Virginia § 42.1-91.1 Availability of public records created prior to January 1, 1901

Virginia Statutes

§ 42.1-91.1 — Availability of public records created prior to January 1, 1901

Virginia § 42.1-91.1

Title 42.1Libraries

Ch. 7Virginia Public Records Act

This text of Virginia § 42.1-91.1 (Availability of public records created prior to January 1, 1901) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 42.1-91.1 (2026).

Text

Notwithstanding any provisions of a previously executed contract with any department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth or political subdivision, any individual or private entity lawfully in possession of public records created prior to January 1, 1901, or images of such records may display or publish such records in any format, including in an electronic database or on the Internet, without paying a fee to or requesting permission from the original custodian of such records.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Notwithstanding any provisions of a previously executed contract with any department, agency, or institution of the Commonwealth or political subdivision, any individual or private entity lawfully in possession of public records created prior to January 1, 1901, or images of such records may display or publish such records in any format, including in an electronic database or on the Internet, without paying a fee to or requesting permission from the original custodian of such records.