Under Virginia Code 19.2-392.2 the only things that may be expunged are charges for which a person is acquitted, when a motion nolle prosequi is made, or the charge is "otherwise dismissed" in a way that does not indicate the evidence was sufficient to find the person guilty. So if you were convicted (found guilty) then the charge cannot be expunged in Virginia.
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