§57-1-9. Application of §§57-1-7 and 57-1-8 to Records or Papers in Public Offices in Virginia
The provisions in the two preceding sections contained shall apply to a copy of any record or paper in the clerk's office of any court in the state of Virginia, or in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, treasurer, register of the land office, or either Auditor, or any surveyor of lands of […]
§57-1-10. Certificate of Clerk of County Court as to Certain Tax Records
The certificate of the clerk of any county court of the entry or nonentry of any tract of land for taxation on the land books of any county wherein the land ought to have been charged or of the delinquency of any such land for the nonpayment of taxes charged thereon, and the amount of […]
§57-1-11. Withdrawal of Original Paper Filed in Cause; Retention of Copy
The court in the clerk's office whereof there is an original paper filed in a cause (although decided) may, for good cause, order it to be delivered to any person, retaining in its stead a certified copy thereof, and make any order to prevent the improper use of the original.
§57-1-12. Authentication of Records and Proceedings of Courts of United States or Other States; Full Faith and Credit
The records and judicial proceedings of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory, or of any country subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be proved or admitted in any court in this state, by the attestation of the clerk, and the seal of the court annexed, if […]
§57-1-13. Authentication of Public Records Not Pertaining to Courts; Full Faith and Credit
All records and exemplifications of books, which may be kept in any public office of the United States, or of any state, or territory, or of any country subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, not appertaining to a court, shall be proved or admitted in any court or office in this state by […]
§57-1-14. Authentication of Foreign Deeds, Powers of Attorney, Policies of Insurance, etc.
Every deed or power of attorney executed out of this state, the acknowledgment or proof of which is certified so that it might be admitted to record under article one, chapter thirty- nine of this code, and every policy of insurance, charter party, copy from a record in any foreign court or from a register […]
§57-1-7b. Use of Photographic Copies in Evidence — Business and Public Records; Destruction of Originals
If any business, institution, member of a profession or calling, or any officer of a local governmental agency, including county officers, county boards of education and municipalities, in the regular course of business or activity has kept or recorded any memorandum, writing, entry, print, representation or combination thereof, of any act, transaction, occurrence or event, […]
§57-1-7c. Use of Microfilm or Microcards to Reproduce and Preserve Records; Destruction or Transfer of Originals to Archivist
The clerk of any court of record of the state may, with the approval of the court for which he or she is clerk, cause any or all records, papers, plats, or other documents kept by him or her to be reproduced on photographic microfilm or microcards and may, with the approval of the court […]
§57-1-7d. Records Provided on Computer or Optical Disc
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, where any provision of this code requires that a copy of any record of any branch of the government of this state be provided or delivered, the custodian of said record is authorized to comply with the requirement by providing or delivering a true copy […]
§57-1-8. Copy of Writing Filed in One Suit May Be Filed in Another Suit on Same Writing
Such a copy of any writing filed in a suit may be filed in another suit on the same writing, and the defendant shall plead thereto as if the original were filed.