Expungement of juvenile court records. Provides that if a juvenile was adjudicated delinquent of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, other than certain felony offenses specified in the bill committed when such juvenile was 14 years of age or older, the court records shall be destroyed when the juvenile has attained the age of 29. The bill provides that if a juvenile was adjudicated delinquent of one of the felony offenses specified in the bill committed when such juvenile was 14 years of age or older, the court records shall be retained. Under current law, the court records shall be retained in all instances when a juvenile was found guilty of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult. The bill directs the clerk of the juvenile and domestic relations district court to expunge all records pursuant to the bill by July 1, 2027.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102428D: 16.1-306
House: Printed as engrossed 24102428D-E: 16.1-306
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108078D-S1: 16.1-306
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108333D-S2: 16.1-306
Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108697D-S3 (Surovell): 16.1-306
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB803ER): 16.1-306