Something like this always sounds good to some people, but I know I've
attempted to search microfilmed records many times and found nothing but an
out-of-focus, illegible or scratchy completely unreadable mess.
IMPORTANT IMMEDIATE LEGISLATION AFFECTING VIRGINIA GENEALOGISTS!!
STATUS: PASSED SENATE 40-0. NOW AT HOUSE OF DELEGATE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET
ON IT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2003.
"VIRGINIA SENATE BILL 818-E2-80-94-DESTRUCTION OF WILL FILES.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=031&typ=bil&val=s...
January 31, 2003 Virginia Senate Bill 818 Destruction of will files.
Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file along with the original will
after it
is no longer of any value and after it has been microfilmed.
The description of the Bill reads as follows:
"Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file
along
with the original will after 5 years have passed since probate or
recordation and allows destruction of originals of instruments which have
been recorded and remained unretrieved by the recording party after 6
months, if the documents are no longer of any value and have been
microfilmed."
House of Delegates Subcommittee Member Information:
Chairman Terry G. Kilgore of the House Subcommittee on/for Civil Law of
the House
Committee on/for Courts of Justice advises you that a meeting of
the Subcommittee will be held on 02/10/2003 at Committee will meet
immediately after adjournment of the Full Committee. in 7th. floor West
Conf. Room in GAB. .
Patron Name Bill(s) to be considered at this meeting
Thomas Norment SB818
Civil Law Subcommittee Members to email (must be done immediately):
Chairman: Kilgore, Terry G. del_Ki-(a)House.state.va.us
Members: Almand, James F. Del_A-(a)house.state.va.us
Athey, Clifford L., Jr. Del_A-(a)house.state.va.us
Black, Richard H. Del_B-(a)House.state.va.us
Janis, William R. Del_J-(a)House.state.va.us
Joannou, Johnny S. no email
Johnson, Joseph P., Jr. del_Jo-(a)House.state.va.us
Marrs, Bradley P. Del_M-(a)house.state.va.us
McQuigg, Michèle B. del_Mc-(a)House.state.va.us
Reese, Gary A. Del_R-(a)house.state.va.us
Robert F. McDonnell - (Ex-Officio) del_Mcd-(a)House.state.va.us
For all House of Delegate email addresses to email or call, see
http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteEL?OpenView
and
http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteTL?OpenView
To call to protest this bill in the general delivery voicemail box:
By Phone
When the General Assembly is in session, the House of Delegates and Senate
of
Virginia jointly operate a toll-free, intrastate telephone message center
to accept calls from citizens of the Commonwealth wishing to express an
opinion on legislation. The messages are received by the center and will be
relayed to the members' offices as requested. You may call the Constituent
Viewpoint operators at (800) 889-0229 (outside Richmond) or (804) 698-1990
(Richmond area) to express your opinion on a legislative issue.
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