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Persons who previously have been issued a concealed handgun permit pursuant to this article shall not be required to appear in person to apply for a new five-year permit pursuant to this section, and the application for the new permit, including a photocopy of the applicant’s valid photo identification, may be submitted via the United States mail. The circuit court that receives the application shall promptly notify an applicant if the application is incomplete or if the fee submitted for the permit pursuant to \u00a7 18.2-308.03 is incorrect.2\n\nIf a new five-year permit is issued while an existing permit remains valid, the new five-year permit shall become effective upon the expiration date of the existing permit, provided that the application is received by the court at least 90 days but no more than 180 days prior to the expiration of the existing permit.3\n\nAny order denying issuance of the new permit shall be in accordance with subsection A of § 18.2-308.08.B\n\nIf a permit holder is a member of the Virginia National Guard, Armed Forces of the United States, or the Armed Forces Reserves of the United States, and his five-year permit expires during an active-duty military deployment outside of the permittee’s county or city of residence, such permit shall remain valid for 90 days after the end date of the deployment. In order to establish proof of continued validity of the permit, such a permittee shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a copy of the permittee’s deployment orders or other documentation from the permittee’s commanding officer that order the permittee to travel outside of his county or city of residence and that indicate the start and end date of such deployment.C\n\nIf the clerk has an electronic system for, and issuance of, concealed handgun permits and such system has the capability of sending electronic notices to permit holders and if a permit holder requests such notice on the concealed handgun application form, the clerk that issued the permit shall notify the permit holder by electronic mail at least 90 days prior to the permit expiration date that the permit will expire. The failure of a clerk to send the notice required by this subsection or the failure of the permit holder to receive such notice shall not extend the validity of the existing permit beyond its expiration date.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212420,"text":"1. Persons who previously have held a concealed handgun permit shall be issued, upon application as provided in \u00a7 18.2-308.02, a new five-year permit unless it is found that the applicant is subject to any of the disqualifications set forth in \u00a7 18.2-308.09. Persons who previously have been issued a concealed handgun permit pursuant to this article shall not be required to appear in person to apply for a new five-year permit pursuant to this section, and the application for the new permit, including a photocopy of the applicant’s valid photo identification, may be submitted via the United States mail. The circuit court that receives the application shall promptly notify an applicant if the application is incomplete or if the fee submitted for the permit pursuant to \u00a7 18.2-308.03 is incorrect.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A2"},"1":{"id":212421,"text":"If a new five-year permit is issued while an existing permit remains valid, the new five-year permit shall become effective upon the expiration date of the existing permit, provided that the application is received by the court at least 90 days but no more than 180 days prior to the expiration of the existing permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A3"},"2":{"id":212422,"text":"Any order denying issuance of the new permit shall be in accordance with subsection A of § 18.2-308.08.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":212423,"text":"If a permit holder is a member of the Virginia National Guard, Armed Forces of the United States, or the Armed Forces Reserves of the United States, and his five-year permit expires during an active-duty military deployment outside of the permittee’s county or city of residence, such permit shall remain valid for 90 days after the end date of the deployment. In order to establish proof of continued validity of the permit, such a permittee shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a copy of the permittee’s deployment orders or other documentation from the permittee’s commanding officer that order the permittee to travel outside of his county or city of residence and that indicate the start and end date of such deployment.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":212424,"text":"If the clerk has an electronic system for, and issuance of, concealed handgun permits and such system has the capability of sending electronic notices to permit holders and if a permit holder requests such notice on the concealed handgun application form, the clerk that issued the permit shall notify the permit holder by electronic mail at least 90 days prior to the permit expiration date that the permit will expire. The failure of a clerk to send the notice required by this subsection or the failure of the permit holder to receive such notice shall not extend the validity of the existing permit beyond its expiration date.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13122,"edition_id":1,"name":"Concealed Weapons and Concealed Handgun Permits","identifier":"6.1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12973,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:18","permalink":{"id":167119,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13122,"identifier":"6.1","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1","url":"\/18.2\/7\/6.1\/","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":85552,"structure_id":13122,"section_number":"18.2-307.1","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/18.2-307.1\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-307.1","metadata":false},{"id":56600,"structure_id":13122,"section_number":"18.2-308","catch_line":"Carrying concealed weapons; 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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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapters 99<\/a> and 237<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54280,"section_number":"18.2-308.02","catch_line":"Application for a concealed handgun permit; Virginia resident or domiciliary","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.02\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54280,"section_number":"18.2-308.02","catch_line":"Application for a concealed handgun permit; Virginia resident or domiciliary","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.02\/"},{"id":73895,"section_number":"18.2-308.03","catch_line":"Fees for concealed handgun permits","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.03\/"},{"id":85822,"section_number":"18.2-308.09","catch_line":"Disqualifications for a concealed handgun permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.09\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167133,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57991,"identifier":"18.2-308.010","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.010","url":"\/18.2-308.010\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-308.010\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.010","dublin_core":{"Title":"Renewal of concealed handgun permit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-308.010","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> 1. Persons who previously have held a concealed handgun<\/span> permit shall be issued, upon application as provided in \u00a7 18.2-308.02<\/a>, a new five-year permit unless it is found that the applicant is subject to any of the disqualifications set forth in \u00a7 18.2-308.09<\/a>. Persons who previously have been issued a concealed handgun<\/span> permit pursuant to this article shall not be required to appear in person to apply for a new five-year permit pursuant to this section, and the application for the new permit, including a photocopy of the applicant’s valid photo identification, may be submitted via the United States mail. The circuit<\/span> court<\/span> that receives the application shall promptly notify an applicant if the application is incomplete or if the fee submitted for the permit pursuant to \u00a7 18.2-308.03<\/a> is incorrect. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If a new five-year permit is issued while an existing permit remains valid, the new five-year permit shall become effective upon the expiration date of the existing permit, provided that the application is received by the court<\/span> at least 90 days but no more than 180 days prior to the expiration of the existing permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any order<\/span> denying issuance of the new permit shall be in accordance with subsection A of § 18.2-308.08<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a permit holder is a member of the Virginia National Guard, Armed Forces of the United States, or the Armed Forces Reserves of the United States, and his five-year permit expires during an active-duty military deployment outside of the permittee’s county or city of residence, such permit shall remain valid for 90 days after the end date of the deployment. In order<\/span> to establish proof of continued validity of the permit, such a permittee shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>, a copy of the permittee’s deployment orders<\/span> or other documentation from the permittee’s commanding officer that order<\/span> the permittee to travel outside of his county or city of residence and that indicate the start and end date of such deployment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the clerk has an electronic system for, and issuance of, concealed handgun<\/span> permits and such system has the capability of sending electronic notices to permit holders and if a permit holder requests such notice on the concealed handgun<\/span> application form, the clerk that issued the permit shall notify the permit holder by electronic mail at least 90 days prior to the permit expiration date that the permit will expire. The failure of a clerk to send the notice required by this subsection or the failure of the permit holder to receive such notice shall not extend the validity of the existing permit beyond its expiration date. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRENEWAL OF CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT (\u00a7 18.2-308.010)\n\nA. 1. Persons who previously have held a concealed handgun permit shall be\nissued, upon application as provided in \u00a7 18.2-308.02, a new five-year permit\nunless it is found that the applicant is subject to any of the disqualifications\nset forth in \u00a7 18.2-308.09. Persons who previously have been issued a concealed\nhandgun permit pursuant to this article shall not be required to appear in\nperson to apply for a new five-year permit pursuant to this section, and the\napplication for the new permit, including a photocopy of the applicant’s\nvalid photo identification, may be submitted via the United States mail. The\ncircuit court that receives the application shall promptly notify an applicant\nif the application is incomplete or if the fee submitted for the permit pursuant\nto \u00a7 18.2-308.03 is incorrect.\n\n 2. If a new five-year permit is issued while an existing permit remains valid,\n the new five-year permit shall become effective upon the expiration date of\n the existing permit, provided that the application is received by the court at\n least 90 days but no more than 180 days prior to the expiration of the\n existing permit.\n\n 3. Any order denying issuance of the new permit shall be in accordance with\n subsection A of § 18.2-308.08.\n\nB. If a permit holder is a member of the Virginia National Guard, Armed Forces\nof the United States, or the Armed Forces Reserves of the United States, and his\nfive-year permit expires during an active-duty military deployment outside of\nthe permittee’s county or city of residence, such permit shall remain\nvalid for 90 days after the end date of the deployment. In order to establish\nproof of continued validity of the permit, such a permittee shall carry with him\nand display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a copy of the\npermittee’s deployment orders or other documentation from the\npermittee’s commanding officer that order the permittee to travel outside\nof his county or city of residence and that indicate the start and end date of\nsuch deployment.\n\nC. If the clerk has an electronic system for, and issuance of, concealed handgun\npermits and such system has the capability of sending electronic notices to\npermit holders and if a permit holder requests such notice on the concealed\nhandgun application form, the clerk that issued the permit shall notify the\npermit holder by electronic mail at least 90 days prior to the permit expiration\ndate that the permit will expire. The failure of a clerk to send the notice\nrequired by this subsection or the failure of the permit holder to receive such\nnotice shall not extend the validity of the existing permit beyond its\nexpiration date.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 746; 2017, cc. 99, 237.","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}}