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Sess., c. 14; 1993, cc. 30, 708, 729; 1999, c. 873; 2000, cc. 1020, 1041; 2003, cc. 80, 91; 2004, c. 461; 2005, c. 716; 2006, c. 325; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2014, cc. 674, 719; 2020, cc. 860, 861.","full_text":"A\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or distribute or possess with intent to sell, give or distribute any controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana while:1\n\nUpon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any public or private elementary or secondary school, any institution of higher education, or any clearly marked licensed child day center as defined in § 22.1-289.02;2\n\nUpon public property or any property open to public use within 1,000 feet of the property described in subdivision 1;3\n\nOn any school bus as defined in § 46.2-100;4\n\nUpon a designated school bus stop, or upon either public property or any property open to public use which is within 1,000 feet of such school bus stop, during the time when school children are waiting to be picked up and transported to or are being dropped off from school or a school-sponsored activity;5\n\nUpon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any publicly owned or publicly operated recreation or community center facility or any public library; or6\n\nUpon the property of any state facility as defined in § 37.2-100 or upon public property or property open to public use within 1,000 feet of such an institution. It is a violation of the provisions of this section if the person possessed the controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana on the property described in subdivisions 1 through 6, regardless of where the person intended to sell, give or distribute the controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the authorized distribution of controlled substances.B\n\nViolation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct felony. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years and fined not more than $100,000. A second or subsequent conviction hereunder for an offense involving a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or more than one-half ounce of marijuana shall be punished by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year to be served consecutively with any other sentence. However, if such person proves that he sold such controlled substance or marijuana only as an accommodation to another individual and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient or intended recipient of the controlled substance or marijuana to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance or marijuana, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.C\n\nIf a person commits an act violating the provisions of this section, and the same act also violates another provision of law that provides for penalties greater than those provided for by this section, then nothing in this section shall prohibit or bar any prosecution or proceeding under that other provision of law or the imposition of any penalties provided for thereby.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284110,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or distribute or possess with intent to sell, give or distribute any controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana while:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":284111,"text":"Upon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any public or private elementary or secondary school, any institution of higher education, or any clearly marked licensed child day center as defined in § 22.1-289.02;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":284112,"text":"Upon public property or any property open to public use within 1,000 feet of the property described in subdivision 1;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":284113,"text":"On any school bus as defined in § 46.2-100;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":284114,"text":"Upon a designated school bus stop, or upon either public property or any property open to public use which is within 1,000 feet of such school bus stop, during the time when school children are waiting to be picked up and transported to or are being dropped off from school or a school-sponsored activity;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":284115,"text":"Upon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any publicly owned or publicly operated recreation or community center facility or any public library; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":284116,"text":"Upon the property of any state facility as defined in § 37.2-100 or upon public property or property open to public use within 1,000 feet of such an institution. It is a violation of the provisions of this section if the person possessed the controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana on the property described in subdivisions 1 through 6, regardless of where the person intended to sell, give or distribute the controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the authorized distribution of controlled substances.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B"},"7":{"id":284117,"text":"Violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct felony. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years and fined not more than $100,000. A second or subsequent conviction hereunder for an offense involving a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or more than one-half ounce of marijuana shall be punished by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year to be served consecutively with any other sentence. However, if such person proves that he sold such controlled substance or marijuana only as an accommodation to another individual and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient or intended recipient of the controlled substance or marijuana to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance or marijuana, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"C"},"8":{"id":284118,"text":"If a person commits an act violating the provisions of this section, and the same act also violates another provision of law that provides for penalties greater than those provided for by this section, then nothing in this section shall prohibit or bar any prosecution or proceeding under that other provision of law or the imposition of any penalties provided for thereby.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13207,"edition_id":1,"name":"Drugs","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12973,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:27","permalink":{"id":166503,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13207,"identifier":"1","token":"18.2\/7\/1","url":"\/18.2\/7\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12973,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Involving Health and Safety","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":166501,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12973,"identifier":"7","token":"18.2\/7","url":"\/18.2\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84070,"structure_id":13207,"section_number":"18.2-247","catch_line":"Use of terms \"controlled substances,\" \"marijuana,\" \"Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,\" \"imitation controlled substance,\" and \"counterfeit controlled substance\" in Title 18.2","url":"\/18.2-247\/","token":"18.2\/7\/1\/18.2-247","metadata":false},{"id":68693,"structure_id":13207,"section_number":"18.2-248","catch_line":"Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 594 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 13 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapters 619, 682, and 709; in 1990, chapters 617 and 622; in 1991, chapter 268; in 1993, chapters 30, 708, and 729; in 1999, chapter 873<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 1020<\/a> and 1041<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 80<\/a> and 91<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 461<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 325<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 384<\/a> and 410<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 674<\/a> and 719<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86583,"section_number":"18.2-46.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-46.1\/"},{"id":64740,"section_number":"19.2-303.01","catch_line":"Reduction of sentence; substantial assistance to prosecution","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-303.01\/"},{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"},{"id":64394,"section_number":"53.1-231.2","catch_line":"Restoration of the civil right to be eligible to register to vote to certain persons","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-231.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83341,"section_number":"22.1-289.02","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.02\/"},{"id":76036,"section_number":"37.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-100\/"},{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"},{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166657,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79362,"identifier":"18.2-255.2","token":"18.2\/7\/1\/18.2-255.2","url":"\/18.2-255.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-255.2\/","token":"18.2\/7\/1\/18.2-255.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibiting the sale or manufacture of drugs on or near certain properties; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-255.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or distribute or possess with intent<\/span> to sell, give or distribute any controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana while: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Upon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any public or private elementary or secondary school, any institution of higher education, or any clearly marked licensed child day center as defined in § 22.1-289.02<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Upon public property or any property open to public use within 1,000 feet of the property described in subdivision 1; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> On any school bus as defined in § 46.2-100<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Upon a designated school bus stop, or upon either public property or any property open to public use which is within 1,000 feet of such school bus stop, during the time when school children are waiting to be picked up and transported to or are being dropped off from school or a school-sponsored activity; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Upon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any publicly owned or publicly operated recreation or community center facility or any public library; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Upon the property of any state facility as defined in § 37.2-100<\/a> or upon public property or property open to public use within 1,000 feet of such an institution. It is a violation of the provisions of this section if the person possessed the controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana on the property described in subdivisions 1 through 6, regardless of where the person intended to sell, give or distribute the controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the authorized distribution of controlled substances. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct felony<\/span>. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction<\/span>, be imprisoned for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years and fined not more than $100,000. A second or subsequent conviction<\/span> hereunder for an offense<\/span> involving a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) or more than one-half ounce of marijuana shall be punished by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year to be served consecutively with any other sentence. However, if such person proves that he sold such controlled substance or marijuana only as an accommodation to another individual and not with intent<\/span> to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient or intended recipient of the controlled substance or marijuana to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance or marijuana, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If a person commits an act violating the provisions of this section, and the same act also violates another provision of law<\/span> that provides for penalties greater than those provided for by this section, then nothing in this section shall prohibit or bar any prosecution<\/span> or proceeding under that other provision of law<\/span> or the imposition of any penalties provided for thereby. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITING THE SALE OR MANUFACTURE OF DRUGS ON OR NEAR CERTAIN PROPERTIES;\nPENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-255.2)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or distribute or\npossess with intent to sell, give or distribute any controlled substance,\nimitation controlled substance, or marijuana while:\n\n 1. Upon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any public or\n private elementary or secondary school, any institution of higher education,\n or any clearly marked licensed child day center as defined in §\n 22.1-289.02;\n\n 2. Upon public property or any property open to public use within 1,000 feet\n of the property described in subdivision 1;\n\n 3. On any school bus as defined in § 46.2-100;\n\n 4. Upon a designated school bus stop, or upon either public property or any\n property open to public use which is within 1,000 feet of such school bus\n stop, during the time when school children are waiting to be picked up and\n transported to or are being dropped off from school or a school-sponsored\n activity;\n\n 5. Upon the property, including buildings and grounds, of any publicly owned\n or publicly operated recreation or community center facility or any public\n library; or\n\n 6. Upon the property of any state facility as defined in § 37.2-100 or\n upon public property or property open to public use within 1,000 feet of such\n an institution. It is a violation of the provisions of this section if the\n person possessed the controlled substance, imitation controlled substance, or\n marijuana on the property described in subdivisions 1 through 6, regardless of\n where the person intended to sell, give or distribute the controlled\n substance, imitation controlled substance, or marijuana. Nothing in this\n section shall prohibit the authorized distribution of controlled substances.\n\nB. Violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct felony.\nAny person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be\nimprisoned for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years and\nfined not more than $100,000. A second or subsequent conviction hereunder for an\noffense involving a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III of\nthe Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or more than one-half ounce of\nmarijuana shall be punished by a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one\nyear to be served consecutively with any other sentence. However, if such person\nproves that he sold such controlled substance or marijuana only as an\naccommodation to another individual and not with intent to profit thereby from\nany consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient or intended\nrecipient of the controlled substance or marijuana to use or become addicted to\nor dependent upon such controlled substance or marijuana, he is guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nC. If a person commits an act violating the provisions of this section, and the\nsame act also violates another provision of law that provides for penalties\ngreater than those provided for by this section, then nothing in this section\nshall prohibit or bar any prosecution or proceeding under that other provision\nof law or the imposition of any penalties provided for thereby.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 594; 1989, cc. 619, 682, 709; 1990, cc. 617, 622; 1991, c.\n268; 1991, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 14; 1993, cc. 30, 708, 729; 1999, c. 873; 2000, cc.\n1020, 1041; 2003, cc. 80, 91; 2004, c. 461; 2005, c. 716; 2006, c. 325; 2011,\ncc. 384, 410; 2014, cc. 674, 719; 2020, cc. 860, 861.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}