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2021 Code of Virginia
Title 16.1 - Courts Not of Record
Chapter 4.1 - District Courts
Article 1. Transition Provisions
- § 16.1-69.1. Repealing clause
- § 16.1-69.2. Effect of repeal of Title 16 and amendment of Title 16.1
- § 16.1-69.3. Certain notices, recognizances and processes validated
- § 16.1-69.4. References to former sections, articles or chapters of Title 16 or Title 16.1 as amended
- § 16.1-69.5. Meaning of certain terms
Article 2. Districts; District Courts and Judges
- § 16.1-69.6. Establishment of districts
- § 16.1-69.6:1. Number of judges
- § 16.1-69.7. District courts
- § 16.1-69.7:1. Establishment of certain district courts
- § 16.1-69.8. Existing courts continued and redesignated; exception
- § 16.1-69.9. Judges in office continued; terms of judges; how elected or appointed
- § 16.1-69.9:1. Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.9:2. Vacancies in office of judges; terms of successor judges; appointment while General Assembly not in session
- § 16.1-69.9:3. Investigation and certification of necessity before vacancies filled
- § 16.1-69.9:4. Same; election of successor judges
- § 16.1-69.10. Number of judges
- § 16.1-69.11. Chief judges; judges; substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.11:1. Acting chief judge
- § 16.1-69.12. Limitations on practice of law by judges
- § 16.1-69.13. Repealed
- § 16.1-69.14. Number of substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.15. Qualifications of judges
- § 16.1-69.16. Residence requirements
- § 16.1-69.17. Oath of office of judges, clerks and others
- § 16.1-69.17:1. Time within which a judge may qualify; failure to do so vacates office
- § 16.1-69.18. Bonds of judges, clerks, and others handling funds
- § 16.1-69.19. Incompatible offices
- § 16.1-69.20. Repealed
- § 16.1-69.21. When substitute to serve; his powers and duties
- § 16.1-69.22. Removal of judges and substitute judges
- § 16.1-69.22:1. Temporary recall of retired district court judges
- § 16.1-69.23. In what cases judge disqualified
- § 16.1-69.24. Contempt of court
- § 16.1-69.25. Judge may issue warrants, summons, and subpoenas
- § 16.1-69.25:1. Judge shall order bill of particulars; time for motion
- § 16.1-69.26. Judges as conservators of the peace
- § 16.1-69.27. Additional powers of judges
- § 16.1-69.28. Commitment of insane, etc., persons
- § 16.1-69.29. Jurisdiction over certain waters
Article 3. Administration and Supervision of the District Courts
- § 16.1-69.30. District system within unified court system
- § 16.1-69.31. The duties of the Judicial Council
- § 16.1-69.32. Rules
- § 16.1-69.32:1. Substitution of counsel
- § 16.1-69.33. Committee on District Courts
- § 16.1-69.34. Reserved
- § 16.1-69.35. Administrative duties of chief district judge
- § 16.1-69.35:01. Location of district courts for Albemarle County
- § 16.1-69.35:1. Location of district courts for Carroll County
- § 16.1-69.35:2. Recording of proceedings in district courts
- § 16.1-69.36. Where process returnable and trials held in certain cases
Article 4. Judges and Personnel of the District Courts
- § 16.1-69.37. Personnel continued in office
- § 16.1-69.38. Authorization for substitute judges and personnel
- § 16.1-69.39. Appointment of personnel
- § 16.1-69.39:1. Legal service to district court employees and magistrates
- § 16.1-69.40. Powers and duties of clerks; civil liability
- § 16.1-69.40:1. Traffic infractions within authority of traffic violations clerk; schedule of fines; prepayment of local ordinances
- § 16.1-69.40:2. Nontraffic offenses for which prepayment authorized; schedules, fines; prepayment of local ordinances
- § 16.1-69.40:3. Financial responsibilities of judges and clerks
- § 16.1-69.41. Repealed
- § 16.1-69.42. Clerk when authorized by judge may execute appeal bonds; may make out and attest transcripts
- § 16.1-69.43. Judge before whom accused was arraigned may hear case on merits; judge who has heard part of case may hear case to conclusion
Article 5. Financing of the District System
- § 16.1-69.44. Salaries of judges
- § 16.1-69.45. Salaries of clerks and personnel
- § 16.1-69.46. How salaries payable
- § 16.1-69.47. Repealed
- § 16.1-69.47:1. Travel expenses of judges and clerks; how paid
- § 16.1-69.48. Fees and fines
- § 16.1-69.48:1. Fixed fee for misdemeanors, traffic infractions and other violations in district court; additional fees to be added
- § 16.1-69.48:1.01. Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses
- § 16.1-69.48:1.02. Additional fee assessed for conviction requiring computer analysis
- § 16.1-69.48:2. Fees for services of district court judges and clerks and magistrates in civil cases
- § 16.1-69.48:3. Fees charged to drug offenders
- § 16.1-69.48:4. Costs generally
- § 16.1-69.48:5. Fees for services of juvenile and domestic relations district court judges and clerks in certain civil cases
- § 16.1-69.48:6. Fees for offenses related to sex trafficking
- § 16.1-69.49. Repealed
- § 16.1-69.50. Quarters for court and clerk
- § 16.1-69.51. Books, supplies, etc.; how furnished; Committee to determine form of records
- § 16.1-69.51:1. Display of flags in courtrooms
- § 16.1-69.52. Repealed
Article 6. Retention and Disposition of District Court Records
- § 16.1-69.53. Definitions; construction of references to period of years
- § 16.1-69.54. General provisions
- § 16.1-69.54:1. Request for district court records
- § 16.1-69.55. Retention of case records; limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensions
- § 16.1-69.56. Retention of financial and administrative records
- § 16.1-69.57. Destruction of court records
- § 16.1-69.58. Processing, retention and reproduction of court records; retention and destruction of records in which final disposition was entered before January 1, 1985
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