Further, it is much more economical to lease the service as opposed to buy it and build the support staff training. Delegate Howell's measure would have a chilling impact on public record access by realtors, attorneys, surveyors, bankers, genealogists, title abstractors in my locality. Five years of work to bring the system on-line would be for naught. Our planned future applications would be in serious jeopardy. The General Assembly has repeatedly re-authorized the extension of the Technology Trust Fund so Clerk's of Court might modernize access.
Many states are ahead of Virginia in providing remote access to court case management data.
While Delegate Howell's measure deserves a fair hearing, I must, however, question the merits. Respectfully, J. Jack Kennedy, Jr., Esq.