42 chapters · 722 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.1 Statement of policy
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The General Assembly finds that arrest records can be a hindrance to a citizen's ability to obtain employment and an education. It further finds that the police and court records of those of its citizens who have been absolutely pardoned for crimes for which they have been unjust…
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.2 (Effective until December 1, 2026) Expungement of police and court records
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A. If a person is charged with the commission of a crime, a civil offense, or any offense defined in Title 18.2, and 1. Is acquitted, or 2. A nolle prosequi is taken or the charge is otherwise dismissed, including dismissal by accord and satisfaction pursuant to § 19.2-151, he ma…
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.3 Disclosure of expunged records
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A. It shall be unlawful for any person having or acquiring access to an expunged court or police record to open or review it or to disclose to another person any information from it without an order from the court which ordered the record expunged. B. Upon a verified petition fil…
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.3:1 Motion for the disclosure of expunged police and court records in a civil case
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In action for damages against a locality or a law-enforcement officer arising out of or relating to charges where a petition for the expungement of police and court records for such charges is pending or where the police and court records have been expunged, any party to such act…