An Act amending title 5 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 314, section 3733, subsection (a) to require automatic expungement of the arrest record and complaint
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Automatic record clearing after acquittal or dismissal
Virgin Islands courts must order your case records cleared when you are acquitted or charges are dismissed with prejudice. A dismissal with prejudice means those charges cannot be brought again. The order must expunge both your arrest record and the criminal complaint or information—the charging document—from that case.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Alma Francis Heyliger
legislature
Avery L. Lewis
legislature
Carla J. Joseph
legislature
Clifford A. Joseph, Sr.
legislature
Ray Fonseca
legislature
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
To Governor
9/19/2025legislatureOverridden
9/17/2025legislatureVetoed
7/11/2025legislatureTo Governor
7/1/2025legislatureFloor
6/27/2025legislatureRules
6/25/2025legislatureIntroduced
3/28/2025legislatureCommittee
2/26/2025legislature
Bill Text
Enacted Act
9/17/2025
Amendment
6/27/2025
Bill Text
3/28/2025
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