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However, this section shall not apply to documents the form of which is specified in any statute governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, premarital agreements, and negotiable instruments.\n\nB\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, any statutory authorization for the use of copies or reproductions in civil or criminal proceedings in circuit court shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia.\n\nC\n\nAny clerk of a circuit court with an electronic filing system that complies with the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia may provide the trial court record in electronic form to the appropriate clerk of any appellate court. The clerk of the Supreme Court and the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall accept the official civil or criminal record in electronic form as otherwise required by law. The clerk in the appellate court may also request that any paper trial court records be forwarded to such clerk.\n\nD\n\nThe Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia shall not prohibit the use of a private vendor electronic filing system if such system is in compliance with the filing standards established by the Court.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1304480,"text":"In connection with civil or criminal proceedings in circuit court, any statutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document, facsimile, memorandum, exhibit, certification, or transcript shall be satisfied if such is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 717<\/a> and 760<\/a> 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. 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 2015, chapter 71<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 125<\/a>, 129<\/a>, and 523<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1390255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350033,"identifier":"17.1-258.6","token":"17.1\/2\/4.1\/17.1-258.6","url":"\/17.1-258.6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-258.6\/","token":"17.1\/2\/4.1\/17.1-258.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acceptability of electronic medium; submission of trial court record to appellate court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-258.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In connection with civil or criminal proceedings in circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, any statutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document, facsimile, memorandum<\/span>, exhibit, certification, or transcript<\/span> shall be satisfied if such is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia. However, this section shall not apply to documents the form of which is specified in any statute<\/span> governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, premarital agreements, and negotiable instruments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, any statutory authorization for the use of copies or reproductions in civil or criminal proceedings in circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any clerk of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> with an electronic filing system that complies with the Rules of Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia may provide the trial<\/span> court<\/span> record in electronic form to the appropriate clerk of any appellate<\/span> court<\/span>. The clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span> and the clerk of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> shall accept the official civil or criminal record in electronic form as otherwise required by law<\/span>. The clerk in the appellate<\/span> court<\/span> may also request that any paper trial<\/span> court<\/span> records be forwarded to such clerk. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Rules of Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia shall not prohibit the use of a private vendor electronic filing system if such system is in compliance with the filing standards established by the Court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCEPTABILITY OF ELECTRONIC MEDIUM; SUBMISSION OF TRIAL COURT RECORD TO\nAPPELLATE COURT (\u00a7 17.1-258.6)\n\nA. In connection with civil or criminal proceedings in circuit court, any\nstatutory requirement for an original, original paper, paper, record, document,\nfacsimile, memorandum, exhibit, certification, or transcript shall be satisfied\nif such is in an electronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme\nCourt of Virginia. However, this section shall not apply to documents the form\nof which is specified in any statute governing the creation and execution of\nwills, codicils, testamentary trusts, premarital agreements, and negotiable\ninstruments.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any statutory authorization for\nthe use of copies or reproductions in civil or criminal proceedings in circuit\ncourt shall be satisfied by use of such copies or reproductions in hard copy or\nelectronic form approved for filing under the Rules of Supreme Court of\nVirginia.\n\nC. Any clerk of a circuit court with an electronic filing system that complies\nwith the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia may provide the trial court record\nin electronic form to the appropriate clerk of any appellate court. The clerk of\nthe Supreme Court and the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall accept the\nofficial civil or criminal record in electronic form as otherwise required by\nlaw. The clerk in the appellate court may also request that any paper trial\ncourt records be forwarded to such clerk.\n\nD. The Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia shall not prohibit the use of a\nprivate vendor electronic filing system if such system is in compliance with the\nfiling standards established by the Court.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 717, 760; 2015, c. 71; 2018, cc. 125, 129, 523.","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"}}