Article 12 Confidentiality and Expungement

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §16.1-299 (Effective until July 1, 2026) Fingerprints and photographs of juveniles
  • §16.1-299.1 Sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication of felony
  • §16.1-299.2 Repealed
  • §16.1-300 Confidentiality of Department records
  • §16.1-301 Confidentiality of juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principal and others
  • §16.1-302 Dockets, indices, and order books; when hearings and records private; right to public hearing; presence of juvenile in court
  • §16.1-302.1 Right of victim or representative to attend certain proceedings; notice of hearings
  • §16.1-303 Reports of court officials and employees when privileged
  • §16.1-304 Repealed
  • §16.1-305 Confidentiality of court records
  • §16.1-305.01 Access to child and spousal support case files
  • §16.1-305.1 Disclosure of disposition in certain delinquency cases
  • §16.1-305.2 Disclosure of notice of the filing of a petition and certain reports by division superintendent
  • §16.1-306 Expungement of court records
  • §16.1-307 Circuit court records regarding juveniles
  • §16.1-308 Effect of adjudication on status of child
  • §16.1-309 Penalty
  • §16.1-309.1 Exception as to confidentiality