VA HB183 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Expungement of criminal conviction record. Allows a person convicted of a criminal offense to have his conviction expunged after 10 years have passed following the conviction, upon a showing that his opportunities for employment, education, or professional licensure are prejudiced by the existence of the criminal record. Expungement would not be available for someone convicted of a violent felony, a DUI-related offense, an offense for which registration on the sex offender registry is required, or domestic violence.

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Title

Expungement of criminal record; allows a person to have his conviction expunged after 10 years.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-16 House: Left in Courts of Justice
2010-01-20 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
2010-01-13 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2010-01-07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101730D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192392.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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