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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 414 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 2011, chapters 572<\/a> and 586<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222055,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83530,"identifier":"44-54.12","token":"44\/1\/4.2\/44-54.12","url":"\/44-54.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-54.12\/","token":"44\/1\/4.2\/44-54.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Arms, equipment and facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-54.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Defense Force, to the extent authorized by the Governor and funded by the General Assembly, shall be equipped as needed for training and for state active duty. The Adjutant General, by regulation or otherwise, may authorize the use of privately owned real and personal property if deemed in the best interest of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tTo the extent permitted by federal law<\/span> and contracts<\/span> with the federal government or localities and to the extent that space is available, the Adjutant General in his discretion may authorize the use of armories and other facilities of the National Guard, other state facilities under his control, and all or portions of privately owned facilities under contract<\/span> for the storage and maintenance of arms, equipment and supplies of the Virginia Defense Force and for the assembly, drill, training and instruction of its members.\n\t\tMembers of the Virginia Defense Force shall not be armed with firearms during the performance of training duty or state active duty, except under circumstances and in instances authorized by the Governor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARMS, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES (\u00a7 44-54.12)\n\nThe Virginia Defense Force, to the extent authorized by the Governor and funded\nby the General Assembly, shall be equipped as needed for training and for state\nactive duty. The Adjutant General, by regulation or otherwise, may authorize the\nuse of privately owned real and personal property if deemed in the best interest\nof the Commonwealth.\n\t\tTo the extent permitted by federal law and contracts with the federal\ngovernment or localities and to the extent that space is available, the Adjutant\nGeneral in his discretion may authorize the use of armories and other facilities\nof the National Guard, other state facilities under his control, and all or\nportions of privately owned facilities under contract for the storage and\nmaintenance of arms, equipment and supplies of the Virginia Defense Force and\nfor the assembly, drill, training and instruction of its members.\n\t\tMembers of the Virginia Defense Force shall not be armed with firearms during\nthe performance of training duty or state active duty, except under\ncircumstances and in instances authorized by the Governor.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 414; 2011, cc. 572, 586.","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}}