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Circuit court clerk asks board to back state fix to restore full excess‑fee returns and funds land‑records upgrade

2847170 · April 1, 2025
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Prince William Circuit Court Clerk Jackie Smith asked supervisors for support to restore the statutory two‑thirds return of excess fees to localities and outlined a request for county investment in a new Land Records Management System funded in part by a state grant.

Circuit Court Clerk Jackie Smith updated the Board of County Supervisors on April 1 about office operations and asked the board to support a legislative effort to restore the full two‑thirds return of “excess fees” to localities and to fund county match for a new Land Records Management System (LRMS).

Clerk’s requests. Smith asked the board to endorse the Clerk’s Association proposal to change the state budget practice that has for years redirected a larger share of excess clerk fees to the commonwealth. Under current practice, governors’ budget amendments have effectively reduced the local…

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