Virginia § 42.1-88 Custodians to deliver all records at expiration of term; penalty for noncompliance

Virginia Statutes

§ 42.1-88 — Custodians to deliver all records at expiration of term; penalty for noncompliance

Virginia § 42.1-88

Title 42.1LIBRARIES

Ch. 7VIRGINIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT

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Va. Code Ann. § 42.1-88 (2026).

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Any custodian of any public records shall, at the expiration of his term of office, appointment or employment, deliver to his successor, or, if there be none, to The Library of Virginia, all books, writings, letters, documents, public records, or other information, recorded on any medium kept or received by him in the transaction of his official business; and any such person who shall refuse or neglect for a period of ten days after a request is made in writing by the successor or Librarian of Virginia to deliver the public records as herein required shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Any custodian of any public records shall, at the expiration of his term of office, appointment or employment, deliver to his successor, or, if there be none, to The Library of Virginia, all books, writings, letters, documents, public records, or other information, recorded on any medium kept or received by him in the transaction of his official business; and any such person who shall refuse or neglect for a period of ten days after a request is made in writing by the successor or Librarian of Virginia to deliver the public records as herein required shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.