Virginia § 19.2-11.10 - Expungement of DNA profile
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-11.10 — Expungement of DNA profile, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-11.10. Expungement of DNA profile
If the Department receives written confirmation from a law-enforcement agency or attorney for the Commonwealth that a DNA profile that has been uploaded pursuant to this chapter into any local, state, or national DNA data bank was determined not to be connected to a criminal offense or that the DNA profile is of an individual who is not the putative perpetrator, the Department shall expunge the DNA profile from the DNA data bank.
The detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a data bank match or data bank information is not invalidated if it is determined that the sample was obtained, placed, or retained in the data bank in good faith pursuant to this chapter, and evidence based upon or derived from the DNA record shall not be excluded by a court.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 19.2-11.10
What does Code of Virginia § 19.2-11.10 cover?
Section 19.2-11.10 ("Expungement of DNA profile") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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