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Any felony conviction (at any age). Any illegal use of any controlled substance (illegal drug) listed in Schedule I or Schedule II of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia in the past five years or the illegal use of any controlled substance listed in Schedule I or Schedule II more than twice in the past 10 years.
Key Takeaways. Employment background checks in Virginia disclose information about an applicant's education, past employment, criminal history, professional license, and other information to assess their experience, safety, and suitability.
Virginia's criminal records are made public through Virginia's Online Case Information System. This system provides information about criminal charges and convictions from Virginia General District and Circuit Court cases.
I need a background check for employment/adoption/school/housing. How do I do this? You must complete an SP-167 form. Please go to vspapps.vsp.virginia, and where you see “form” please choose the correct form (either SP-167 for individual requests or SP-230 for acceptable businesses).
To complete a Virginia criminal record background check, a SP-167 form must be completed. The processing time to complete a Criminal Record background check is approximately 15 business days after mail-in.
In compliance with state laws, members of the public may access criminal court records except for confidential ones such as juvenile records, and others ruled by the law or sealed records.
In order to seal your Virginia record, there is a ten year waiting period for felonies and seven year waiting period for misdemeanors before they are eligible to be sealed.