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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.1:9 — Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following conviction for importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearm; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Other Illegal Weapons, Code of Virginia.

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Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following conviction for importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearm

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.1:9

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. § 18.2-308.1:9Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

A. Any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for a violation of § 18.2-287.4:1 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. B. Any person convicted of a violation of § 18.2-287.4:1 or this section shall be prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for three years following the date of such conviction at which point the person convicted of such offense shall no longer be prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm pursuant to this section. Such person shall have his firearm rights restored, unless such person receives another disqualifying conviction, is subject to a protective order that would restrict his rights to carry a firearm, or is otherwise prohibited by law from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm.

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Questions this section answers

Is purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following conviction for importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearm a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following conviction for importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearm is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.1:9.

Which Virginia statute covers purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following conviction for importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearm?

Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following conviction for importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearm is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.1:9 (Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm following conviction for importation, sale, possession, etc., of assault firearm; penalty).

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