Virginia HB 1165: Statewide electronic filing system; circuit courts, etc.

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20103563D

HOUSE BILL NO. 1165 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 7, 2020 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 17.1-275, to amend the Code of 
 Virginia by adding a section numbered 17.1-315.1, and to repeal � 17.1-258.3 of 
 the Code of Virginia, relating to statewide electronic filing system; circuit 
 courts, general district courts, and juvenile and domestic relations district 
 courts; Supreme Court to establish. 
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Patrons-- Wampler and Campbell, J.L. 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 17.1-275 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 
 17.1-315.1 as follows:

� 17.1-275. Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; 
 generally.

A. A clerk of a circuit court shall, for services performed by 
 virtue of his office, charge the following fees:

1. [Repealed.]

2. For recording and indexing in the proper book any writing 
 and all matters therewith, or for recording and indexing anything not otherwise 
 provided for, $16 for an instrument or document consisting of 10 or fewer pages 
 or sheets; $30 for an instrument or document consisting of 11 to 30 pages or 
 sheets; and $50 for an instrument or document consisting of 31 or more pages or 
 sheets. Whenever any writing to be recorded includes plat or map sheets no 
 larger than eight and one-half inches by 14 inches, such plat or map sheets 
 shall be counted as ordinary pages for the purpose of computing the recording 
 fee due pursuant to this section. A fee of $15 per page or sheet shall be charged 
 with respect to plat or map sheets larger than eight and one-half inches by 14 
 inches. Only a single fee as authorized by this subdivision shall be charged 
 for recording a certificate of satisfaction that releases the original deed of 
 trust and any corrected or revised deeds of trust. One dollar and fifty cents 
 of the fee collected for recording and indexing shall be designated for use in 
 preserving the permanent records of the circuit courts. The sum collected for 
 this purpose shall be administered by The Library of Virginia in cooperation 
 with the circuit court clerks.

3. For appointing and qualifying any personal representative, 
 committee, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, in addition to any fees for 
 recording allowed by this section, $20 for estates not exceeding $50,000, $25 
 for estates not exceeding $100,000 and $30 for estates exceeding $100,000. No 
 fee shall be charged for estates of $5,000 or less.

4. For entering and granting and for issuing any license, 
 other than a marriage license or a hunting and fishing license, and 
 administering an oath when necessary, $10.

5. For issuing a marriage license, attaching certificate, 
 administering or receiving all necessary oaths or affidavits, indexing an