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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>349830</law_id><section_number>16.1-69.35:2</section_number><catch_line>Recording of proceedings in district courts</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="48" identifier="16.1">Courts Not of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="4.1">District Courts</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="3">Administration and Supervision of the District Courts</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> An audio recording of proceedings in a district <span class="dictionary">court</span> may be made by a <span class="dictionary">party</span> or his <span class="dictionary">counsel</span>. However, the <span class="dictionary">judge</span> of a juvenile and domestic relations district <span class="dictionary">court</span> may impose any restriction as necessary to comply with the confidentiality requirements applicable to such district <span class="dictionary">court</span>. <a id="paragraph-1304002" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-69.35_2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">judge</span> of a district <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall (i) <span class="dictionary">order</span> or require a <span class="dictionary">party</span> or his <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> to submit a copy of an audio recording made pursuant to this section or a <span class="dictionary">transcript</span> of such recording to the clerk of a district <span class="dictionary">court</span> to be maintained in such <span class="dictionary">party</span>&#x2019;s individual <span class="dictionary">case file</span> or (ii) prohibit a <span class="dictionary">party</span> or his <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> from providing such copy or <span class="dictionary">transcript</span> of such recording to the opposing <span class="dictionary">party</span> or his <span class="dictionary">counsel</span>. <a id="paragraph-1304003" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/16.1-69.35_2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1985, c. 378; 2014, c. 268; 2025, c. 509.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
