# Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.10: Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T19.2_C23.2_S19.2-392.10

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.10
- **Heading:** Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 19.2 / Chapter 23.2 / Section 19.2-392.10

## Text

A. On at least a monthly basis, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court and any circuit court clerk who maintains a case management system that interfaces with the Department of State Police under subsection B1 of § 17.1-502 shall provide an electronic notification of all offenses in such case management system to the Department of State Police that were ordered to be automatically sealed pursuant to § 19.2-392.8 .

B. Upon receipt of the electronic notification under subsection A, the Department of State Police shall proceed as set forth in § 19.2-392.13 .

2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 524 , 542 ; 2023, cc. 554 , 555 .

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