2006 Code of Virginia § 8.01-675.4 - Inspection and return of records; certiorari when part of record is omitted; retention of record...

8.01-675.4. Inspection and return of records; certiorari when part ofrecord is omitted; retention of records.

When a case has previously been in an appellate court, the Court of Appealsmay inspect the record of the former appeal. The court may, in any case,after reasonable notice to counsel in the appellate court, award a writ ofcertiorari to the clerk of the trial court and have brought before it, whenpart of a record is omitted, the whole or any part of such record. As soon asa case is decided, the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall cause theappendix, if any, and briefs of counsel to be recorded and preserved in anymanner which meets archival standards as recommended by the Archives andRecords Division of The Library of Virginia.

(1984, c. 703; 1988, c. 197; 1994, c. 64.)