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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 378 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2014, chapter 268<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 509<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1389199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349830,"identifier":"16.1-69.35:2","token":"16.1\/4.1\/3\/16.1-69.35_2","url":"\/16.1-69.35_2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-69.35_2\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/3\/16.1-69.35_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recording of proceedings in district courts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-69.35:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An audio recording of proceedings in a district court<\/span> may be made by a party<\/span> or his counsel<\/span>. However, the judge<\/span> of a juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> may impose any restriction as necessary to comply with the confidentiality requirements applicable to such district court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No judge<\/span> of a district court<\/span> shall (i) order<\/span> or require a party<\/span> or his counsel<\/span> to submit a copy of an audio recording made pursuant to this section or a transcript<\/span> of such recording to the clerk of a district court<\/span> to be maintained in such party<\/span>’s individual case file<\/span> or (ii) prohibit a party<\/span> or his counsel<\/span> from providing such copy or transcript<\/span> of such recording to the opposing party<\/span> or his counsel<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT COURTS (\u00a7 16.1-69.35:2)\n\nA. An audio recording of proceedings in a district court may be made by a party\nor his counsel. However, the judge of a juvenile and domestic relations district\ncourt may impose any restriction as necessary to comply with the confidentiality\nrequirements applicable to such district court.\n\nB. No judge of a district court shall (i) order or require a party or his\ncounsel to submit a copy of an audio recording made pursuant to this section or\na transcript of such recording to the clerk of a district court to be maintained\nin such party’s individual case file or (ii) prohibit a party or his\ncounsel from providing such copy or transcript of such recording to the opposing\nparty or his counsel.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 378; 2014, c. 268; 2025, c. 509.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}