Hello list, I received about 40 messages concerning the above bill. I looked at the Va. Senate Amendments dated 2/4/2003. It States: All case files ended prior to Jan. 1, 1913 shall be permanently maintained in hardcopy form, either in the locality served by the circuit court where such files originated or in The Library of Va. in accordance with the provisions of 42.1-83 and 42.1-86. The following records for cases ending on or after Jan. 1, 1913 may be destroyed in thier entirety at the discretion of the clerk of each circuit court after having been retained for 10 years after conclusion. To me it seems that records before Jan. 1, 1913 are safe. So, it seems provisions for records dated after Jan. 1, 1913 are the records to be concerned about. Ed Jones