Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-300 — Possession or use of "sawed-off" shotgun or rifle
Virginia § 18.2-300
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 7CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY
Art. 6"SAWED-OFF" SHOTGUN AND "SAWED-OFF" RIFLE ACT
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-300 (2026).
Text
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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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-268.2; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1978, c. 710; 1992, c. 580.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-300, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-300.