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It has been modified 7 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 1954, chapter 484; in 1966, chapter 408; in 1974, chapter 460; in 1975, chapter 481; in 1976, chapter 36; in 1984, chapter 603; in 1993, chapter 866.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56029,"section_number":"4.1-311","catch_line":"Limitations on transporting lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-311\/"}],"permalink":{"id":219095,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78527,"identifier":"4.1-313","token":"4.1\/I\/3\/1\/4.1-313","url":"\/4.1-313\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-313\/","token":"4.1\/I\/3\/1\/4.1-313","dublin_core":{"Title":"Possessing, transporting, etc., alcoholic beverages illegally acquired; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-313","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No person, other than a common carrier, shall have, possess, keep, carry, ship or transport <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> upon which the tax imposed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of the United States has not been paid. <a id=\"paragraph-281390\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-313\/#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> No person shall possess <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> in amounts in excess of the limits provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Limitations on transporting lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages; penalty\" href=\"\/4.1-311\/\">4.1-311<\/a> in <span class=\"dictionary\">containers<\/span> not bearing <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> that they have been purchased from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> or a person <span class=\"dictionary\">licensed<\/span> to <span class=\"dictionary\">sell<\/span> them, or other <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> that the tax due to the Commonwealth or the markup required by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> has been paid, unless it can be proved that the <span class=\"dictionary\">alcoholic beverages<\/span> were lawfully acquired by the possessor. <a id=\"paragraph-281391\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-313\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-281392\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/4.1-313\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSSESSING, TRANSPORTING, ETC., ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED; PENALTY\n(\u00a7 4.1-313)\n\nA. No person, other than a common carrier, shall have, possess, keep, carry,\nship or transport alcoholic beverages upon which the tax imposed by the laws of\nthe United States has not been paid.\n\nB. No person shall possess alcoholic beverages in amounts in excess of the\nlimits provided in &#xA7; 4.1-311 in containers not bearing evidence that they\nhave been purchased from the Board or a person licensed to sell them, or other\nevidence that the tax due to the Commonwealth or the markup required by the\nBoard has been paid, unless it can be proved that the alcoholic beverages were\nlawfully acquired by the possessor.\n\nC. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 4-75; 1954, c. 484; 1966, c. 408; 1974, c. 460; 1975, c.\n481; 1976, c. 36; 1984, c. 603; 1993, c. 866.","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}}