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Repealed by Acts 2025, cc. 634 and 671, effective July 1, 2025

This is a law from the Code of Virginia. This is the actual, unchanged text of one of the many laws that govern Virginia.

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SB1339: Police and court records; expungement and sealing of records, Expungement Fee Fund created.
SB1339: Police and court records; expungement and sealing of records, Expungement Fee Fund created.
SB742: Marijuana; expungement of offenses, civil penalty. (failed)
SB504: Police and court records; expungement, term 'otherwise dismissed.' (failed)
HB2723: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. (passed)
SB1211: Criminal records; technical amendments to court procedures relating to sealing of records. (failed)
SB1466: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. (passed)