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An initial verbal report shall be made within three days of the discovery of the taking or disappearance. A subsequent written report shall be filed within such time, and in such form, as is specified by the chief arson investigator.\n\t\tFailure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by the same penalties applicable to violations of the Fire Prevention Code.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213324,"text":"Any person holding a permit for the manufacture, storage, handling, use or sale of explosives issued in accordance with the provisions of the Code shall report to the office of the chief arson investigator for the Commonwealth as well as the chief local law-enforcement official any theft or other unauthorized taking or disappearance of any explosives or blasting devices from their inventory. An initial verbal report shall be made within three days of the discovery of the taking or disappearance. A subsequent written report shall be filed within such time, and in such form, as is specified by the chief arson investigator.\n\t\tFailure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by the same penalties applicable to violations of the Fire Prevention Code.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15291,"edition_id":1,"name":"Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13504,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:40","permalink":{"id":190515,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15291,"identifier":"9","token":"27\/9","url":"\/27\/9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13504,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fire Protection","identifier":"27","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:05","permalink":{"id":189965,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13504,"identifier":"27","token":"27","url":"\/27\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84974,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-100","catch_line":"Violation a misdemeanor","url":"\/27-100\/","token":"27\/9\/27-100","metadata":false},{"id":66307,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-100.1","catch_line":"Seizure and destruction of certain fireworks","url":"\/27-100.1\/","token":"27\/9\/27-100.1","metadata":false},{"id":83983,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-101","catch_line":"Injunction upon application","url":"\/27-101\/","token":"27\/9\/27-101","metadata":false},{"id":65870,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-94","catch_line":"Short title","url":"\/27-94\/","token":"27\/9\/27-94","metadata":false},{"id":85367,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-95","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/27-95\/","token":"27\/9\/27-95","metadata":false},{"id":66454,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-96","catch_line":"Statewide standards","url":"\/27-96\/","token":"27\/9\/27-96","metadata":false},{"id":68566,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-96.1","catch_line":"Chapter inapplicable to certain uses of fireworks","url":"\/27-96.1\/","token":"27\/9\/27-96.1","metadata":false},{"id":81709,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-96.2","catch_line":"Exemptions generally","url":"\/27-96.2\/","token":"27\/9\/27-96.2","metadata":false},{"id":68330,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-97","catch_line":"Adoption of Fire Prevention Code","url":"\/27-97\/","token":"27\/9\/27-97","metadata":false},{"id":58211,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-97.1","catch_line":"Reports of stolen explosives","url":"\/27-97.1\/","token":"27\/9\/27-97.1","metadata":false},{"id":61409,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-97.2","catch_line":" Issuance of permit; background investigations","url":"\/27-97.2\/","token":"27\/9\/27-97.2","metadata":false},{"id":73713,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-98","catch_line":"Enforcement of Fire Prevention Code; appeals from decisions of local enforcing agencies; inspection of buildings","url":"\/27-98\/","token":"27\/9\/27-98","metadata":false},{"id":86839,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-98.1","catch_line":"Inspections of buildings, structures, properties and premises","url":"\/27-98.1\/","token":"27\/9\/27-98.1","metadata":false},{"id":84932,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-98.2","catch_line":"Issuance of warrant","url":"\/27-98.2\/","token":"27\/9\/27-98.2","metadata":false},{"id":87483,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-98.3","catch_line":"Duration of warrant","url":"\/27-98.3\/","token":"27\/9\/27-98.3","metadata":false},{"id":58342,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-98.4","catch_line":"Conduct of inspections, examinations, testing, or collection of samples","url":"\/27-98.4\/","token":"27\/9\/27-98.4","metadata":false},{"id":71112,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-98.5","catch_line":"Review by courts","url":"\/27-98.5\/","token":"27\/9\/27-98.5","metadata":false},{"id":82703,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-99","catch_line":"State buildings","url":"\/27-99\/","token":"27\/9\/27-99","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":68330,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-97","catch_line":"Adoption of Fire Prevention Code","url":"\/27-97\/","token":"27\/9\/27-97","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":61409,"structure_id":15291,"section_number":"27-97.2","catch_line":" Issuance of permit; background investigations","url":"\/27-97.2\/","token":"27\/9\/27-97.2","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/27-97.1\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 340 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. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":190553,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58211,"identifier":"27-97.1","token":"27\/9\/27-97.1","url":"\/27-97.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-97.1\/","token":"27\/9\/27-97.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports of stolen explosives","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-97.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person holding a permit for the manufacture, storage, handling, use or sale of explosives issued in accordance with the provisions of the Code shall report to the office of the chief <span class=\"dictionary\">arson<\/span> investigator for the Commonwealth as well as the chief local <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement official any theft or other unauthorized taking or disappearance of any explosives or blasting devices from their inventory. An initial verbal report shall be made within three days of the <span class=\"dictionary\">discovery<\/span> of the taking or disappearance. A subsequent written report shall be filed within such time, and in such form, as is specified by the chief <span class=\"dictionary\">arson<\/span> investigator.\n\t\tFailure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> punishable by the same penalties applicable to violations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Fire Prevention Code<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS OF STOLEN EXPLOSIVES (\u00a7 27-97.1)\n\nAny person holding a permit for the manufacture, storage, handling, use or sale\nof explosives issued in accordance with the provisions of the Code shall report\nto the office of the chief arson investigator for the Commonwealth as well as\nthe chief local law-enforcement official any theft or other unauthorized taking\nor disappearance of any explosives or blasting devices from their inventory. An\ninitial verbal report shall be made within three days of the discovery of the\ntaking or disappearance. A subsequent written report shall be filed within such\ntime, and in such form, as is specified by the chief arson investigator.\n\t\tFailure to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a Class\n1 misdemeanor punishable by the same penalties applicable to violations of the\nFire Prevention Code.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 340.","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}}