§ 62.1-04-01 — Definition of concealed

A firearm or dangerous weapon is concealed if it is carried in such a manner as to not be
discernible by the ordinary observation of a passerby. There is no requirement that there be
absolute invisibility of the firearm or dangerous weapon, merely that it not be ordinarily
discernible. A firearm or dangerous weapon is considered concealed if it is not secured, and is
worn under clothing or carried in a bundle that is held or carried by the individual, or transported
in a vehicle under the individual's control or direction and available to the individual, including
beneath the seat or in a glove compartment. A firearm or dangerous weapon is not considered
concealed if it is:
1. Carried in a belt holster which is wholly or substantially visible or carried in a case
designed for carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon and which is wholly or
substantially visible;
2. Locked in a closed trunk or luggage compartment of a motor vehicle;
3. Carried in the field while lawfully engaged in hunting, trapping, or target shooting,
whether visible or not;
4. Carried by any person permitted by law to possess a handgun unloaded and in a
secure wrapper from the place of purchase to that person's home or place of business,
or to a place of repair, or back from those locations; or
5. A bow and arrow, rifle, shotgun, unloaded handgun, or a weapon that will expel, or is
readily capable of expelling, a projectile by the action of a spring, compressed air, or
compressed gas including any such weapon commonly referred to as a BB gun, air
rifle, or CO gun, while carried in a motor vehicle.
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