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Upon being condemned as forfeited in proceedings under Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2, the proceeds of sale shall be disposed of according to law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295026,"text":"Every vehicle, firearm, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, bow and arrow, or speargun used with the knowledge or consent of the owner or lienholder thereof, in killing or attempting to kill deer between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise in violation of \u00a7 29.1-523, and every vehicle used in the transportation of the carcass, or any part thereof, of a deer so killed shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth. Upon being condemned as forfeited in proceedings under Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2, the proceeds of sale shall be disposed of according to law.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13514,"edition_id":1,"name":"Hunting and Trapping","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13513,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","permalink":{"id":193019,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13514,"identifier":"2","token":"29.1\/5\/2","url":"\/29.1\/5\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13513,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wildlife and Fish Laws","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12934,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","permalink":{"id":192967,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13513,"identifier":"5","token":"29.1\/5","url":"\/29.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12934,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","identifier":"29.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":192277,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12934,"identifier":"29.1","token":"29.1","url":"\/29.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57566,"structure_id":13514,"section_number":"29.1-510","catch_line":"Big game; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 520 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 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1978, chapter 199; in 1987, chapter 488; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0157\">157<\/a>; in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0283\">283<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0756\">756<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0530\">530<\/a>; in 2018, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0557\">557<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0558\">558<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68052,"section_number":"19.2-386.1","catch_line":"Commencing an action of forfeiture","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.1\/"},{"id":76993,"section_number":"29.1-523","catch_line":"Killing deer by use of certain lights; acts raising presumption of attempt to kill","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-523\/"}],"permalink":{"id":193101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82330,"identifier":"29.1-524","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-524","url":"\/29.1-524\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-524\/","token":"29.1\/5\/2\/29.1-524","dublin_core":{"Title":"Forfeiture of vehicles and weapons used for killing or attempt to kill","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-524","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every vehicle, <span class=\"dictionary\">firearm<\/span>, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, bow and arrow, or speargun used with the knowledge or consent of the owner or lienholder thereof, in killing or attempting to kill deer between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise in violation of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Killing deer by use of certain lights; acts raising presumption of attempt to kill\" href=\"\/29.1-523\/\">29.1-523<\/a>, and every vehicle used in the <span class=\"dictionary\">transportation<\/span> of the carcass, or any part thereof, of a deer so killed shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth. Upon being condemned as forfeited in proceedings under Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Commencing an action of forfeiture\" href=\"\/19.2-386.1\/\">19.2-386.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2, the proceeds of sale shall be disposed of according to <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORFEITURE OF VEHICLES AND WEAPONS USED FOR KILLING OR ATTEMPT TO KILL (\u00a7\n29.1-524)\n\nEvery vehicle, firearm, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, bow and arrow, or speargun\nused with the knowledge or consent of the owner or lienholder thereof, in\nkilling or attempting to kill deer between a half hour after sunset and a half\nhour before sunrise in violation of \u00a7 29.1-523, and every vehicle used in the\ntransportation of the carcass, or any part thereof, of a deer so killed shall be\nforfeited to the Commonwealth. Upon being condemned as forfeited in proceedings\nunder Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2, the proceeds of sale\nshall be disposed of according to law.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 520, \u00a7 29-144.3; 1978, c. 199; 1987, c. 488; 2002, c. 157;\n2012, cc. 283, 756; 2017, c. 530; 2018, cc. 557, 558.","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}}