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The person issued the permit shall have such permit on his person at all times during which he is carrying a concealed handgun and shall display the permit and a photo identification issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department (passport) upon demand by a law-enforcement officer. A person to whom a nonresident permit is issued shall have such permit on his person at all times when he is carrying a concealed handgun in the Commonwealth and shall display the permit on demand by a law-enforcement officer. A person whose permit is extended due to deployment shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a copy of the documents required by subsection B of § 18.2-308.010.B\n\nFailure to display the permit and a photo identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer shall be punishable by a $25 civil penalty, which shall be paid into the state treasury. Any attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the alleged violation occurred may bring an action to recover the civil penalty. A court may waive such penalty upon presentation to the court of a valid permit and a government-issued photo identification. Any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons for the civil violation of failure to display the concealed handgun permit and photo identification upon demand.C\n\nThe granting of a concealed handgun permit pursuant to this article shall not thereby authorize the possession of any handgun or other weapon on property or in places where such possession is otherwise prohibited by law or is prohibited by the owner of private property.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281979,"text":"The prohibition against carrying a concealed handgun in clause (i) of subsection A of § 18.2-308 shall not apply to a person who has a valid concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this article. 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A person whose permit is extended due to deployment shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a copy of the documents required by subsection B of § 18.2-308.010.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":281980,"text":"Failure to display the permit and a photo identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer shall be punishable by a $25 civil penalty, which shall be paid into the state treasury. Any attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the alleged violation occurred may bring an action to recover the civil penalty. A court may waive such penalty upon presentation to the court of a valid permit and a government-issued photo identification. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 746<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60909,"section_number":"18.2-308.05","catch_line":"Issuance of a de facto permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.05\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56600,"section_number":"18.2-308","catch_line":"Carrying concealed weapons; exceptions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78687,"identifier":"18.2-308.01","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.01","url":"\/18.2-308.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-308.01\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Carrying a concealed handgun with a permit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-308.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The prohibition against carrying a concealed handgun<\/span> in clause (i) of subsection A of § 18.2-308<\/a> shall not apply to a person who has a valid concealed handgun<\/span> permit issued pursuant to this article. The person issued the permit shall have such permit on his person at all times during which he is carrying a concealed handgun<\/span> and shall display the permit and a photo identification issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department (passport) upon demand by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>. A person to whom a nonresident permit is issued shall have such permit on his person at all times when he is carrying a concealed handgun<\/span> in the Commonwealth and shall display the permit on demand by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>. A person whose permit is extended due to deployment shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>, a copy of the documents required by subsection B of § 18.2-308.010<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Failure to display the permit and a photo identification upon demand by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> shall be punishable by a $25 civil penalty<\/span>, which shall be paid into the state treasury. Any attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the alleged violation occurred may bring an action to recover the civil penalty<\/span>. A court<\/span> may waive<\/span> such penalty<\/span> upon presentation to the court<\/span> of a valid permit and a government-issued photo identification. Any law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> may issue<\/span> a summons<\/span> for the civil violation of failure to display the concealed handgun<\/span> permit and photo identification upon demand. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The granting of a concealed handgun<\/span> permit pursuant to this article shall not thereby authorize the possession<\/span> of any handgun<\/span> or other weapon on property or in places where such possession<\/span> is otherwise prohibited by law<\/span> or is prohibited by the owner of private property. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCARRYING A CONCEALED HANDGUN WITH A PERMIT (\u00a7 18.2-308.01)\n\nA. The prohibition against carrying a concealed handgun in clause (i) of\nsubsection A of § 18.2-308 shall not apply to a person who has a valid\nconcealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this article. The person issued the\npermit shall have such permit on his person at all times during which he is\ncarrying a concealed handgun and shall display the permit and a photo\nidentification issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth or by the U.S.\nDepartment of Defense or U.S. State Department (passport) upon demand by a\nlaw-enforcement officer. A person to whom a nonresident permit is issued shall\nhave such permit on his person at all times when he is carrying a concealed\nhandgun in the Commonwealth and shall display the permit on demand by a\nlaw-enforcement officer. A person whose permit is extended due to deployment\nshall carry with him and display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a\ncopy of the documents required by subsection B of § 18.2-308.010.\n\nB. Failure to display the permit and a photo identification upon demand by a\nlaw-enforcement officer shall be punishable by a $25 civil penalty, which shall\nbe paid into the state treasury. Any attorney for the Commonwealth of the county\nor city in which the alleged violation occurred may bring an action to recover\nthe civil penalty. A court may waive such penalty upon presentation to the court\nof a valid permit and a government-issued photo identification. Any\nlaw-enforcement officer may issue a summons for the civil violation of failure\nto display the concealed handgun permit and photo identification upon demand.\n\nC. The granting of a concealed handgun permit pursuant to this article shall not\nthereby authorize the possession of any handgun or other weapon on property or\nin places where such possession is otherwise prohibited by law or is prohibited\nby the owner of private property.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 746.","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}}