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- Va. Code § 19.2-389.3 · (Repealed effective July 1, 2026) Marijuana possession; limits on dissemination of criminal history record information; prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments; penalty
- Va. Code § 19.2-390 · Reports to be made by local law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, clerks of court, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Corrections officials to State Police; material submitted by other agencies
- Va. Code § 19.2-390.01 · Use of Virginia crime code references required
- Va. Code § 19.2-390.02 · Policies and procedures for law enforcement to conduct in-person and photo lineups
- Va. Code § 19.2-390.03 · Development and dissemination of model policy on fingerprinting and reports to the Central Criminal Records Exchange
- Va. Code § 19.2-390.04 · Custodial interrogations; recording
- Va. Code § 19.2-390.1 · Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; maintenance; access
- Va. Code § 19.2-390.2 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 19.2-390.3 · Child Pornography Registry; maintenance; access; required information
- Va. Code § 19.2-391 · Records to be made available to Exchange by state officials and agencies; duplication of records
- Va. Code § 19.2-392 · Fingerprints and photographs by police authorities
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.01 · Judges may require taking of fingerprints and photographs in certain misdemeanor cases
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.02 · National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.1 · Statement of policy
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.2 · (Effective until July 1, 2026) Expungement of police and court records
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.2:1 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.2:2 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.3:1 · Motion for the disclosure of expunged police and court records in a civil case
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.3 · Disclosure of expunged records
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.4 · Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.5 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing defined; effect of sealing
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.6 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of offenses resulting in conviction
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.6:1 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.7 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in a conviction or deferred disposition
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.8 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal or dismissal
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.9 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.10 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Process for automatic sealing of offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.11 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of misdemeanor offenses resulting in acquittal, nolle prosequi, or dismissal for persons with no convictions or deferred and dismissed offenses on their criminal history record
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.12 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.12:1 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing; petition
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.12:2 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Annual report
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.13 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of records when an offense is sealed; permitted uses of sealed records
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.14 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Disclosure of sealed records; penalty
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.15 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments; penalty
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.16 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Dissemination of criminal history records and traffic history records by business screening services
- Va. Code § 19.2-392.17 · (Effective July 1, 2026) Traffic infractions deemed sealed
- Va. Code § 19.2-393 · Definitions
- Va. Code § 19.2-394 · Issuance of warrant
- Va. Code § 19.2-395 · Duration of warrant
- Va. Code § 19.2-396 · Conduct of inspection, testing or collection of samples for testing; special procedure for dwelling
- Va. Code § 19.2-397 · Refusal to permit authorized inspection; penalty
- Va. Code § 19.2-398 · When appeal by the Commonwealth allowed
- Va. Code § 19.2-399 · Defense objections to be raised before trial; hearing; bill of particulars
- Va. Code § 19.2-400 · Appeal lies to the Court of Appeals; time for filing notice
- Va. Code § 19.2-401 · Cross appeal; when allowed; time for filing
- Va. Code § 19.2-402 · Petition for appeal; brief in opposition; time for filing
- Va. Code § 19.2-403 · Procedures on petition for pretrial appeal
- Va. Code § 19.2-404 · Procedures on awarded pretrial appeal
- Va. Code § 19.2-405 · Pretrial appeals; record on appeal; transcript; written statement of facts; time for filing
- Va. Code § 19.2-406 · Bail pending pretrial appeal
- Va. Code § 19.2-407 · Review by the Supreme Court
- Va. Code § 19.2-408 · Finality of decision of the Court of Appeals in pretrial appeals
- Va. Code § 19.2-409 · Exclusion of pretrial appeal period from time within which accused must be tried; reconsideration of issues after conviction
- Va. Code § 20-1 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-13 · License and solemnization required
- Va. Code § 20-13.1 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-13.2 · Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties
- Va. Code § 20-14 · By whom license to be issued
- Va. Code § 20-14.1 · Duration of license; issuance of additional licenses
- Va. Code § 20-14.2 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-15 · Tax on license
- Va. Code § 20-16 · Issuance of marriage licenses and marriage certificates
- Va. Code § 20-16.1 · Clerk authorized to amend marriage records
- Va. Code § 20-17 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-20 · Clerk to file license and certificate; indexing names of parties; certified copies as evidence
- Va. Code § 20-21 · Clerk to furnish attorney for the Commonwealth list of licenses not returned by minister
- Va. Code § 20-22 · Attorney for the Commonwealth to ascertain before circuit court name of minister failing to return certificates
- Va. Code § 20-23 · Order authorizing ministers to perform ceremony
- Va. Code § 20-24 · Penalty for failure to certify record of marriage
- Va. Code § 20-25 · Persons other than ministers who may perform rites
- Va. Code § 20-26 · Marriage between members of religious society having no minister
- Va. Code § 20-27 · Fee for celebrating marriage
- Va. Code § 20-28 · Penalty for celebrating marriage without license
- Va. Code § 20-29 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-30 · Licenses of persons on federal reservations
- Va. Code § 20-31 · Belief of parties in lawful marriage validates certain defects
- Va. Code § 20-31.1 · When marriage legitimates children; issue of marriages prohibited by law, etc., legitimate
- Va. Code § 20-32 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-33 · Penalty for clerk issuing license contrary to law
- Va. Code § 20-34 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-37 · Validation of certain marriages when license issued by clerk of county court
- Va. Code § 20-37.1 · Validation of certain marriages solemnized outside of Commonwealth
- Va. Code § 20-37.2 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-38 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-38.1 · Certain marriages prohibited
- Va. Code § 20-39 · Prohibition continues notwithstanding dissolution of previous marriage
- Va. Code § 20-40 · Punishment for violation of such prohibition; leaving Commonwealth to avoid
- Va. Code § 20-41 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-43 · Bigamous marriages void without decree
- Va. Code § 20-44 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-45 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-45.1 · Void and voidable marriages
- Va. Code § 20-45.2 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-46 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-48 · Minimum age of marriage
- Va. Code § 20-49 · Repealed
- Va. Code § 20-49.1 · How parent and child relationship established
- Va. Code § 20-49.2 · Commencement of action; parties; jurisdiction
- Va. Code § 20-49.3 · Admission of genetic tests
- Va. Code § 20-49.4 · Evidence relating to parentage