Virginia: Juvenile Court Records (VA-CR-4)

Records of an offense for which the clerk is required to furnish an abstract to the Department of Motor Vehicles will be expunged when the person turns 29. Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-306(A).

Record Detail(s)

Charges adjudicated

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

Potentially, see statute

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Automatic

Remedy

Expunge

Ineligible Category or Citation

See Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-306(B).

Procedure General

The procedure is automatic.

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

Upon the destruction of the records, the violation of law will be treated as if it never occurred. All files, papers, and records, including electronic records and index references, will be deleted and the court and law-enforcement officers and agencies will reply€š and the person can reply€š to any inquiry that no record exists with respect to such person. Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-306(E).

Waiting Periods

The records are destroyed when the person has attained the age of 29.

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