Most accurate response is a response that is consistent with your FBI (fingerprint) background check, regardless of what any prior attorney...

Under Virginia's new criminal record sealing laws (effective July 1, 2025), misdemeanor assault charges (not domestic assault) are eligible to be...

While your plea agreement prevented expungement, it appears that it did not contemplate Virginia's new record sealing laws. Under Virginia Code...

New Virginia laws allow criminal CONVICTIONS to be sealed. Under the appropriate circumstances, forgery, uttering and grand larceny convictions can...

The most likely answer is that you are now having a different, more thorough, background check done. When fingerprints are taken, then a full FBI...

You MUST have the prosecutor agree that the charge can be expunged under Virginia Code Section 19.2-289.02 (D) or it CAN'T be expunged. I can't...

New Virginia laws (that will go into effect next year) allow grand larceny charges to be sealed. Consult an attorney about sealing this...

If you apply for a new job and they conduct a background check, the charge will show as pending. It will be up to the company how they treat the...

Good news! The new Virginia laws passed in 2021 allow criminal convictions to be sealed. Felony embezzelmnet does qualify to be sealed, provided...

Criminal charges that are dismissed or nolle pressed can be expunged in Virginia under code section 19.2-392.2. When a charge is expunged, the...