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odor of marijuana","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-1302","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer, as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions\" href=\"\/9.1-101\/\">9.1-101<\/a>, may lawfully stop, search, or seize any person, place, or thing and no <span class=\"dictionary\">search warrant<\/span> may be issued solely on the basis of the odor of <span class=\"dictionary\">marijuana<\/span> and no <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> discovered or obtained pursuant to a violation of this subsection, including <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> discovered or obtained with the person&#8217;s consent, shall be <span class=\"dictionary\">admissible<\/span> in any <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>, or other proceeding. <a id=\"paragraph-253674\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-1302\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The provisions of subsection A shall not apply in any airport as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Effective July 1, 2030) Definitions\" href=\"\/5.1-1\/\">5.1-1<\/a> or if the violation occurs in a commercial motor vehicle as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/46.2-341.4\/\">46.2-341.4<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-253675\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-1302\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEARCH WITHOUT WARRANT; ODOR OF MARIJUANA (\u00a7 4.1-1302)\n\nA. No law-enforcement officer, as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101, may lawfully stop,\nsearch, or seize any person, place, or thing and no search warrant may be issued\nsolely on the basis of the odor of marijuana and no evidence discovered or\nobtained pursuant to a violation of this subsection, including evidence\ndiscovered or obtained with the person&#8217;s consent, shall be admissible in\nany trial, hearing, or other proceeding.\n\nB. The provisions of subsection A shall not apply in any airport as defined in\n&#xA7; 5.1-1 or if the violation occurs in a commercial motor vehicle as defined\nin &#xA7; 46.2-341.4.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.","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}}