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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.5:1 — Manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited; penalty

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. § 18.2-308.5:1

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. § 18.2-308.5:1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. As used in this section: "Auto sear" means a device, other than a trigger activator, designed for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. "Trigger activator" means a device designed to allow a semi-automatic firearm to shoot more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger by harnessing the recoil energy of any semi-automatic firearm to which it is affixed so that the trigger resets and continues firing without additional physical manipulation of the trigger by the shooter. B. It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, possess, transfer, or transport an auto sear or a trigger activator in the Commonwealth. C. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 6 felony. D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person from manufacturing, importing, selling, offering for sale, possessing, receiving, transferring, or transporting any item for which such person is in compliance with the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. § 5801 et seq.).

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Is manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.5:1.

Which Virginia statute covers manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited?

Manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.5:1 (Manufacture, importation, sale, possession, transfer, or transportation of auto sears and trigger activators prohibited; penalty).

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