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weapon of terrorism, but that is an imitation of any such weapon of terrorism is guilty of a Class 6 felony.D\n\nAny person who knowingly and intentionally manufactures or knowingly and intentionally distributes a weapon of terrorism when such person knows that such weapon of terrorism is, or contains, any mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) is guilty of a Class 4 felony.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":275107,"text":"Any person who, with the intent to commit an act of terrorism, possesses, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures (i) a weapon of terrorism or (ii) a “fire bomb,” “explosive material,” or “device,” as those terms are defined in § 18.2-85, is guilty of a Class 2 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 588<\/a> and 623<\/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, chapters 383<\/a> and 384<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54447,"section_number":"15.2-1716.1","catch_line":"Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, or malicious activation of fire alarm","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1716.1\/"},{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":66815,"section_number":"18.2-36.3","catch_line":"Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-36.3\/"},{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"},{"id":63586,"section_number":"53.1-202.3","catch_line":"Rate at which sentence credits may be earned; prerequisites","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-202.3\/"},{"id":58640,"section_number":"53.1-40.02","catch_line":"Conditional release of terminally ill prisoners","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.02\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82444,"section_number":"18.2-85","catch_line":"Manufacture, possession, use, etc., of fire bombs or explosive materials or devices; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-85\/"},{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":164909,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76633,"identifier":"18.2-46.6","token":"18.2\/4\/2.2\/18.2-46.6","url":"\/18.2-46.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-46.6\/","token":"18.2\/4\/2.2\/18.2-46.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-46.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who, with the intent<\/span> to commit an act of terrorism<\/span>, possesses, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures (i) a weapon of terrorism<\/span> or (ii) a “fire bomb,” “explosive material<\/span>,” or “device,” as those terms are defined in § 18.2-85<\/a>, is guilty of a Class 2 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who, with the intent<\/span> to commit an act of terrorism<\/span>, possesses, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures any device or material<\/span> that by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or appears to contain a (i) weapon of terrorism<\/span> or (ii) a “fire bomb,” “explosive material<\/span>,” or “device,” as those terms are defined in § 18.2-85<\/a>, but that is an imitation of any such weapon of terrorism<\/span>, “fire bomb,” “explosive material<\/span>,” or “device” is guilty of a Class 3 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who, with the intent<\/span> to (i) intimidate the civilian population, (ii) influence the conduct or activities of the government of the United States, a state or locality through intimidation, (iii) compel the emergency evacuation of any place of assembly, building or other structure or any means of mass transportation, or (iv) place any person in reasonable apprehension of bodily harm, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures any device or material<\/span> that by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or appears to contain a weapon of terrorism<\/span>, but that is an imitation of any such weapon of terrorism<\/span> is guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any person who knowingly and intentionally manufactures or knowingly and intentionally distributes a weapon of terrorism<\/span> when such person knows that such weapon of terrorism<\/span> is, or contains, any mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) is guilty of a Class 4 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, ETC., OF WEAPON OF TERRORISM OR HOAX\nDEVICE PROHIBITED; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-46.6)\n\nA. Any person who, with the intent to commit an act of terrorism, possesses,\nuses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures (i) a weapon of terrorism or\n(ii) a “fire bomb,” “explosive material,” or\n“device,” as those terms are defined in § 18.2-85, is guilty of\na Class 2 felony.\n\nB. Any person who, with the intent to commit an act of terrorism, possesses,\nuses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures any device or material that by\nits design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or appears to\ncontain a (i) weapon of terrorism or (ii) a “fire bomb,”\n“explosive material,” or “device,” as those terms are\ndefined in § 18.2-85, but that is an imitation of any such weapon of\nterrorism, “fire bomb,” “explosive material,” or\n“device” is guilty of a Class 3 felony.\n\nC. Any person who, with the intent to (i) intimidate the civilian population,\n(ii) influence the conduct or activities of the government of the United States,\na state or locality through intimidation, (iii) compel the emergency evacuation\nof any place of assembly, building or other structure or any means of mass\ntransportation, or (iv) place any person in reasonable apprehension of bodily\nharm, uses, sells, gives, distributes or manufactures any device or material\nthat by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or\nappears to contain a weapon of terrorism, but that is an imitation of any such\nweapon of terrorism is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\nD. Any person who knowingly and intentionally manufactures or knowingly and\nintentionally distributes a weapon of terrorism when such person knows that such\nweapon of terrorism is, or contains, any mixture or substance containing a\ndetectable amount of fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and\nsalts of isomers, as described in Schedule II of the Drug Control Act (§\n54.1-3400 et seq.) is guilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 588, 623; 2023, cc. 383, 384.","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}}