Expungement of criminal records of marijuana-related convictions

5 V.I.C. § 3734a — under Expungement.

5 V.I.C. § 3734a

(a) The records of an arrest, a criminal complaint, conviction and other information that results in a conviction must be automatically expunged for marijuana-related crimes or offenses where the amount of marijuana seized as part of the crime or offense was not more than two ounces total weight.

(b) The expungement under subsection (a) must be limited to marijuana-related crimes or offenses only, and may not be extended to any other crimes or offenses committed in conjunction with the marijuana-related crimes or offenses. Moreover, a conviction for a marijuana-related misdemeanor is already covered under the existing law.