Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7178119.2-392.10(Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal202517.1-50219.2-392.1319.2-392.1419.2-392.1619.2-392.52.2-37062.2-3706.1Criminal ProcedureSealing of Criminal History Record Information and Court Records

A. On at least a monthly basis, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court and any circuit court clerk who maintains a case management system that interfaces with the Department of State Police under subsection B1 of § 17.1-502 shall provide an electronic notification of all offenses in such case management system to the Department of State Police that were ordered to be automatically sealed pursuant to § 19.2-392.8.

B. Upon receipt of the electronic notification under subsection A, the Department of State Police shall proceed as set forth in § 19.2-392.13.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542; 2023, cc. 554, 555; 2025, cc. 634 and 671, cl.12.