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The State Police shall enter the permittee’s name and description in the Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and current status will be made known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for investigative purposes.B\n\nThe Department of State Police shall enter the name and description of a person issued a nonresident permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.06 in the Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and current status are known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for investigative purposes.C\n\nThe State Police shall withhold from public disclosure permittee information submitted to the State Police for purposes of entry into the Virginia Criminal Information Network, except that such information shall not be withheld from any law-enforcement agency, officer, or authorized agent thereof acting in the performance of official law-enforcement duties when such information is related to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution, nor shall such information be withheld from an entity that has a valid contract with any local, state, or federal law-enforcement agency for the purpose of performing official duties of the law-enforcement agency when such information is related to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution. However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the release of (i) records by the State Police concerning permits issued to nonresidents of the Commonwealth pursuant to § 18.2-308.06 or (ii) statistical summaries, abstracts, or other records containing information in an aggregate form that does not identify any individual permittees.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258206,"text":"An order issuing a concealed handgun permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.04, or the copy of the permit application certified by the clerk as a de facto permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.05, shall be provided to the State Police and the law-enforcement agencies of the county or city by the clerk of the court. The State Police shall enter the permittee’s name and description in the Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and current status will be made known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for investigative purposes.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258207,"text":"The Department of State Police shall enter the name and description of a person issued a nonresident permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.06 in the Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and current status are known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for investigative purposes.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":258208,"text":"The State Police shall withhold from public disclosure permittee information submitted to the State Police for purposes of entry into the Virginia Criminal Information Network, except that such information shall not be withheld from any law-enforcement agency, officer, or authorized agent thereof acting in the performance of official law-enforcement duties when such information is related to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution, nor shall such information be withheld from an entity that has a valid contract with any local, state, or federal law-enforcement agency for the purpose of performing official duties of the law-enforcement agency when such information is related to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution. 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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 2023, chapter 279<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82888,"section_number":"18.2-308.04","catch_line":"Processing of the application and issuance of a concealed handgun permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.04\/"},{"id":60909,"section_number":"18.2-308.05","catch_line":"Issuance of a de facto permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.05\/"},{"id":67217,"section_number":"18.2-308.06","catch_line":"Nonresident concealed handgun permits","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.06\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71655,"identifier":"18.2-308.07","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.07","url":"\/18.2-308.07\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-308.07\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.07","dublin_core":{"Title":"Entry of information into the Virginia Criminal Information Network","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-308.07","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An order<\/span> issuing a concealed handgun<\/span> permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.04<\/a>, or the copy of the permit application certified by the clerk as a de facto<\/span> permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.05<\/a>, shall be provided to the State Police and the law<\/span>-enforcement agencies of the county or city by the clerk of the court<\/span>. The State Police shall enter the permittee’s name and description in the Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and current status will be made known to law<\/span>-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for investigative purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department of State Police shall enter the name and description of a person issued a nonresident permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.06<\/a> in the Virginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and current status are known to law<\/span>-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for investigative purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The State Police shall withhold from public disclosure permittee information submitted to the State Police for purposes of entry into the Virginia Criminal Information Network, except that such information shall not be withheld from any law<\/span>-enforcement agency, officer, or authorized agent thereof acting in the performance of official law<\/span>-enforcement duties when such information is related to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution<\/span>, nor shall such information be withheld from an entity that has a valid contract<\/span> with any local, state, or federal law<\/span>-enforcement agency for the purpose of performing official duties of the law<\/span>-enforcement agency when such information is related to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution<\/span>. However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the release of (i) records by the State Police concerning permits issued to nonresidents of the Commonwealth pursuant to § 18.2-308.06<\/a> or (ii) statistical summaries, abstracts, or other records containing information in an aggregate form that does not identify any individual permittees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENTRY OF INFORMATION INTO THE VIRGINIA CRIMINAL INFORMATION NETWORK (\u00a7\n18.2-308.07)\n\nA. An order issuing a concealed handgun permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.04,\nor the copy of the permit application certified by the clerk as a de facto\npermit pursuant to § 18.2-308.05, shall be provided to the State Police and\nthe law-enforcement agencies of the county or city by the clerk of the court.\nThe State Police shall enter the permittee’s name and description in the\nVirginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and\ncurrent status will be made known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the\nNetwork for investigative purposes.\n\nB. The Department of State Police shall enter the name and description of a\nperson issued a nonresident permit pursuant to § 18.2-308.06 in the\nVirginia Criminal Information Network so that the permit’s existence and\ncurrent status are known to law-enforcement personnel accessing the Network for\ninvestigative purposes.\n\nC. The State Police shall withhold from public disclosure permittee information\nsubmitted to the State Police for purposes of entry into the Virginia Criminal\nInformation Network, except that such information shall not be withheld from any\nlaw-enforcement agency, officer, or authorized agent thereof acting in the\nperformance of official law-enforcement duties when such information is related\nto an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution, nor shall such information\nbe withheld from an entity that has a valid contract with any local, state, or\nfederal law-enforcement agency for the purpose of performing official duties of\nthe law-enforcement agency when such information is related to an ongoing\ncriminal investigation or prosecution. However, nothing in this subsection shall\nbe construed to prohibit the release of (i) records by the State Police\nconcerning permits issued to nonresidents of the Commonwealth pursuant to §\n18.2-308.06 or (ii) statistical summaries, abstracts, or other records\ncontaining information in an aggregate form that does not identify any\nindividual permittees.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 746; 2023, c. 279.","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}}