The Officer of the Court Remote Access system, known as OCRA, makes civil filings available to attorneys via a per-court subscription fee. About 90 of Virginia’s 120 courts participate in the system. Once authorized, a user can access filings from their subscribed courts anywhere they have internet access.
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Officers of the Court Remote Access ( OCRA) is for officers of the court (attorneys) and any authorized agent of such attorneys - as well as certain other approved personnel - to access Roanoke County Circuit Court files electronically.
Accessing Files
To access these files online via " OCRA ", you must submit an OCRA Application (PDF) and OCRA Agreement (PDF) for approval by the Roanoke County Circuit Clerk along with the appropriate fee of $120 per year if paid annually.
What is remote access in court?
The clerk of the circuit court of any county or city may provide remote access, including Internet access , to all nonconfidential court records on an automated case management or other system maintained by his office and described in § 17.1-242. The clerk shall be responsible for insuring that proper security measures are implemented and maintained to prevent remote access users from obtaining any data that are confidential under this Code and to prevent the modification or destruction of any records by remote access users. For purposes of this section, remote access users are those individuals who are not employees of the clerk's office. Secure remote access to land records shall be governed by § 17.1-294.
What is the clerk responsible for?
The clerk shall be responsible for insuring that proper security measures are implemented and maintained to prevent remote access users from obtaining any data that are confidential under this Code and to prevent the modification or destruction of any records by remote access users.
