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Timestamp: 2017-12-17 23:35:47
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SENATE BILL NO. 2 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled November 20, 2017 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308, 18.2-308.09, and 18.2-308.016, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-56.3; and to repeal § 18.2-308.012 of the Code of Virginia, relating to carrying loaded firearms in public while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs; penalties. ---------- Patrons-- Ebbin; Delegate: Kory ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------
1. That §§ 18.2-308, 18.2-308.09, and 18.2-308.016, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-56.3 as follows:
§ 18.2-56.3. Carrying a loaded firearm while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs; penalty.
A person who is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs while carrying a loaded firearm on or about his person in a public place is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Conviction of any of the following offenses shall be prima facie evidence, subject to rebuttal, that the person is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs for the purposes of this section: manslaughter in violation of § 18.2-36.1, maiming in violation of § 18.2-51.4, driving while intoxicated in violation of § 18.2-266, public intoxication in violation of § 18.2-388, or driving while intoxicated in violation of § 46.2-341.24. A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years.
C. Except as provided in subsection A of § 18.2-308.012, this This section shall not apply to:
21. An individual who has been convicted of a violation of § 18.2-56.3 within the five-year period immediately preceding the application.
A. Except as provided in subsection A of § 18.2-308.012, § Section 18.2-308 shall not apply to:
2. That § 18.2-308.012 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.