Chapter
Sealing of Criminal History Record Information and Court Records
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.5— (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing defined; effect of sealing
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.6— (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of offenses resulting in conviction
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.6:1— (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.7— (Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in a conviction or deferred disposition
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.8— (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal or dismissal
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.9— Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.10— (Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.11— (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of misdemeanor offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal for persons with no convictions or deferred and dismissed offenses on their criminal history record
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.12— (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.12:1— (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing; petition
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.12:2— (Effective July 1, 2026) Annual report
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.13— (Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of records when an offense is sealed; permitted uses of sealed records
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.14— (Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of sealed records; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.15— (Effective July 1, 2026) Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.16— (Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history records and traffic history records by business screening services
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.17— (Effective July 1, 2026) Traffic infractions deemed sealed