DURING THE 2004 VA GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION, SENATOR TOMMY NORMENT OF WILLIAMSBURG INTRODUCED SB 241 WHICH WAS PROMPTLY THROWN INTO THE SENATE COURTS OF JUSTICE COMMITTEE WHERE THE BILL WAS AMENDED AND LINE "I" WAS ADDED.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE BILL AND GO TO THE BOTTOM TO READ THE LAST LINE WHICH READS:  http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+SB241S1

I. It is the intent of the General Assembly that all circuit court clerks provide secure remote access to land records on or before July 1, 2006.

THE BILL ALSO RAISED THE FEE WE PAY TO THE CLERK’S TECHNOLOGY TRUST FUND WHEN WE RECORD A DOCUMENT AT THE CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE.   FROM 1996 UNTIL 2004, IT WAS $3….NOW IT’S $5 AND THAT’S IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER RECORDING FEES AND TAXES WE PAY.

HERE’S THE LINK SHOWING YOU THAT EVERY SENATOR VOTED IN FAVOR OF THIS BILL WITH THAT LINE IN IT….WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+vot+SV0352+SB0241

WHEN IT GOT TO THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, HERE’S THE VOTE: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+vot+HV1557+SB0241

HOW DID YOUR DELEGATE VOTE?

SO DO YOU WANT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WHICH MIGHT CONTAIN YOUR SSN, DOB, MINOR CHILD'S NAME, MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME, SIGNATURE, OR FINANCIAL ACCOUNT NUMBERS ACCESSED FROM “ANYONE’S” HOME JUST BECAUSE THEY MERELY SIGN UP, PAY SOME $$, GET A PASSWORD, AND THEN CAN BE IN THOSE RECORDS 24/7 ON THEIR HOME COMPUTER???  

IF YOU DON’T THINK THESE RECORDS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE VIA REMOTE ACCESS, THEN WRITE TO YOUR DELEGATE AND SENATOR AND VOICE YOUR CONCERNS.   TELL THEM THAT IF PEOPLE WANT TO READ YOUR DOCUMENTS CONTAINING PERSONAL INFO WHICH ARE RECORDED IN THE CIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE MAKE THEM DRIVE TO THE COURTHOUSE DURING NORMAL WORKING HOURS.  TELL THEM THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWING THE CLERKS TO SPOON FEED CRIMINALS!

Here’s the link to Senators’ email addresses:

http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/$$Viewtemplate%2Bfor%2BWEmailList?OpenForm

Here’s the link to all Delegates’ email addresses:

http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/MWebsiteEL?OpenView