                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS (§ 17.1-292)

A. The provisions of &#xA7; 17.1-293 shall apply to clerks of the courts of
record as defined in &#xA7; 1-212 and courts not of record as defined in &#xA7;
16.1-69.5.

B. As used in this article:
			&#8220;Confidential court records&#8221; means court records maintained by a
clerk of a court of record, as defined in &#xA7; 1-212, or a court not of
record, as defined in &#xA7; 16.1-69.5, and recognized as confidential under any
applicable law or sealed pursuant to court order.			&#8220;Court records&#8221;
means any record maintained by the clerk in a civil, traffic, or criminal
proceeding in the court, and any appeal from a district
court.			&#8220;Internet&#8221; means the international computer network of
interoperable packet-switched data networks.			&#8220;Land records&#8221; means
any writing authorized by law to be recorded on paper or in electronic format
that the clerk records affecting title to real property, including but not
limited to instruments, orders, or any other writings recorded under this title,
Article 5 (&#xA7; 8.01-446 et seq.) of Chapter 17 of Title 8.01, Title 8.9A and
Chapter 6 (&#xA7; 55.1-600 et seq.) of Title 55.1.			&#8220;Nonconfidential
court records&#8221; means all court records except those court records that are
confidential court records.

HISTORY: 2007, cc. 548, 626; 2013, c. 77; 2018, cc. 127, 584.