Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1164
Timestamp: 2019-02-17 17:39:29
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SENATE BILL NO. 1164 Offered January 9, 2019 Prefiled January 2, 2019 A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-4201.2 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.2:5, relating to firearm transfers; criminal history record checks; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Saslaw ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------
1. That § 54.1-4201.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.2:5 as follows:
A. No person shall sell, rent, trade, or transfer a firearm unless he has obtained verification from a licensed dealer in firearms that information on the prospective purchaser or transferee has been submitted for a criminal history record information check as set out in § 18.2-308.2:2 and that a determination has been received from the Department of State Police that the prospective purchaser or transferee is not prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm. The Department of State Police shall provide a means by which transferors may obtain from designated licensed dealers the approval or denial of firearm transfer requests on the basis of criminal history record information checks. The processes established shall conform to the provisions of § 18.2-308.2:2, and the definitions and provisions of § 18.2-308.2:2 regarding criminal history record information checks shall apply to this section mutatis mutandis. The designated dealer shall collect and disseminate the fees prescribed and required in § 18.2-308.2:2. The dealer may charge and retain an additional fee not to exceed $15 for obtaining criminal history record information checks on behalf of transferors. Any person who willfully and intentionally sells, rents, trades, or transfers a firearm to another person without obtaining verification in accordance with this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law and when the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm or intends to use the firearm in the commission of a crime, a person may transfer a firearm to another person if:
1. The transfer is a bona fide gift made by or to a member of a person's immediate family, as defined in § 6.2-1300, or a personal friend;
5. The transfer occurs at a firearms show, as defined in § 54.1-4200, and the transferor has received a determination from the Department of State Police that the transferee is not prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm in accordance with § 54.1-4201.2;
8. The sale or transfer of a firearm is to an authorized representative of the Commonwealth or any subdivision thereof as part of an authorized voluntary gun buyback or give-back program;
9. The transfer is of an antique firearm as defined in § 18.2-308.2:2; or
10. The transfer occurs at a shooting range, shooting gallery, or any other area designed for the purpose of target shooting or for use during target practice, a firearms safety or training course or class, a shooting competition, or any similar lawful activity.