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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 19. Public Safety
Agency 30. Department of State Police
Chapter 101. Regulations Governing Purchases of Handguns within a 30-Day Period
3/28/2023

19VAC30-101-90. Retention of certificate.

Upon delivery of the certificate issued pursuant to 19VAC30-101-80, a prospective transferor may proceed to transfer the number and type of handguns specified in the certificate provided the transferor has complied with the provisions of § 18.2-308.2:2 B of the Code of Virginia. If the transferor is a dealer in firearms as defined in § 54.1-4200 of the Code of Virginia, the certificate shall be surrendered to the transferor by the applicant prior to the consummation of such sale and shall be kept on file at the transferor's place of business for a period of not less than two years. If the transferor is not a dealer in firearms, the transferor shall attest in writing on the reverse of the certificate, indicating the date the transfer was completed, and the transferee shall return the certificate to the office that issued the certificate. The returned certificate shall then be forwarded to State Police Administrative Headquarters.

Statutory Authority

§ 118.2-308.2:2 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 24, eff. August 20, 2020.

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