Bill Text: VA HB1154 | 2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: State Police, Department of; access to electronic evidence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0542) [HB1154 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-HB1154-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 52-38 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 52-38. Access to evidence, documentation, and related materials. A. If the Department seeks evidence, documentation, and
related materials from an insurer or insurance
professional, whether in written or electronic
format, that are located within B. The provider of evidence, documentation, and related materials under the provisions of subsection A may authenticate any electronic or physical copies of such evidence, documentation, and related materials, excluding the contents of any electronic communications, by providing an affidavit from the custodian of those electronic or physical copies or from a person to whom the custodian reports certifying that the copies are true and complete and that they are prepared in the regular course of business. Any copies authenticated in accordance with this subsection are admissible in evidence as a business record. |