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I, cc. 37, 55; 2022, cc. 375, 376.","full_text":"A\n\nNo agency of the Commonwealth or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101 shall acquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial flight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured for combat, also known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored vehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or preclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal investigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. Any property obtained by seizure shall be disposed of at the conclusion of any investigation or as otherwise provided by law.B\n\nAny agency of the Commonwealth or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101 that has previously acquired any item listed in subsection A is prohibited from using such items unless such agency, director, or chief executive has received a waiver to use such items from the Criminal Justice Services Board. Any waiver request made to the Criminal Justice Services Board, except a waiver request from the Department of State Police, shall be limited to special weapons and tactics unit or other equivalent unit use only. The Department of State Police may seek a waiver for any of its units. The Criminal Justice Services Board may grant a waiver upon a showing of good cause by the requesting agency, director, or chief executive that the continued use of the item that is the subject of the waiver request has a bona fide public safety purpose.\n\t\t\tAny agency, director, or chief executive that has filed a waiver request with the Criminal Justice Services Board may continue to use such prohibited items while such waiver request is pending before the Criminal Justice Services Board. If such waiver request is denied, the agency, director, or chief executive that filed such waiver shall no longer use such prohibited item.C\n\nNothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition, purchase, or otherwise acceptance of any personal protective equipment, naloxone or other lifesaving medication, or any personal property that is not specifically prohibited pursuant to subsection A from the federal government.D\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283910,"text":"No agency of the Commonwealth or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101 shall acquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial flight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured for combat, also known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored vehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or preclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal investigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2022, chapters 375<\/a> and 376<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54198,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":178011,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79302,"identifier":"2.2-5515","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/55.4\/2.2-5515","url":"\/2.2-5515\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5515\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/55.4\/2.2-5515","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of military property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5515","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No agency of the Commonwealth or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law<\/span>-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a> shall acquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial flight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored multi-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured for combat, also known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal government; (v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle ammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored vehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an armored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or preclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal investigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. Any property obtained by seizure shall be disposed of at the conclusion of any investigation or as otherwise provided by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any agency of the Commonwealth or director or chief executive of any agency or department employing law<\/span>-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a> that has previously acquired any item listed in subsection A is prohibited from using such items unless such agency, director, or chief executive has received a waiver<\/span> to use such items from the Criminal Justice Services Board. Any waiver<\/span> request made to the Criminal Justice Services Board, except a waiver<\/span> request from the Department of State Police, shall be limited to special weapons and tactics unit or other equivalent unit use only. The Department of State Police may seek a waiver<\/span> for any of its units. The Criminal Justice Services Board may grant a waiver<\/span> upon a showing of good cause by the requesting agency, director, or chief executive that the continued use of the item that is the subject of the waiver<\/span> request has a bona fide public safety purpose.\n\t\t\tAny agency, director, or chief executive that has filed a waiver<\/span> request with the Criminal Justice Services Board may continue to use such prohibited items while such waiver<\/span> request is pending before the Criminal Justice Services Board. If such waiver<\/span> request is denied, the agency, director, or chief executive that filed such waiver<\/span> shall no longer use such prohibited item. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition, purchase, or otherwise acceptance of any personal protective equipment, naloxone or other lifesaving medication, or any personal property that is not specifically prohibited pursuant to subsection A from the federal government. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF MILITARY PROPERTY (\u00a7 2.2-5515)\n\nA. No agency of the Commonwealth or director or chief executive of any agency or\ndepartment employing law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101 shall\nacquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that\nare configured for combat or are combat-coded and have no established commercial\nflight application; (iii) grenades or similar explosives or grenade launchers\nfrom a surplus program operated by the federal government; (iv) armored\nmulti-wheeled vehicles that are mine-resistant, ambush-protected, and configured\nfor combat, also known as MRAPs, from a surplus program operated by the federal\ngovernment; (v) bayonets; (vi) rifles of .50 caliber or higher; (vii) rifle\nammunition of .50 caliber or higher; or (viii) weaponized tracked armored\nvehicles.\n\t\t\tNothing in this subsection shall restrict the acquisition or purchase of an\narmored high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HMMWVs, or\npreclude the seizure of any prohibited item in connection with a criminal\ninvestigation or proceeding or subject to a civil forfeiture. Any property\nobtained by seizure shall be disposed of at the conclusion of any investigation\nor as otherwise provided by law.\n\nB. Any agency of the Commonwealth or director or chief executive of any agency\nor department employing law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101\nthat has previously acquired any item listed in subsection A is prohibited from\nusing such items unless such agency, director, or chief executive has received a\nwaiver to use such items from the Criminal Justice Services Board. Any waiver\nrequest made to the Criminal Justice Services Board, except a waiver request\nfrom the Department of State Police, shall be limited to special weapons and\ntactics unit or other equivalent unit use only. The Department of State Police\nmay seek a waiver for any of its units. The Criminal Justice Services Board may\ngrant a waiver upon a showing of good cause by the requesting agency, director,\nor chief executive that the continued use of the item that is the subject of the\nwaiver request has a bona fide public safety purpose.\n\t\t\tAny agency, director, or chief executive that has filed a waiver request with\nthe Criminal Justice Services Board may continue to use such prohibited items\nwhile such waiver request is pending before the Criminal Justice Services Board.\nIf such waiver request is denied, the agency, director, or chief executive that\nfiled such waiver shall no longer use such prohibited item.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the acquisition,\npurchase, or otherwise acceptance of any personal protective equipment, naloxone\nor other lifesaving medication, or any personal property that is not\nspecifically prohibited pursuant to subsection A from the federal government.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Virginia National Guard\nor Virginia Defense Force.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 37, 55; 2022, cc. 375, 376.","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}}