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SB 1341 Government records; digital certification.

Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Digital certification of government records. Provides for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in cooperation with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, to develop standards for the use of digital signatures by government agencies on electronic records generated by such agencies. The bill further provides that such agencies may provide copies of digital records, via a website or upon request, and may charge a fee of $5 for each digitally certified copy of an electronic record. Any digitally certified record submitted to a court in the Commonwealth shall be deemed to be authenticated by the custodian of the record. The bill defines "agency" to include all state agencies and local government entities, including constitutional officers, except circuit court clerks.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Digital certification of government records. Provides for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in cooperation with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to develop standards for the use of digital signatures the authentication of digital records by state agencies. The bill further provides that state agencies may provide copies of digital records, via a website or upon request and may charge a fee of $5 for each digitally certified copy of a record. Any digitally certified record submitted to a court in the Commonwealth shall be deemed to be authenticated by the custodian of the record.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Digital certification of government records. Requires state agencies to provide, via a website or upon request, copies of electronic records that contain an electronic signature that electronically and visually assures that the document is authentic. An agency may charge a fee of $5 for each digitally certified copy of a record. Such electronic signatures shall comply with standards developed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in cooperation with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. Any digitally certified record submitted to a court in the Commonwealth shall be deemed to be authenticated by the custodian of the record.