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It is not uncommon among juvenile court proceedings to encounter the term expungement, or find an expungement order issued by the court. ... In law, expungement is the process by which a record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed from state or federal record.

This process can take up to six months to complete, although you can legally rely upon the expungement order once it has been signed by a judge. Eventually, the national crime records, maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are also updated and corrected to reflect the Virginia expungement process.

Expungement of Felonies Felony charges can also be expunged in Virginia. To have a felony charge expunged the applicant must show that the information about the arrest and charge causes or may cause a manifest injustice. It is important to discuss felony expungement in Virginia with an experienced criminal attorney.

The answer, in most cases, is yes! As we've discussed, a conviction will be on your record forever and will show up on a background check for a job for at least 7 years.

Can You Expunge a Felony in Virginia? Unfortunately, you can only expunge your record in Virginia if the case was dismissed after a trial, the charge was nolle prosequi'd (withdrawn) or the charge was deferred and ultimately dismissed without a finding of guilty or facts sufficient to support a finding of guilt.

In general, you will likely need to pay $2.00 to get a certified copy of the charge you want expunged; $86.00 to file the petition; $12.00 to serve the petition on the Commonwealth's Attorney; $10.00 to obtain a fingerprint card; and, legal costs to your attorney to process the expungement.

Filing and Hearing Requirements To request expungement of eligible records, you must file a petition with the court in the city or county where you case was handled. You must also submit copies of the petition to the Commonwealth attorney of the same city or county and your local police station.

To request expungement of eligible records, you must file a petition with the court in the city or county where you case was handled. You must also submit copies of the petition to the Commonwealth attorney of the same city or county and your local police station.

The answer, in most cases, is yes! As we've discussed, a conviction will be on your record forever and will show up on a background check for a job for at least 7 years.

A misdemeanor is defined as a minor wrongdoing or crime, but it is still a crime. As such, it is still a part of your criminal record just like a felony conviction would be. ... Misdemeanor offenses stay on your criminal record for life unless you successfully petition the court for those records to be expunged or sealed.

File a petition for expungement. Once you've determined that you're eligible, file a petition with the courthouse. You'll have to pay a fee, and you'll have to wait for the court to process your paperwork. In some states, you'll receive a hearing date on which you'll meet with a judge to have your record expunged.

Usually, the case is set for hearing anywhere from 2-8 weeks from the date it was filed. The process will change depending on the state, and some expungements may be granted without a hearing.

The courts perform work on a first come, first serve basis. So the sooner a petition is filed, the sooner it will be reviewed. Since the timing of the process varies from state to state and by case, a general estimate of the time it takes to have a criminal record expunged can be anywhere from 2-6 months.

In the common law legal system, an expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which a first time offender of a prior criminal conviction seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed, making the records unavailable through the state or Federal repositories.

How long does the expungement process take? Typically, most California expungement cases take about two to four months depending on the specific court. However, in some cases we can get a hearing date in 30 days.