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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 632 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. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 634<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":61027,"section_number":"19.2-392.15","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.15\/"},{"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":77838,"section_number":"19.2-392.2","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Expungement of police and court records","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.2\/"},{"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":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\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":284855,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83289,"identifier":"9.1-134","token":"9.1\/1\/3\/9.1-134","url":"\/9.1-134\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-134\/","token":"9.1\/1\/3\/9.1-134","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of criminal history record information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-134","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall adopt procedures reasonably designed to (i) ensure the prompt sealing<\/span> of criminal history record information<\/span> and the sealing<\/span> or purging of criminal history record information<\/span>, including any records relating to an arrest<\/span>, charge, or conviction<\/span>, when required by state or federal law<\/span>, regulation, or court order<\/span> and (ii) permit opening of sealed<\/span> information under conditions authorized by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) SEALING OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION (\u00a7\n9.1-134)\n\nThe Board shall adopt procedures reasonably designed to (i) ensure the prompt\nsealing of criminal history record information and the sealing or purging of\ncriminal history record information, including any records relating to an\narrest, charge, or conviction, when required by state or federal law,\nregulation, or court order and (ii) permit opening of sealed information under\nconditions authorized by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 632, \u00a7 9-190; 2001, c. 844; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542;\n2025, cc. 634 and 671, cl.7.","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}}