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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

1VAC30-105-80. Exemptions.

A. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to law-enforcement officers, authorized security personnel, or military personnel, or fire marshals who have police powers when such individuals are authorized to carry a firearm in accordance with their duties and when such individuals are carrying the firearm within that authority. The provisions of this chapter also do not apply to any member of a cadet corps who is recognized by a public institution of higher education while such member is participating in an official ceremonial event for the Commonwealth.

B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following:

1. Any State Police officer who is off duty;

2. Any retired State Police officer who has participated in annual firearms training and has qualified to the standards required of active law-enforcement officers in the Commonwealth, in accordance with § 18.2-308.016 C of the Code of Virginia;

3. Any retired law-enforcement officer who has participated in annual firearms training, has qualified pursuant to § 18.2-308.016 C of the Code of Virginia, and is visiting a gun range owned or leased by the Commonwealth;

4. Any of the following employees authorized to carry a firearm while acting in the conduct of such employee's official duties:

a. A bail bondsman as defined in § 9.1-185 of the Code of Virginia;

b. An employee of the Department of Corrections or a state juvenile correctional facility;

c. An employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation; or

d. An employee of the Department of Wildlife Resources;

5. Any individual carrying a weapon into a courthouse who is exempt under § 18.2-283.1 of the Code of Virginia;

6. Any property owned or operated by a public institution of higher education;

7. Any state park; or

8. Any magistrate acting in the conduct of the magistrate's official duties.

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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