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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1968, chapter 661; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1992, chapter 580.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62541,"section_number":"18.2-300","catch_line":"Possession or use of \"sawed-off\" shotgun or rifle","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-300\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":167095,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60143,"identifier":"18.2-303","token":"18.2\/7\/6\/18.2-303","url":"\/18.2-303\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-303\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6\/18.2-303","dublin_core":{"Title":"What article does not apply to","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-303","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The manufacture for, and sale of, “sawed-off” shotguns or “sawed-off” rifles to the armed forces or law<\/span>-enforcement officers of the United States or of any state or of any political subdivision thereof, or the transportation required for that purpose; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> “Sawed-off” shotguns, “sawed-off” rifles and automatic arms issued to the National Guard of Virginia by the United States or such arms used by the United States Army or Navy or in the hands of troops of the national guards of other states or territories of the United States passing through Virginia, or such arms as may be provided for the officers of the State Police or officers of penal institutions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT ARTICLE DOES NOT APPLY TO (\u00a7 18.2-303)\n\nThe provisions of this article shall not be applicable to:\n\n1. The manufacture for, and sale of, “sawed-off” shotguns or\n“sawed-off” rifles to the armed forces or law-enforcement officers\nof the United States or of any state or of any political subdivision thereof, or\nthe transportation required for that purpose; and\n\n2. “Sawed-off” shotguns, “sawed-off” rifles and\nautomatic arms issued to the National Guard of Virginia by the United States or\nsuch arms used by the United States Army or Navy or in the hands of troops of\nthe national guards of other states or territories of the United States passing\nthrough Virginia, or such arms as may be provided for the officers of the State\nPolice or officers of penal institutions.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-268.5; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1992, c. 580.","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}}