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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services
Chapter 130. Regulations Governing the Privacy and Security of Criminal History Record Information Checks for Firearm Purchases
11/24/2024

6VAC20-130-30. Applicability of chapter.

A. This chapter applies to:

1. All licensed dealers in firearms; and

2. The Department of State Police.

B. This chapter shall not apply to:

1. Transactions between persons who are licensed as firearms importers or collectors, manufacturers or dealers pursuant to 18 USC § 921 et seq.;

2. Purchases by or sale to any law-enforcement officer or agent of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any local government; or

3. Antique firearms.

Statutory Authority

§ 18.2-308.2:2 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-02-2 § 2.1, eff. November 2, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 8, Issue 3, eff. December 4, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1992; Volume 35, Issue 2, eff. October 19, 2018.

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