Establishing Lost Records, Etc

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Establishing Lost Records, Etc.” It is part of Chapter 14 “Evidence”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”. It contains 4 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 8.01-392	When court order book or equivalent is lost or illegible, what matters may be reentered
§ 8.01-393	When book or paper or equivalent in clerk's office lost, destroyed, or illegible to be again recorded
§ 8.01-394	How contents of any such lost record, etc., proved
§ 8.01-395	Validating certain proceedings under § 8.01-394