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HB 563 Court records; removes sunset provision on prohibiting information from court-controlled website.

Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:

Posting of court records on a website; personal information; removes sunset.  Removes the sunset provision and makes permanent the restriction on court clerks from posting certain personal information on a court-controlled website.  Court clerks may continue to post and provide secure remote access to land records containing personal infomation. The Compensation Board policies shall require court clerks to certify that proposed technology improvements of their land records will provide remote access to land records on or before July 1, 2007.  If a court clerk provides remote access to land records on or before July 1, 2007, the clerk may then apply to the Compensation Board for an allocation from the Technology Trust Fund. The bill also requests the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to develop methods for the redaction of social security numbers from electronic land record documents and to submit a project budget to the Compensation Board for approval.

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Posting of court records on a website; personal information; sunset. Removes the sunset provision prohibiting certain information from being posted on a court-controlled website. The Compensation Board policies shall require court clerks to certify that proposed technology improvements of their land records will provide remote access to land records on or before July 1, 2007. If a court clerk provides remote access to land records on or before July 1, 2007, the clerk may then apply to the Compensation Board for an allocation from the Technology Trust Fund. The bill also requests the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to develop methods for the redaction of social security numbers from electronic land record documents and to submit a project budget to Compensation Board for approval.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Posting of court records on a website; personal information; sunset. Removes the sunset provision prohibiting certain information from being posted on a court-controlled website. The Compensation Board policies shall require court clerks to certify that proposed technology improvements of their land records will provide remote access to land records on or before July 1, 2007. If a court clerk provides remote access to land records on or before July 1, 2007, the clerk may then apply to the Compensation Board for an allocation from the Technology Trust Fund. The bill also requests the Supreme Court to develop methods and policies for the redaction of social security numbers from land records maintained in electronic form and made available via secure remote access and report its findings to the General Assembly prior to November 15, 2006.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Posting of court records on a website; personal information; sunset. Removes the sunset provision on prohibiting certain information from being put on a court-controlled website and removes the requirement that land records be made available on-line. The bill requires the clerk to obfuscate from view on the website any personal information (e.g., social security numbers, names of minors, etc.) contained in a land record at the written request of the person or their legal guardian. No amendment is to be made to the original record as filed with the clerk. Finally, the bill states the any such obfuscation shall not be deemed the practice of law.