SB 482 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Juveniles; expungement and sealing of court records.

Summary
Expungement and sealing of juvenile court records. Provides for the sealing of juvenile court records in those instances where a juvenile was found guilty of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult and such juvenile has attained the age of 18 years and three years have elapsed since the date of the last hearing in the case of such juvenile. Under current law, such records are open to the public. The bill also provides that any juvenile court records that may be expunged shall be expunged when the juvenile who is the subject of the records has attained the age of 18 years and three years have elapsed since the date of the last hearing in the case of such juvenile. Under current law, such juvenile shall have attained the age of 19 years and five years shall have elapsed since the date of the last hearing in the case of such juvenile.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Nov 19, 2024
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Feb 5, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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