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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 1. Administration
Agency 30. Department of General Services
Chapter 105. Regulations Prohibiting the Carrying of Firearms or Explosive Materials in Offices Owned or Occupied by Executive Branch Agencies
12/24/2025

1VAC30-105-30. Definitions.

"Authorized security personnel" means a natural person who is employed to (i) perform the functions of observation, detection, reporting, or notification of appropriate authorities or designated agents regarding persons or property on the premises the person is assigned to protect; (ii) safeguard and protect persons and property; or (iii) deter theft, loss, or concealment of any tangible or intangible personal property on the premises the person is assigned to protect.

"Executive branch agency" means any administrative unit of state government in the executive branch, including any department, institution, commission, board, council, authority, or other body, however designated.

"Explosive material" means any chemical compound mixture or device the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion; the term includes dynamite and other high explosives, black powder, pellet powder, smokeless gun powder, detonators, blasting caps, and detonating cord but does not include fireworks or permissible fireworks as defined in § 27-95 of the Code of Virginia.

"Firearm" means any handgun, pistol, revolver, or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile of any kind by action of an explosion of any combustible material.

"Law-enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in § 18.2-307.1 of the Code of Virginia.

"State office" means any building or portion of a building owned, leased, or controlled by or for an executive branch agency. This includes that portion of any building open to others and then used exclusively for functions or activities sponsored by an executive branch agency tenant while such functions are taking place. It does not include parking facilities, lodges, or cabins owned by the Commonwealth and used solely for the public for recreational activities, any buildings that serve as living quarters for Commonwealth employees, or any buildings at a rest area on an interstate highway.

Statutory Authority

§§ 2.2-1102 and 18.2-283.2 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 9, eff. January 27, 2017; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 5, eff. December 5, 2025.

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