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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6 — Possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2.2: Terrorism Offenses, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6

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. § 18.2-46.6Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. Any person who, with the intent to commit an act of terrorism, possesses, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures (i) a weapon of terrorism or (ii) a "fire bomb," "explosive material," or "device," as those terms are defined in § 18.2-85 , is guilty of a Class 2 felony. B. Any person who, with the intent to commit an act of terrorism, possesses, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures any device or material that by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or appears to contain a (i) weapon of terrorism or (ii) a "fire bomb," "explosive material," or "device," as those terms are defined in § 18.2-85 , but that is an imitation of any such weapon of terrorism, "fire bomb," "explosive material," or "device" is guilty of a Class 3 felony. C. Any person who, with the intent to (i) intimidate the civilian population, (ii) influence the conduct or activities of the government of the United States, a state or locality through intimidation, (iii) compel the emergency evacuation of any place of assembly, building or other structure or any means of mass transportation, or (iv) place any person in reasonable apprehension of bodily harm, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures any device or material that by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or appears to contain a weapon of terrorism, but that is an imitation of any such weapon of terrorism is guilty of a Class 6 felony. D. Any person who knowingly and intentionally manufactures or knowingly and intentionally distributes a weapon of terrorism when such person knows that such weapon of terrorism is, or contains, any mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

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Is possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited ranges from a class 6 felony to a class 2 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6.

Possession/use/manufacture of actual weapon of terrorism, fire bomb, explosive material, or device with intent to commit act of terrorism: class 2 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6A) · Imitation weapon of terrorism with intent to commit act of terrorism: class 3 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6B) · Imitation weapon of terrorism with intent to intimidate or cause evacuation/apprehension: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6C) · Manufacture or distribution of fentanyl-containing weapon of terrorism: class 4 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6D)

Which Virginia statute covers possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited?

Possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.6 (Possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited; penalty).

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