Virginia’s Clean Slate Act officially took effect July 1, 2026, opening the door for hundreds of thousands of residents to
seal past criminal records from public view for the first time in the Commonwealth’s history. An estimated 415,000
Virginians stand to benefit from full or partial record sealing under the law. But Arlington criminal defense attorney
David Deane cautions that the rollout is happening in phases, and the next major phase arrives October 1, 2026.

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