Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.14 — Disclosure of sealed records; penalty
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 23.2: Sealing of Criminal History Record Information and Court Records, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.14
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
A. It is unlawful for any employee of any department, division, board, bureau, commission, branch, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth, or to which the Commonwealth is a party or any political subdivision thereof, having or acquiring access to sealed criminal history record information or a court record, including any records relating to an arrest, charge, or conviction, that was ordered to be sealed pursuant to § 19.2-392.7 , 19.2-392.8 , 19.2-392.10 , 19.2-392.11 , 19.2-392.12 , or 19.2-392.12:1 , or that was sealed without entry of a court order pursuant to § 19.2-392.6:1 or 19.2-392.17 , to disclose such record or any information from such record to another person, except in accordance with the purposes set forth in § 19.2-392.13 and pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to § 9.1-128 and the procedures adopted pursuant to § 9.1-134 .
B. A clerk of the court shall not be in violation of this section if such clerk informs a person requesting access to a sealed court record that such court record has been sealed and can only be accessed pursuant to a court order.
C. Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is disclosure of sealed records a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Disclosure of sealed records is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.14.
Which Virginia statute covers disclosure of sealed records?
Disclosure of sealed records is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.14 (Disclosure of sealed records; penalty).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.