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The certified application shall serve as a de facto permit, which shall expire 90 days after issuance, and shall be recognized as a valid concealed handgun permit when presented with a valid government-issued photo identification pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 18.2-308.01, until the court issues a five-year permit or finds the applicant to be disqualified. If the applicant is found to be disqualified after the de facto permit is issued, the applicant shall surrender the de facto permit to the court and the disqualification shall be deemed a denial of the permit and a revocation of the de facto permit.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222772,"text":"If the court has not issued the permit or determined that the applicant is disqualified within 45 days of the date of receipt noted on the application, the clerk shall certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and mail or send via electronic mail a copy of the certified application to the applicant within five business days of the expiration of the 45-day period. 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If the court<\/span> has not issued the permit or determined that the applicant is disqualified within 45 days of the date of receipt noted on the application, the clerk shall certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and mail or send via electronic mail a copy of the certified application to the applicant within five business days of the expiration of the 45-day period. The certified application shall serve as a de facto<\/span> permit, which shall expire 90 days after issuance, and shall be recognized as a valid concealed handgun<\/span> permit when presented with a valid government-issued photo identification pursuant to subsection A of \u00a7 18.2-308.01<\/a>, until the court<\/span> issues<\/span> a five-year permit or finds the applicant to be disqualified. If the applicant is found to be disqualified after the de facto<\/span> permit is issued, the applicant shall surrender the de facto<\/span> permit to the court<\/span> and the disqualification shall be deemed a denial of the permit and a revocation<\/span> of the de facto<\/span> permit.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF A DE FACTO PERMIT (\u00a7 18.2-308.05)\n\nIf the court has not issued the permit or determined that the applicant is\ndisqualified within 45 days of the date of receipt noted on the application, the\nclerk shall certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and\nmail or send via electronic mail a copy of the certified application to the\napplicant within five business days of the expiration of the 45-day period. The\ncertified application shall serve as a de facto permit, which shall expire 90\ndays after issuance, and shall be recognized as a valid concealed handgun permit\nwhen presented with a valid government-issued photo identification pursuant to\nsubsection A of \u00a7 18.2-308.01, until the court issues a five-year permit or\nfinds the applicant to be disqualified. If the applicant is found to be\ndisqualified after the de facto permit is issued, the applicant shall surrender\nthe de facto permit to the court and the disqualification shall be deemed a\ndenial of the permit and a revocation of the de facto permit.\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}}