CODE OF VIRGINIA

CLERK TO BE KEEPER OF THE ROLLS; OTHER DUTIES (§ 30-14)

The Clerk of the House of Delegates shall be the Keeper of Rolls of the
Commonwealth. He shall enroll all of the acts of the General Assembly and joint
resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution by such other permanent and
substantial method or methods as he may deem proper; and shall have the enrolled
acts bound for publication after they have been signed by the Speaker of the
House of Delegates and the President of the Senate.The Clerk of the House of
Delegates shall have the custody of the acts and joint resolutions of the
General Assembly, and the records of the House of Delegates; and, when required,
shall furnish a copy of any or any part of any of them, or of any section or
sections of the Code in the form published pursuant to § 30-148; which copy,
being certified by him shall be evidence for any purpose for which the original
would be received, and with as much effect. If an act or part of an act of the
General Assembly has been codified and assigned a section number as a part of
the Code of Virginia, by the Virginia Code Commission pursuant to § 30-148, he
may also certify that fact.He shall, as soon as practicable after every act is
passed, prepare the acts for publication with a notation of the day upon which
every act was approved by the Governor or became law without his approval. He
shall furnish to the Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems
the manuscript of all acts of the General Assembly and joint resolutions
proposing amendments to the Constitution and joint resolutions providing for
studies for legislation, or a copy thereof, properly arranged for publication.
As soon as practicable after the adjournment of the General Assembly, he shall
furnish the index and the tables required by law and the date of adjournment of
the session, and shall superintend the publication of such acts, joint
resolutions, resolutions, date of adjournment, tables and index, in connection
with the Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 307; 1940, p. 472; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 84; 1970, c. 170;
1994, c. 623; 2005, c. 839.