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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3 — Penalties for sale, etc., of drug paraphernalia

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1.1: Drug Paraphernalia, Code of Virginia.

Amendment pending: a new version of this section takes effect Thu Jul 01 2027 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. Any person who sells or possesses with intent to sell drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it is either designed for use or intended by such person for use to illegally plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body marijuana or a controlled substance, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. B. Any person eighteen years of age or older who violates subsection A hereof by selling drug paraphernalia to a minor who is at least three years junior to the accused in age shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. C. Any person eighteen years of age or older who distributes drug paraphernalia to a minor shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Is penalties for sale, etc., of drug paraphernalia a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: penalties for sale, etc., of drug paraphernalia ranges from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3.

Sale or possession with intent to sell drug paraphernalia: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3A) · Sale of drug paraphernalia to a minor at least three years junior: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3B) · Distribution of drug paraphernalia to a minor: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3C)

Which Virginia statute covers penalties for sale, etc., of drug paraphernalia?

Penalties for sale, etc., of drug paraphernalia is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-265.3 (Penalties for sale, etc., of drug paraphernalia).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.