RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP urged state lawmakers on Monday to pass a bill establishing a process to automatically expunge certain crimes from a person’s criminal ...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia House and Senate committees have advanced legislation that would remove certain criminal records in a criminal justice reform effort that allows people to petition for ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- Virginia lawmakers are trying to make it easier to remove certain convictions from criminal records but they’re still sparring over the details. The House and Senate have both ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — An expungement bill for survivors of human trafficking now is unlikely to be voted on until next year’s General Assembly. The bill introduced this January would allow confirmed ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Fairfax County residents who are eligible for expungements no longer have to attend a court hearing in person, Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano told WUSA9. "A person's ...

Virginia is among the most restrictive states when it comes to expungement, not allowing it for any criminal conviction. Only people with dismissed charges or people found not guilty are eligible for ...

Re “Virginia Beach pastor’s prostitution-related charges will be expunged from his record, judge rules” (Aug. 23): It is disheartening to learn of the expungement of charges for pastor John Blanchard.