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Va. Sup. Ct. R. 5:10

Record on Appeal: Contents

activein force · 2021-03-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Contents. The following constitute the record on appeal from the trial court:

(1) the documents and exhibits filed or lodged in the office of the clerk of the trial

court, including any report of a commissioner in chancery and the accompanying

depositions and other papers;

(2) each instruction marked "given" or "refused" and initialed by the judge;

(3) each exhibit offered in evidence, whether admitted or not, and initialed by the

trial judge (or any photograph thereof as authorized by § 19.2-270.4 (A) and (C)).

(All non-documentary exhibits must be tagged or labeled in the trial court and the tag

or label initialed by the judge.);

(4) the original draft or a copy of each order entered by the trial court;

(5) any opinion or memorandum decision rendered by the judge of the trial court;

(6) any deposition and any discovery material encompassed within Part Four

offered in evidence (whether admitted or rejected) at any proceeding; and

(7) the transcript of any proceeding or a written statement of facts, testimony, and

other incidents of the case when made a part of the record as provided in Rule 5:11,

or the official videotape recording of any proceeding in those circuit courts

authorized by this Court to use videotape recordings. This Court may require that

any videotape proceedings be transcribed, in whole or in part, and made a part of the

record as provided in Rule 5:11, except that the transcript must be filed within 60

days after the entry of the order requiring such transcript; and

(8) the notice of appeal.

(b) Disagreement on Contents. If disagreement arises as to the contents of any part of the

record, the matter must, in the first instance, be submitted to and decided by the trial

court.

History

Promulgated by Order dated Friday, April 30, 2010; effective July 1, 2010. Last amended by Order dated November 23, 2020; effective March 1, 2021.

Provenance

Source
www.vacourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-15
Edition
2026-09-15
Content hash
77c3912f0496a13a02bb8592a191b25d2438d9433c492f0d94c5da0e007668b2
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