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One copy of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be furnished either in print or in electronic format to each of the following for their use and the use of their successors in office:\n\n1\n\nThe Clerk and the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court;\n\n2\n\nThe reporter of the Supreme Court;\n\n3\n\nThe judges and retired judges of each circuit court of this Commonwealth;\n\n4\n\nThe clerk of each such court;\n\n5\n\nEach judge of a general district court and each judge of a juvenile and domestic relations district court, and such district courts as shall be designated by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia not to exceed 250 copies;\n\n6\n\nThe Clerk of the House of Delegates;\n\n7\n\nThe Clerk of the Senate;\n\n8\n\nThe Division of Legislative Services;\n\n9\n\nThe Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission;\n\n10\n\nThe Secretary of the Virginia State Bar;\n\n11\n\nThe clerk of each of the district courts of the United States held in this Commonwealth for the use of the courts and the members of the bar practicing therein;\n\n12\n\nThe attorney for the Commonwealth in counties and cities, and the county attorney in those counties which created the office of the county attorney;\n\n13\n\nThe Attorney General, his deputies and assistants upon written application to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia.\n\nB\n\nTwo copies of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be furnished to each of the justices of the Supreme Court, to each of the judges of the Court of Appeals and to each of the members of the State Corporation Commission for their use and for the use of their successors in office, except that each justice, judge or member shall be entitled to retain for personal use one copy of each volume in which appear any opinions authored by him. Eight copies of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be furnished to each institution of higher education in the Commonwealth in which a law school approved by the American Bar Association is established. Fifteen copies of each such volume shall be placed in the State Law Library at Richmond.\n\nC\n\nHe shall place in the Law Library at Richmond such additional copies of all of the decisions of the Supreme Court as are available, so as to make up 15 complete sets of the Virginia Reports for the justices’ private offices, conference rooms and the Law Library.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1304815,"text":"The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall be charged with the custody, disposal and sale of the published reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 615 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1984, chapter 703; in 1990, chapter 739; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 141<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":350105,"section_number":"17.1-316","catch_line":"Printing and binding reports of Supreme Court","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-316\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1390563,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350108,"identifier":"17.1-319","token":"17.1\/3\/1\/17.1-319","url":"\/17.1-319\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-319\/","token":"17.1\/3\/1\/17.1-319","dublin_core":{"Title":"Custody and distribution of reports of Supreme Court; Court of Appeals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-319","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia shall be charged with the custody<\/span>, disposal and sale of the published reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court<\/span> and the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>. One copy of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be furnished either in print or in electronic format to each of the following for their use and the use of their successors in office: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Clerk and the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The reporter of the Supreme Court<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The judges<\/span> and retired judges<\/span> of each circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of this Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The clerk of each such court<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Each judge<\/span> of a general district court<\/span> and each judge<\/span> of a juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span>, and such district courts<\/span> as shall be designated by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia not to exceed 250 copies; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The Clerk of the House of Delegates; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> The Clerk of the Senate; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> The Division of Legislative Services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> The Secretary of the Virginia State Bar; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> The clerk of each of the district courts<\/span> of the United States held in this Commonwealth for the use of the courts<\/span> and the members of the bar practicing therein; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> The attorney for the Commonwealth in counties and cities, and the county attorney in those counties which created the office of the county attorney; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> The Attorney General<\/span>, his deputies and assistants upon written application to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Two copies of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be furnished to each of the justices of the Supreme Court<\/span>, to each of the judges<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> and to each of the members of the State Corporation Commission for their use and for the use of their successors in office, except that each justice, judge<\/span> or member shall be entitled to retain for personal use one copy of each volume in which appear any opinions<\/span> authored by him. Eight copies of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be furnished to each institution of higher education in the Commonwealth in which a law<\/span> school approved by the American Bar Association is established. Fifteen copies of each such volume shall be placed in the State Law<\/span> Library at Richmond. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> He shall place in the Law<\/span> Library at Richmond such additional copies of all of the decisions of the Supreme Court<\/span> as are available, so as to make up 15 complete sets of the Virginia Reports for the justices’ private offices, conference rooms and the Law<\/span> Library. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCUSTODY AND DISTRIBUTION OF REPORTS OF SUPREME COURT; COURT OF APPEALS (\u00a7\n17.1-319)\n\nA. The Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall be charged\nwith the custody, disposal and sale of the published reports of the decisions of\nthe Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. One copy of each volume of the\nreports hereafter published shall be furnished either in print or in electronic\nformat to each of the following for their use and the use of their successors in\noffice:\n\n 1. The Clerk and the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court;\n\n 2. The reporter of the Supreme Court;\n\n 3. The judges and retired judges of each circuit court of this Commonwealth;\n\n 4. The clerk of each such court;\n\n 5. Each judge of a general district court and each judge of a juvenile and\n domestic relations district court, and such district courts as shall be\n designated by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia not to\n exceed 250 copies;\n\n 6. The Clerk of the House of Delegates;\n\n 7. The Clerk of the Senate;\n\n 8. The Division of Legislative Services;\n\n 9. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission;\n\n 10. The Secretary of the Virginia State Bar;\n\n 11. The clerk of each of the district courts of the United States held in this\n Commonwealth for the use of the courts and the members of the bar practicing\n therein;\n\n 12. The attorney for the Commonwealth in counties and cities, and the county\n attorney in those counties which created the office of the county attorney;\n\n 13. The Attorney General, his deputies and assistants upon written application\n to the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia.\n\nB. Two copies of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be\nfurnished to each of the justices of the Supreme Court, to each of the judges of\nthe Court of Appeals and to each of the members of the State Corporation\nCommission for their use and for the use of their successors in office, except\nthat each justice, judge or member shall be entitled to retain for personal use\none copy of each volume in which appear any opinions authored by him. Eight\ncopies of each volume of the reports hereafter published shall be furnished to\neach institution of higher education in the Commonwealth in which a law school\napproved by the American Bar Association is established. Fifteen copies of each\nsuch volume shall be placed in the State Law Library at Richmond.\n\nC. He shall place in the Law Library at Richmond such additional copies of all\nof the decisions of the Supreme Court as are available, so as to make up 15\ncomplete sets of the Virginia Reports for the justices’ private offices,\nconference rooms and the Law Library.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 615, \u00a7 17-111.6; 1984, c. 703; 1990, c. 739; 1998, c. 872;\n2003, c. 141.","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"}}