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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 634<\/a> and 671<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62281,"section_number":"17.1-293.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Online case information system; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-293.1\/"},{"id":76488,"section_number":"19.2-392.12:1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing; petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.12_1\/"},{"id":84075,"section_number":"19.2-392.13","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of records when an offense is sealed; permitted uses of sealed records","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.13\/"},{"id":70011,"section_number":"19.2-392.14","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of sealed records; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.14\/"},{"id":61686,"section_number":"19.2-392.16","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history records and traffic history records by business screening services","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.16\/"},{"id":83552,"section_number":"19.2-392.5","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing defined; effect of sealing","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.5\/"},{"id":76628,"section_number":"2.2-3706","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3706\/"},{"id":78370,"section_number":"2.2-3706.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of law-enforcement records; criminal incident information and certain criminal investigative files; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3706.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72485,"section_number":"18.2-250.1","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-250.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170575,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86101,"identifier":"19.2-392.6:1","token":"19.2\/23.2\/19.2-392.6_1","url":"\/19.2-392.6_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-392.6_1\/","token":"19.2\/23.2\/19.2-392.6_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-392.6:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any criminal or civil offense<\/span> that concluded with any final disposition<\/span> as a charge or conviction<\/span> of former § 18.2-250.1<\/a> shall be sealed<\/span> without the entry of a court order<\/span>. The Central Criminal Records Exchange, any court, any law<\/span>-enforcement agency, and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall identify and seal the records of any such offense<\/span> in its possession<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not seal any charge or conviction<\/span> under subsection A in violation of (i) federal regulatory record retention requirements or (ii) federal program requirements if the Department of Motor Vehicles is required to suspend a person’s driving privileges<\/span> as a result of the charge or conviction<\/span> to be sealed<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) SEALING OF FORMER POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA OFFENSES\nWITHOUT ENTRY OF A COURT ORDER (\u00a7 19.2-392.6:1)\n\nA. Any criminal or civil offense that concluded with any final disposition as a\ncharge or conviction of former § 18.2-250.1 shall be sealed without the\nentry of a court order. The Central Criminal Records Exchange, any court, any\nlaw-enforcement agency, and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall identify and\nseal the records of any such offense in its possession.\n\nB. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not seal any charge or conviction\nunder subsection A in violation of (i) federal regulatory record retention\nrequirements or (ii) federal program requirements if the Department of Motor\nVehicles is required to suspend a person’s driving privileges as a result\nof the charge or conviction to be sealed.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 634, 671.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}