Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:01 — Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 7: Other Illegal Weapons, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:01
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.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States or who is not a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence to knowingly and intentionally possess or transport any assault firearm or to knowingly and intentionally carry about his person, hidden from common observation, an assault firearm.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a citizen of the United States and who is not lawfully present in the United States to knowingly and intentionally possess or transport any firearm or to knowingly and intentionally carry about his person, hidden from common observation, any firearm. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.
C. For purposes of this section, "assault firearm" means any semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine which will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock.
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Is possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:01.
Which Virginia statute covers possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons?
Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:01 (Possession or transportation of certain firearms by certain persons).
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