Hi all, But doesn't it say that the information shall not be posted on state agency or court controlled websites? I don't see where it mentions personal websites and I am sure they are refrring to living persons information. Here is a quote from the bill which is from a previous posting below: "no state agency or court clerk shall post on a > state agency or court-controlled website any document that contains the > following information: (i) an actual signature; (ii) a social security > number; (iii) a date of birth identified with a particular person; (iv) the > maiden name of a person's parent so as to be identified with a particular > person; (v) any financial account number or numbers; or (vi) the name and > age of any minor child." It looks to me if I am reading it right that they mean only state agencies sites and people and court clerks and court controlled sites. God bless, Beth familytr@attnet > I know that many of you have VA research also > > SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN > in Sacramento,CA > admin for > DUNCAN-L@rootsweb.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Duncan resource material follows > ---------------------------------------------- > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dobson [by Mary Ann Dobson] > http://www.duncanroots.com [by Keith Duncan] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > TYLER-L@rootsweb.com > VANSCOY-L@rootsweb.com > http://www.vanschaickfamily.com/ > Has many gravestone photos on his site > [ by Sean Bagby] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Newest List as of 4 January 2003 > WILMOTH-L@rootsweb.com > originally created by myself in 1997 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > MY WILMOTH INDEX > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/wilmoth.htm > > New County Coordinator at GEN EXCHANGE FOR Albemarle county,VA > and Randolph & Pendleton counties,WV > http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvrandol/wilmoth.htm My WILMOTH INDEX > > http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm > > All my outgoing mail scanned by Norton so as to be virus free!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <whoucisme@mindspring.com> > To: <TYLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 6:52 AM > Subject: [TYLER] Fw: HB2426 > > > Fellow genealogists-- > Please read the below (House Bill 2426) and address your concerns to > Patron Del. Nixon & Co-Patrons Del. Janis & McDougle as soon as possible. > This will affect ANYONE doing genealogy research in Virginia. > Time is of the essence. If you reside in Virginia, please visit the Virginia > General Assembly's website at http://legis.state.va.us/ and click on "Who's > My Legislator" and contact all your legislators. Thanks!! > (My apologies to those who may receive this message twice)' > Please pass the word to any other Virginia genealogy-related lists you may > belong/subscribe to. > ~Sheri Millikin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <whoucisme@mindspring.com> > > Cc: <del_nixon@house.state.va.us>; <Del_Janis@House.state.va.us>; > <Del_McDougle@house.state.va.us> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:46 AM > Subject: HB2426 > > > > Honorable Legislators, > > I would like to express my concerns regarding HB2426. > > > > It presently reads as below: > > > > <START> > > 030940904 > > HOUSE BILL NO. 2426 > > AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE > > (Proposed by the House Committee on General Laws > > on January 28, 2003) > > (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Nixon) > > A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered > > 2.2-3808.2, relating to posting certain information on the Internet; > > prohibitions. > > Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: > > > > 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered > > 2.2-3808.2 as follows: > > > > § 2.2-3808.2. Posting certain information on the Internet; prohibitions. > > > > A. Beginning July 1, 2003, no state agency or court clerk shall post on a > > state agency or court-controlled website any document that contains the > > following information: (i) an actual signature; (ii) a social security > > number; (iii) a date of birth identified with a particular person; (iv) > the > > maiden name of a person's parent so as to be identified with a particular > > person; (v) any financial account number or numbers; or (vi) the name and > > age of any minor child. > > > > B. Every agency and every court clerk that posts any document on a state > > agency or court-controlled website may require that any party who files > > documents in any form with such agency or clerk provide, in addition to > the > > original document, a redacted copy of such documents that excises the > > information prohibited by subsection A. Failure to provide such redacted > > copy shall relieve the agency or court clerk of any liability or > > responsibility in the event that such information is posted on a state > > agency or court-controlled website. > > > > Each such agency and clerk shall post notice that (i) includes a list of > the > > documents routinely posted on its website, (ii) the information listed in > > subsection A shall be redacted from such documents, and (iii) such > documents > > are for informational purposes only. Such notice shall indicate the > location > > of the original document. > > > > C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit access to any > > original document as provided by law. > > <END> > > > > I can certainly understand and completely agree with keeping living > > individuals private information secure. However, the wording of this bill > > would not allow for genealogical research to continue within the > > Commonwealth of Virginia by way of the internet. Census records, wills, > > deeds, etc. would no longer be accessible. The Library of Virginia would > > become directly affected as well as any courthouses within Virginia that > > offer information on deceased individuals. > > > > Please have this revised so only living individual's information is > > protected and genealogy research may continue to thrive in our > Commonwealth. > > > > Thank you > > Sheri Millikin > > Hanover County,VA resident > > (proud Virginian by birth who avidly enjoys genealogy research) > > > > > ==== TYLER Mailing List ==== > If you have any questions you can contact me SANDRA TYLER DUNCAN personally > at purplevw@sl.net > I only have two rules NO ATTACHMENTS & only post TYLER DATA > > > > > ==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== > Please limit, or even remove, signature files that merely clutter your > messages. These may appear, and take up space, over and over again > in the Rootsweb Archives. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >