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The Superintendent of State Police shall enter into agreements for reciprocal recognition with such other states that require an agreement to be in place before such state will recognize a Virginia concealed handgun permit as valid in such state. The Attorney General shall provide the Superintendent with any legal assistance or advice necessary for the Superintendent to perform his duties set forth in this subsection. If the Superintendent determines that another state requires that an agreement for reciprocal recognition be executed by the Attorney General or otherwise formally approved by the Attorney General as a condition of such other state’s entering into an agreement for reciprocal recognition, the Attorney General shall (a) execute such agreement or otherwise formally approve such agreement and (b) return to the Superintendent the executed agreement or, in a form deemed acceptable by such other state, documentation of his formal approval of such agreement within 30 days after the Superintendent notifies the Attorney General, in writing, that he is required to execute or otherwise formally approve such agreement.B\n\nFor the purposes of participation in concealed handgun reciprocity agreements with other jurisdictions, the official government-issued law-enforcement identification card issued to an active-duty law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth who is exempt from obtaining a concealed handgun permit under this article shall be deemed a concealed handgun permit.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198768,"text":"A valid concealed handgun or concealed weapon permit or license issued by another state shall authorize the holder of such permit or license who is at least 21 years of age to carry a concealed handgun in the Commonwealth, provided (i) the issuing authority provides the means for instantaneous verification of the validity of all such permits or licenses issued within that state, accessible 24 hours a day if available; (ii) the permit or license holder carries a photo identification issued by a government agency of any state or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. Department of State and displays the permit or license and such identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer; and (iii) the permit or license holder has not previously had a Virginia concealed handgun permit revoked. The Superintendent of State Police shall enter into agreements for reciprocal recognition with such other states that require an agreement to be in place before such state will recognize a Virginia concealed handgun permit as valid in such state. The Attorney General shall provide the Superintendent with any legal assistance or advice necessary for the Superintendent to perform his duties set forth in this subsection. If the Superintendent determines that another state requires that an agreement for reciprocal recognition be executed by the Attorney General or otherwise formally approved by the Attorney General as a condition of such other state’s entering into an agreement for reciprocal recognition, the Attorney General shall (a) execute such agreement or otherwise formally approve such agreement and (b) return to the Superintendent the executed agreement or, in a form deemed acceptable by such other state, documentation of his formal approval of such agreement within 30 days after the Superintendent notifies the Attorney General, in writing, that he is required to execute or otherwise formally approve such agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":198769,"text":"For the purposes of participation in concealed handgun reciprocity agreements with other jurisdictions, the official government-issued law-enforcement identification card issued to an active-duty law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth who is exempt from obtaining a concealed handgun permit under this article shall be deemed a concealed handgun permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"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 2016, chapters 46<\/a> and 47<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77788,"section_number":"18.2-308.016","catch_line":"Retired law-enforcement officers; carrying a concealed handgun","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.016\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":167149,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54156,"identifier":"18.2-308.014","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.014","url":"\/18.2-308.014\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-308.014\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.014","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reciprocity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-308.014","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A valid concealed handgun<\/span> or concealed weapon permit or license issued by another state shall authorize the holder of such permit or license who is at least 21 years of age to carry a concealed handgun<\/span> in the Commonwealth, provided (i) the issuing authority provides the means for instantaneous verification of the validity of all such permits or licenses issued within that state, accessible 24 hours a day if available; (ii) the permit or license holder carries a photo identification issued by a government agency of any state or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. Department of State and displays the permit or license and such identification upon demand by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>; and (iii) the permit or license holder has not previously had a Virginia concealed handgun<\/span> permit revoked. The Superintendent of State Police shall enter into agreements for reciprocal recognition with such other states that require an agreement to be in place before such state will recognize a Virginia concealed handgun<\/span> permit as valid in such state. The Attorney General<\/span> shall provide the Superintendent with any legal assistance or advice necessary for the Superintendent to perform his duties set forth in this subsection. If the Superintendent determines that another state requires that an agreement for reciprocal recognition be executed by the Attorney General<\/span> or otherwise formally approved by the Attorney General<\/span> as a condition of such other state’s entering into an agreement for reciprocal recognition, the Attorney General<\/span> shall (a) execute such agreement or otherwise formally approve such agreement and (b) return to the Superintendent the executed agreement or, in a form deemed acceptable by such other state, documentation of his formal approval of such agreement within 30 days after the Superintendent notifies the Attorney General<\/span>, in writing, that he is required to execute or otherwise formally approve such agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purposes of participation in concealed handgun<\/span> reciprocity agreements with other jurisdictions<\/span>, the official government-issued law<\/span>-enforcement identification card issued to an active-duty law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> in the Commonwealth who is exempt from obtaining a concealed handgun<\/span> permit under this article shall be deemed a concealed handgun<\/span> permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECIPROCITY (\u00a7 18.2-308.014)\n\nA. A valid concealed handgun or concealed weapon permit or license issued by\nanother state shall authorize the holder of such permit or license who is at\nleast 21 years of age to carry a concealed handgun in the Commonwealth, provided\n(i) the issuing authority provides the means for instantaneous verification of\nthe validity of all such permits or licenses issued within that state,\naccessible 24 hours a day if available; (ii) the permit or license holder\ncarries a photo identification issued by a government agency of any state or by\nthe U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. Department of State and displays the\npermit or license and such identification upon demand by a law-enforcement\nofficer; and (iii) the permit or license holder has not previously had a\nVirginia concealed handgun permit revoked. The Superintendent of State Police\nshall enter into agreements for reciprocal recognition with such other states\nthat require an agreement to be in place before such state will recognize a\nVirginia concealed handgun permit as valid in such state. The Attorney General\nshall provide the Superintendent with any legal assistance or advice necessary\nfor the Superintendent to perform his duties set forth in this subsection. If\nthe Superintendent determines that another state requires that an agreement for\nreciprocal recognition be executed by the Attorney General or otherwise formally\napproved by the Attorney General as a condition of such other state’s\nentering into an agreement for reciprocal recognition, the Attorney General\nshall (a) execute such agreement or otherwise formally approve such agreement\nand (b) return to the Superintendent the executed agreement or, in a form deemed\nacceptable by such other state, documentation of his formal approval of such\nagreement within 30 days after the Superintendent notifies the Attorney General,\nin writing, that he is required to execute or otherwise formally approve such\nagreement.\n\nB. For the purposes of participation in concealed handgun reciprocity agreements\nwith other jurisdictions, the official government-issued law-enforcement\nidentification card issued to an active-duty law-enforcement officer in the\nCommonwealth who is exempt from obtaining a concealed handgun permit under this\narticle shall be deemed a concealed handgun permit.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 746; 2016, cc. 46, 47.","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}}