Ep. 122: "Sealing" - How Virginia finally decided to handle sealing criminal convictions

7/23/2025

Law for VA LEOs

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In Episode 115, we discussed the potential conviction "sealing" law that was going to take effect in July 2025. This year, the General Assembly made big changes to that system and it will now go into effect in July 2026. Today we talk about the new "sealing" system.

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Ep. 122: "Sealing" - How Virginia finally decided to handle sealing criminal convictions

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Ep. 115: Virginia will start "Sealing" Convictions in 2025 - What does that mean?