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This bill increases the "Technology Trust Fund Fee" from $5 to $10, which is charged by circuit court clerks in civil actions and for recording documents or docketing judgments. Of this new $10 fee, $8 will be allocated by the Compensation Board for modernizing land records, improving access to these records, and acquiring necessary technology for circuit court clerks' offices, with a specific requirement for secure remote access to land records by July 1, 2008. The remaining $2 of the fee will also be allocated by the Compensation Board for similar technology modernization and access purposes, with a possibility of prioritizing offices that may not have sufficient funds for their plans. The bill also clarifies that this fee will not be assessed on documents submitted by federal, state, or local governments and that revenue generated will not reduce existing funding from local governments to these offices.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB726