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SB 1202 Retention of case records; general district court.
Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Retention of case records; general district court. Permits the chief judge of a general district court to direct the clerk of that court to destroy documents related to civil and criminal cases that have been ended for a period of three years, provided that they have been microfilmed or converted to an electronic format. Currently, such documents must be retained for 10 years. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. The bill was incorporated into SB 979.
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- 01/09/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100999D
- 01/09/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/13 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB979-Northam) (13-Y 0-N)