A law that would seal certain criminal convictions, making them not available to the public, is no longer going into effect this July, as previously planned.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A law that would seal certain criminal convictions, making them not available to the public, is no longer going into effect this July, as previously planned.
The bill was first passed in 2021 — as Senate Bill 1339 and House Bill 2113 — but lawmakers have decided to delay its start date. Records eligible to be sealed won’t be until Jan. 1, 2026, rather than July 1.
