New bill seeks to clear path to clearing your record in Virginia New bill seeks to clear path to clearing your record in Virginia By CJ Paschall | February 22, 2021 at 6:43 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 12:44 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new bill would make the road to clearing a criminal record easier in Virginia. As it stands, Virginians seeking to seal their records have to go through a petition-based process. The bill, H.B. 2113, would allow automatic sealing for charges that were dropped or dismissed, as well as some misdemeanor charges more than 7 years old. It would also extend petition-based sealing of records to crimes like marijuana possession.