Bill Text: VA SB334 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto [SB334 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SB334-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 19.2-254.01 as follows:
§19.2-254.01. Plea agreements; prohibited provisions.
A. No plea agreement shall contain any provision that purports to waive, release, or extinguish a defendant's (i) rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia; (ii) right to file a petition requesting expungement of the police records and the court records; or (iii) right to have criminal history record information and court records sealed.
B. Any provision of a plea agreement that is prohibited by subsection A is void and unenforceable as against public policy.
2. That the provisions of §19.2-254.01 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, shall apply retroactively to plea agreements entered into or accepted prior to July 1, 2024.
