Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.3:1 — Motion for the disclosure of expunged police and court records in a civil case
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 23.1: Expungement of Criminal Records, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.3:1
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.
In action for damages against a locality or a law-enforcement officer arising out of or relating to charges where a petition for the expungement of police and court records for such charges is pending or where the police and court records have been expunged, any party to such action may file a motion in the court in which the action is pending, or in the court where the petition for the expungement of police and court records was or is pending, for the release of the expunged records for use in the civil litigation, and, upon motion and for good cause shown, such police and court records shall be ordered to be released and the penalties set forth in this chapter relating to disclosure of such expunged records shall not apply.
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