{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/18.2-308.013.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/18.2-308.013.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/18.2-308.013.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/18.2-308.013.html"}],"law_id":76584,"edition_id":1,"section_id":76584,"structure_id":13122,"section_number":"18.2-308.013","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of permit","history":"2013, c. 746.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person convicted of an offense that would disqualify that person from obtaining a permit under &#xA7; 18.2-308.09 or who violates subsection C of &#xA7; 18.2-308.02 shall forfeit his permit for a concealed handgun and surrender it to the court. Upon receipt by the Central Criminal Records Exchange of a record of the arrest, conviction, or occurrence of any other event that would disqualify a person from obtaining a concealed handgun permit under &#xA7; 18.2-308.09, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall notify the court having issued the permit of such disqualifying arrest, conviction, or other event. Upon receipt of such notice of a conviction, the court shall revoke the permit of a person disqualified pursuant to this subsection, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the revocation.B\n\nAn individual who has a felony charge pending or a charge pending for an offense listed in subdivision 14 or 15 of &#xA7; 18.2-308.09, holding a permit for a concealed handgun, may have the permit suspended by the court before which such charge is pending or by the court that issued the permit.C\n\nThe court shall revoke the permit of any individual for whom it would be unlawful to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm under &#xA7; 18.2-308.1:2 or 18.2-308.1:3, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the revocation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":274912,"text":"Any person convicted of an offense that would disqualify that person from obtaining a permit under &#xA7; 18.2-308.09 or who violates subsection C of &#xA7; 18.2-308.02 shall forfeit his permit for a concealed handgun and surrender it to the court. Upon receipt by the Central Criminal Records Exchange of a record of the arrest, conviction, or occurrence of any other event that would disqualify a person from obtaining a concealed handgun permit under &#xA7; 18.2-308.09, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall notify the court having issued the permit of such disqualifying arrest, conviction, or other event. Upon receipt of such notice of a conviction, the court shall revoke the permit of a person disqualified pursuant to this subsection, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the revocation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":274913,"text":"An individual who has a felony charge pending or a charge pending for an offense listed in subdivision 14 or 15 of &#xA7; 18.2-308.09, holding a permit for a concealed handgun, may have the permit suspended by the court before which such charge is pending or by the court that issued the permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":274914,"text":"The court shall revoke the permit of any individual for whom it would be unlawful to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm under &#xA7; 18.2-308.1:2 or 18.2-308.1:3, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the revocation.","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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appeal","url":"\/18.2-308.08\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.08","metadata":false},{"id":85822,"structure_id":13122,"section_number":"18.2-308.09","catch_line":"Disqualifications for a concealed handgun permit","url":"\/18.2-308.09\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.09","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":56622,"structure_id":13122,"section_number":"18.2-308.012","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","url":"\/18.2-308.012\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.012","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":54156,"structure_id":13122,"section_number":"18.2-308.014","catch_line":"Reciprocity","url":"\/18.2-308.014\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.014","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/18.2-308.013\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0746\">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":false,"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":85822,"section_number":"18.2-308.09","catch_line":"Disqualifications for a concealed handgun permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.09\/"},{"id":86450,"section_number":"18.2-308.1:2","catch_line":"Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incapacitated; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.1_2\/"},{"id":81410,"section_number":"18.2-308.1:3","catch_line":"Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.1_3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167145,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76584,"identifier":"18.2-308.013","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.013","url":"\/18.2-308.013\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-308.013\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.013","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension or revocation of permit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-308.013","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any person convicted of an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> that would disqualify that person from obtaining a permit under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Disqualifications for a concealed handgun permit\" href=\"\/18.2-308.09\/\">18.2-308.09<\/a> or who violates subsection C of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Application for a concealed handgun permit; Virginia resident or domiciliary\" href=\"\/18.2-308.02\/\">18.2-308.02<\/a> shall forfeit his permit for a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> and surrender it to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>. Upon receipt by the Central Criminal Records Exchange of a record of the <span class=\"dictionary\">arrest<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>, or occurrence of any other event that would disqualify a person from obtaining a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> permit under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Disqualifications for a concealed handgun permit\" href=\"\/18.2-308.09\/\">18.2-308.09<\/a>, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> having issued the permit of such disqualifying <span class=\"dictionary\">arrest<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>, or other event. Upon receipt of such notice of a <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall revoke the permit of a person disqualified pursuant to this subsection, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-274912\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-308.013\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> An individual who has a <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span> charge pending or a charge pending for an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> listed in subdivision 14 or 15 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Disqualifications for a concealed handgun permit\" href=\"\/18.2-308.09\/\">18.2-308.09<\/a>, holding a permit for a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span>, may have the permit suspended by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> before which such charge is pending or by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> that issued the permit. <a id=\"paragraph-274913\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-308.013\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall revoke the permit of any individual for whom it would be unlawful to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons adjudicated legally incompetent or mentally incapacitated; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-308.1_2\/\">18.2-308.1:2<\/a> or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm by persons involuntarily admitted or ordered to outpatient treatment; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-308.1_3\/\">18.2-308.1:3<\/a>, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-274914\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-308.013\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT (\u00a7 18.2-308.013)\n\nA. Any person convicted of an offense that would disqualify that person from\nobtaining a permit under &#xA7; 18.2-308.09 or who violates subsection C of\n&#xA7; 18.2-308.02 shall forfeit his permit for a concealed handgun and\nsurrender it to the court. Upon receipt by the Central Criminal Records Exchange\nof a record of the arrest, conviction, or occurrence of any other event that\nwould disqualify a person from obtaining a concealed handgun permit under &#xA7;\n18.2-308.09, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall notify the court having\nissued the permit of such disqualifying arrest, conviction, or other event. Upon\nreceipt of such notice of a conviction, the court shall revoke the permit of a\nperson disqualified pursuant to this subsection, and shall promptly notify the\nState Police and the person whose permit was revoked of the revocation.\n\nB. An individual who has a felony charge pending or a charge pending for an\noffense listed in subdivision 14 or 15 of &#xA7; 18.2-308.09, holding a permit\nfor a concealed handgun, may have the permit suspended by the court before which\nsuch charge is pending or by the court that issued the permit.\n\nC. The court shall revoke the permit of any individual for whom it would be\nunlawful to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm under &#xA7; 18.2-308.1:2\nor 18.2-308.1:3, and shall promptly notify the State Police and the person whose\npermit was revoked of the revocation.\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}}