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2013 SESSION
HB 1658 Circuit court clerks; revises various powers and duties for certification of records, etc.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Clerk's fees; electronic records; certification of records; etc. Revises various powers and duties of circuit court clerks for certification of records, assessment of fees, etc., such as (i) providing that the use of the term "copy teste," "true copy," or "certified copy" is prima facie evidence that a document is a certified copy of the official record kept in the clerk's office; (ii) providing that no judgment for certain assessments or fees shall be recorded as a judgment in favor of the Commonwealth if such assessments or fees have been fully paid by the date of sentencing; (iii) defining "operational expenses," which are funded by certain clerk's fees, to include various technology maintenance and enhancements; (iv) clarifying that a clerk shall forward an abstract of certain convictions to the Department of Motor Vehicles within 18 days after such conviction or, in the case of civil judgments, within 30 days after the judgment has become final; (v) allowing the clerk to maintain records in adoption cases in electronic format; and (vi) repealing the requirement that a clerk verify the accuracy of a record made by him.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101949D pdf
- 01/23/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104291D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13105075D-S1 pdf
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1658ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101949D
- 01/07/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
- 01/21/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104291D-H1
- 01/25/13 House: Read first time
- 01/28/13 House: Read second time
- 01/28/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104291D-H1
- 01/28/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1658H1
- 01/29/13 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13105075D-S1
- 02/11/13 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/13/13 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13105075D-S1
- 02/15/13 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/15/13 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB1658S1
- 02/15/13 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/18/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/13 House: Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 13105075D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1658ER)
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 263 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/13/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263)