Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring a public record to be retained in a tangible medium, an agency may retain any public record in an electronic medium, provided that the record remains accessible for the duration of its retention schedule and meets all other requirements of this chapter. Nothing herein shall affect any law governing the retention of exhibits received into evidence in a criminal case in any court.
Va. Code Ann. § 42.1-86.01
Records may be retained in electronic medium
Known as the Virginia Public Records Act
The act spans §§ 42.1-76 to 42.1-91.1 (21 sections).
2018, c. 252.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.