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WV SB621

Bill

Status

Passed

4/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Willis

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes West Virginia courts to maintain court records in digital format in addition to physical records
  • Expands duties of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals to include preserving both digital and physical court records, either in person or through designated staff
  • Allows court orders to be entered in a traditional book or kept digitally by the clerk of court
  • Removes the prior requirement that order books be signed by a judge or presiding officer
  • Takes effect June 22, 2025 (90 days after passage on March 24, 2025)

Legislative Description

Authorizing digital court records

Courts

Last Action

Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - House Journal

4/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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