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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.4 — Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 23.1: Expungement of Criminal Records, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.4

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.4Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. An employer or educational institution shall not, in any application, interview, or otherwise, require an applicant for employment or admission to disclose information concerning any arrest, criminal charge against him, conviction, or civil offense that has been expunged. An applicant need not, in answer to any question concerning any arrest, criminal charge, conviction, or civil offense, include a reference to or information concerning arrests, charges, convictions, or civil offenses that have been expunged. B. Agencies, officials, and employees of the state and local governments shall not, in any application, interview, or otherwise, require an applicant for a license, permit, registration, or governmental service to disclose information concerning any arrest, criminal charge against him, conviction, or civil offense that has been expunged. An applicant need not, in answer to any question concerning any arrest, criminal charge, conviction, or civil offense include a reference to or information concerning an arrest, charges, convictions, or civil offenses that have been expunged. Such an application may not be denied solely because of the applicant's refusal to disclose information concerning any arrest, criminal charge against him, conviction, or civil offense that has been expunged. C. A person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for each violation.

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Is prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.4.

Which Virginia statute covers prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments?

Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.4 (Prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, agencies, etc., of state and local governments).

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