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2025 Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 23.2 - Sealing of Criminal History Record Information and Court Records
- § 19.2-392.5. (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing defined; effect of sealing
- § 19.2-392.6. (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of offenses resulting in conviction
- § 19.2-392.6:1. (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order
- § 19.2-392.7. (Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in a conviction or deferred disposition
- § 19.2-392.8. (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal or dismissal
- § 19.2-392.9. Repealed
- § 19.2-392.10. (Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal
- § 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
- § 19.2-392.12. (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition
- § 19.2-392.12:1. (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing; petition
- § 19.2-392.12:2. (Effective July 1, 2026) Annual report
- § 19.2-392.13. (Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of records when an offense is sealed; permitted uses of sealed records
- § 19.2-392.14. (Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of sealed records; penalty
- § 19.2-392.15. (Effective July 1, 2026) Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments; penalty
- § 19.2-392.16. (Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history records and traffic history records by business screening services
- § 19.2-392.17. (Effective July 1, 2026) Traffic infractions deemed sealed
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