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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-300 — Possession or use of "sawed-off" shotgun or rifle

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 6: "Sawed-Off" Shotgun and "Sawed-Off" Rifle Act, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-300

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. § 18.2-300Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

A. Possession or use of a "sawed-off" shotgun or "sawed-off" rifle in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a crime of violence is a Class 2 felony. B. Possession or use of a "sawed-off" shotgun or "sawed-off" rifle for any other purpose, except as permitted by this article and official use by those persons permitted possession by § 18.2-303 , is a Class 4 felony.

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