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Such agency shall return the firearm within five days of receiving a written request for the return of the firearm by the person from whom the firearm was taken and a copy of the receipt provided to such person pursuant to § 19.2-152.13. Prior to returning the firearm to such person, the law-enforcement agency holding the firearm shall confirm that such person is no longer subject to an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a firearm.B\n\nA firearm taken into custody pursuant to pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and held by a law-enforcement agency may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of § 15.2-1721 if (i) the person from whom the firearm was taken provides written authorization for such disposal to the agency or (ii) the firearm remains in the possession of the agency more than 120 days after such person is no longer subject to an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and such person has not submitted a request in writing for the return of the firearm.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288293,"text":"Any firearm taken into custody pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and held by a law-enforcement agency shall be returned by such agency to the person from whom the firearm was taken upon a court order for the return of the firearm issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.14 or the expiration or dissolution of an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14. Such agency shall return the firearm within five days of receiving a written request for the return of the firearm by the person from whom the firearm was taken and a copy of the receipt provided to such person pursuant to § 19.2-152.13. Prior to returning the firearm to such person, the law-enforcement agency holding the firearm shall confirm that such person is no longer subject to an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a firearm.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":288294,"text":"A firearm taken into custody pursuant to pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and held by a law-enforcement agency may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of § 15.2-1721 if (i) the person from whom the firearm was taken provides written authorization for such disposal to the agency or (ii) the firearm remains in the possession of the agency more than 120 days after such person is no longer subject to an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and such person has not submitted a request in writing for the return of the firearm.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13870,"edition_id":1,"name":"Substantial Risk Orders","identifier":"9.2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:08","permalink":{"id":171431,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13870,"identifier":"9.2","token":"19.2\/9.2","url":"\/19.2\/9.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57863,"structure_id":13870,"section_number":"19.2-152.13","catch_line":"Emergency substantial risk order","url":"\/19.2-152.13\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.13","metadata":false},{"id":54898,"structure_id":13870,"section_number":"19.2-152.14","catch_line":"Substantial risk order","url":"\/19.2-152.14\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.14","metadata":false},{"id":80479,"structure_id":13870,"section_number":"19.2-152.15","catch_line":"Return or disposal of firearms","url":"\/19.2-152.15\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.15","metadata":false},{"id":86909,"structure_id":13870,"section_number":"19.2-152.16","catch_line":"False statement to law-enforcement officer, etc.; penalty","url":"\/19.2-152.16\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.16","metadata":false},{"id":66891,"structure_id":13870,"section_number":"19.2-152.17","catch_line":"Immunity of law-enforcement officers, etc.; chapter not exclusive","url":"\/19.2-152.17\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.17","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":54898,"structure_id":13870,"section_number":"19.2-152.14","catch_line":"Substantial risk order","url":"\/19.2-152.14\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.14","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":86909,"structure_id":13870,"section_number":"19.2-152.16","catch_line":"False statement to law-enforcement officer, etc.; penalty","url":"\/19.2-152.16\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.16","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-152.15\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 887<\/a> and 888<\/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":77275,"section_number":"15.2-1721","catch_line":"Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of sheriff or police","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1721\/"},{"id":57863,"section_number":"19.2-152.13","catch_line":"Emergency substantial risk order","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.13\/"},{"id":54898,"section_number":"19.2-152.14","catch_line":"Substantial risk order","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-152.14\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171441,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80479,"identifier":"19.2-152.15","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.15","url":"\/19.2-152.15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-152.15\/","token":"19.2\/9.2\/19.2-152.15","dublin_core":{"Title":"Return or disposal of firearms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-152.15","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any firearm taken into custody<\/span> pursuant to § 19.2-152.13<\/a> or 19.2-152.14<\/a> and held by a law<\/span>-enforcement agency shall be returned by such agency to the person from whom the firearm was taken upon a court order<\/span> for the return of the firearm issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.14<\/a> or the expiration or dissolution of an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13<\/a> or 19.2-152.14<\/a>. Such agency shall return the firearm within five days of receiving a written request for the return of the firearm by the person from whom the firearm was taken and a copy of the receipt provided to such person pursuant to § 19.2-152.13<\/a>. Prior to returning the firearm to such person, the law<\/span>-enforcement agency holding the firearm shall confirm that such person is no longer subject to an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13<\/a> or 19.2-152.14<\/a> and is not otherwise prohibited by law<\/span> from possessing a firearm. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A firearm taken into custody<\/span> pursuant to pursuant to § 19.2-152.13<\/a> or 19.2-152.14<\/a> and held by a law<\/span>-enforcement agency may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of § 15.2-1721<\/a> if (i) the person from whom the firearm was taken provides written authorization for such disposal to the agency or (ii) the firearm remains in the possession<\/span> of the agency more than 120 days after such person is no longer subject to an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13<\/a> or 19.2-152.14<\/a> and such person has not submitted a request in writing for the return of the firearm. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETURN OR DISPOSAL OF FIREARMS (\u00a7 19.2-152.15)\n\nA. Any firearm taken into custody pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14\nand held by a law-enforcement agency shall be returned by such agency to the\nperson from whom the firearm was taken upon a court order for the return of the\nfirearm issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.14 or the expiration or dissolution\nof an order issued pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14. Such agency\nshall return the firearm within five days of receiving a written request for the\nreturn of the firearm by the person from whom the firearm was taken and a copy\nof the receipt provided to such person pursuant to § 19.2-152.13. Prior to\nreturning the firearm to such person, the law-enforcement agency holding the\nfirearm shall confirm that such person is no longer subject to an order issued\npursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and is not otherwise prohibited by\nlaw from possessing a firearm.\n\nB. A firearm taken into custody pursuant to pursuant to § 19.2-152.13 or\n19.2-152.14 and held by a law-enforcement agency may be disposed of in\naccordance with the provisions of § 15.2-1721 if (i) the person from whom\nthe firearm was taken provides written authorization for such disposal to the\nagency or (ii) the firearm remains in the possession of the agency more than 120\ndays after such person is no longer subject to an order issued pursuant to\n§ 19.2-152.13 or 19.2-152.14 and such person has not submitted a request in\nwriting for the return of the firearm.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 887, 888.","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}}