(a) Public access to records of the Virginia Judiciary, including records of judicial officers, is governed by this Part Eleven. The purpose of this Part Eleven is to provide the public with reasonable access to records of the judicial branch of government. At the same time, in order to protect privacy, confidentiality, the administration of justice, and the best interests of the Commonwealth, public access to some judicial records may be restricted in accordance with this Part Eleven or other provisions of law. In addition, this Part Eleven is intended to provide direction to judicial officers and court personnel in responding to public records requests.(b) This Part applies to records of judicial officers and administrative records. This Part does not apply to case records, including the records maintained by the clerks of the courts of record, as defined in Virginia Code § 1-212, and courts not of record, as defined in Virginia Code § 16.1-69.5.S uch records are open to inspection as provided for in Titles 16.1 and 17.1 of the Code of Virginia, subject to any prohibitions or restrictions of any applicable law or court order.(c) The provisions of this Part Eleven apply regardless of where and in what format the record is created or maintained.Adopted April 18, 2019, effective 6/17/2019; amended by order dated September 3, 2020, effective 9/3/2020; amended by order dated November 23, 2020, effective 3/1/2021; amended by order dated November 9, 2021, effective 11/9/2021.