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Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-69.57 (2026).

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The clerk of each district court shall destroy the court records upon expiration of the appropriate retention period as set forth in §§ 16.1-69.55 and 16.1-69.56 and consistent with the requirements of confidentiality for juvenile records. The Supreme Court shall determine the methods to be used in destroying court records. Likewise, magistrates shall destroy records retained in the office of the magistrate upon the expiration of the appropriate retention period as set forth in § 16.1-69.56.

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The clerk of each district court shall destroy the court records upon expiration of the appropriate retention period as set forth in §§ 16.1-69.55 and 16.1-69.56 and consistent with the requirements of confidentiality for juvenile records. The Supreme Court shall determine the methods to be used in destroying court records. Likewise, magistrates shall destroy records retained in the office of the magistrate upon the expiration of the appropriate retention period as set forth in § 16.1-69.56.