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If the previously issued weapon is no longer available, a weapon of like kind may be substituted for that weapon. This privilege shall also extend to any former Superintendent of State Police who leaves service after a minimum of five years. This privilege shall also extend to any person listed in this subsection who is eligible for retirement with at least 10 years of service who resigns on or after July 1, 1991, in good standing from one of the agencies listed in this section to accept a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System. Other weapons issued by the agencies listed in this subsection for personal duty use of an officer may, with approval of the agency head, be sold to the officer subject to the qualifications of this section at a fair market price determined as in subsection B, so long as the weapon is a type and configuration that can be purchased at a regular hardware or sporting goods store by a private citizen without restrictions other than the instant background check.B\n\nThe agencies listed in subsection A may allow any sworn law-enforcement officer who retires with five or more years of service, but less than 10, to purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Any sworn law-enforcement officer employed by any of the agencies listed in subsection A who is retired for disability as a result of a nonservice-incurred disability may purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may be made by reference to a recognized pricing guide.C\n\nThe agencies listed in subsection A may allow the immediate survivor of any sworn law-enforcement officer (i) who is killed in the line of duty or (ii) who dies in service and has at least 10 years of service to purchase the service handgun issued to the officer by the agency at a price of $1.D\n\nThe governing board of any institution of higher learning named in § 23.1-1100 may allow any campus police officer appointed pursuant to Article 3 (§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 who retires on or after July 1, 1991, to purchase the service handgun issued to him at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may be made by reference to a recognized pricing guide.E\n\nAny officer who at the time of his retirement is a sworn law-enforcement officer with a state agency listed in subsection A, when the agency allows purchases of service handguns, and who retires after 10 years of state service, even if a portion of his service was with another state agency, may purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency from which he retires at a price of $1.F\n\nThe sheriff of Hanover County may allow any auxiliary or volunteer deputy sheriff with a minimum of 10 years of service, upon leaving office, to purchase for $1 the service handgun issued to him.G\n\nAny sheriff or local police department may allow any auxiliary law-enforcement officer with more than 10 years of service to purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price that is equivalent to or less than the weapon’s fair market value on the date of purchase by the officer.H\n\nThe agencies listed in subsection A may allow any full-time sworn law-enforcement officer currently employed by the agency to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the chief law-enforcement officer of the agency, at a fair market price. This subsection shall only apply when the agency has purchased new service handguns for its officers, and the handgun subject to the sale is no longer used by the agency or officer in the course of duty.I\n\nThe Department of State Police may allow any law-enforcement officer formerly employed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the Department and has been elected to a constitutional office to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a fair market price.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306186,"text":"The Department of State Police, the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Virginia Lottery, the Marine Resources Commission, the Capitol Police, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry, any sheriff, any regional jail board or authority, and any local police department may allow any sworn law-enforcement officer, deputy, or regional jail officer, a local fire department may allow any full-time sworn fire marshal, the Department of Motor Vehicles may allow any law-enforcement officer, any institution of higher education named in § 23.1-1100 may allow any campus police officer appointed pursuant to Article 3 (§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, retiring on or after July 1, 1991, and the Department of Corrections may allow any employee with internal investigations authority designated by the Department of Corrections pursuant to subdivision 11 of § 53.1-10 who retires (i) after at least 10 years of service, (ii) at 70 years of age or older, or (iii) as a result of a service-incurred disability or who is receiving long-term disability payments for a service-incurred disability with no expectation of returning to the employment where he incurred the disability to purchase the service handgun issued or previously issued to him by the agency or institution at a price of $1. If the previously issued weapon is no longer available, a weapon of like kind may be substituted for that weapon. This privilege shall also extend to any former Superintendent of State Police who leaves service after a minimum of five years. This privilege shall also extend to any person listed in this subsection who is eligible for retirement with at least 10 years of service who resigns on or after July 1, 1991, in good standing from one of the agencies listed in this section to accept a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System. Other weapons issued by the agencies listed in this subsection for personal duty use of an officer may, with approval of the agency head, be sold to the officer subject to the qualifications of this section at a fair market price determined as in subsection B, so long as the weapon is a type and configuration that can be purchased at a regular hardware or sporting goods store by a private citizen without restrictions other than the instant background check.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":306187,"text":"The agencies listed in subsection A may allow any sworn law-enforcement officer who retires with five or more years of service, but less than 10, to purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Any sworn law-enforcement officer employed by any of the agencies listed in subsection A who is retired for disability as a result of a nonservice-incurred disability may purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may be made by reference to a recognized pricing guide.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":306188,"text":"The agencies listed in subsection A may allow the immediate survivor of any sworn law-enforcement officer (i) who is killed in the line of duty or (ii) who dies in service and has at least 10 years of service to purchase the service handgun issued to the officer by the agency at a price of $1.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":306189,"text":"The governing board of any institution of higher learning named in § 23.1-1100 may allow any campus police officer appointed pursuant to Article 3 (§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 who retires on or after July 1, 1991, to purchase the service handgun issued to him at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may be made by reference to a recognized pricing guide.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":306190,"text":"Any officer who at the time of his retirement is a sworn law-enforcement officer with a state agency listed in subsection A, when the agency allows purchases of service handguns, and who retires after 10 years of state service, even if a portion of his service was with another state agency, may purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency from which he retires at a price of $1.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":306191,"text":"The sheriff of Hanover County may allow any auxiliary or volunteer deputy sheriff with a minimum of 10 years of service, upon leaving office, to purchase for $1 the service handgun issued to him.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":306192,"text":"Any sheriff or local police department may allow any auxiliary law-enforcement officer with more than 10 years of service to purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price that is equivalent to or less than the weapon’s fair market value on the date of purchase by the officer.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"H"},"7":{"id":306193,"text":"The agencies listed in subsection A may allow any full-time sworn law-enforcement officer currently employed by the agency to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the chief law-enforcement officer of the agency, at a fair market price. This subsection shall only apply when the agency has purchased new service handguns for its officers, and the handgun subject to the sale is no longer used by the agency or officer in the course of duty.","type":"section","prefixes":["H"],"prefix":"H","entire_prefix":"H","prefix_anchor":"H","level":1,"prior_prefix":"G","next_prefix":"I"},"8":{"id":306194,"text":"The Department of State Police may allow any law-enforcement officer formerly employed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the Department and has been elected to a constitutional office to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a fair market price.","type":"section","prefixes":["I"],"prefix":"I","entire_prefix":"I","prefix_anchor":"I","level":1,"prior_prefix":"H"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16201,"edition_id":1,"name":"Firearms","identifier":"11.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12809,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:08:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:08:58","permalink":{"id":259631,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16201,"identifier":"11.1","token":"59.1\/11.1","url":"\/59.1\/11.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12809,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":259521,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12809,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64778,"structure_id":16201,"section_number":"59.1-148.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-148.1\/","token":"59.1\/11.1\/59.1-148.1","metadata":false},{"id":85471,"structure_id":16201,"section_number":"59.1-148.3","catch_line":"Purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers","url":"\/59.1-148.3\/","token":"59.1\/11.1\/59.1-148.3","metadata":false},{"id":77727,"structure_id":16201,"section_number":"59.1-148.4","catch_line":"Sale of firearms by law-enforcement agencies prohibited; exception","url":"\/59.1-148.4\/","token":"59.1\/11.1\/59.1-148.4","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":64778,"structure_id":16201,"section_number":"59.1-148.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/59.1-148.1\/","token":"59.1\/11.1\/59.1-148.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":77727,"structure_id":16201,"section_number":"59.1-148.4","catch_line":"Sale of firearms by law-enforcement agencies prohibited; exception","url":"\/59.1-148.4\/","token":"59.1\/11.1\/59.1-148.4","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/59.1-148.3\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 175 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 25 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 1990, chapter 359; in 1991, chapter 389; in 1992, chapters 63, 83, and 195; in 1996, chapter 50<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 173<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 312<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 391<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 25<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 106<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 136<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 168<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 185<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 813<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 289<\/a> and 412<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 590<\/a> and 864<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 628<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 218<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 62<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 225<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 38<\/a> and 730<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 196<\/a>, 210<\/a>, and 215<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 608<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 958<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 245<\/a> and 246<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 203<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56633,"section_number":"18.2-308.2:5","catch_line":"Criminal history record information check required to sell firearm; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.2_5\/"},{"id":77727,"section_number":"59.1-148.4","catch_line":"Sale of firearms by law-enforcement agencies prohibited; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-148.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55320,"section_number":"23.1-1100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1100\/"},{"id":60667,"section_number":"23.1-809","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-809\/"},{"id":83752,"section_number":"53.1-10","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-10\/"}],"permalink":{"id":259637,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85471,"identifier":"59.1-148.3","token":"59.1\/11.1\/59.1-148.3","url":"\/59.1-148.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-148.3\/","token":"59.1\/11.1\/59.1-148.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-148.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department of State Police, the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Virginia Lottery, the Marine Resources Commission, the Capitol Police, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry, any sheriff, any regional jail board or authority, and any local police department may allow any sworn law<\/span>-enforcement officer, deputy, or regional jail officer, a local fire department may allow any full-time sworn fire marshal, the Department of Motor Vehicles may allow any law<\/span>-enforcement officer, any institution of higher education named in § 23.1-1100<\/a> may allow any campus police officer appointed pursuant to Article 3 (§ 23.1-809<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, retiring on or after July 1, 1991, and the Department of Corrections may allow any employee with internal investigations authority designated by the Department of Corrections pursuant to subdivision 11 of § 53.1-10<\/a> who retires (i) after at least 10 years of service, (ii) at 70 years of age or older, or (iii) as a result of a service-incurred disability or who is receiving long-term disability payments for a service-incurred disability with no expectation of returning to the employment where he incurred the disability to purchase the service handgun issued or previously issued to him by the agency or institution at a price of $1. If the previously issued weapon is no longer available, a weapon of like kind may be substituted for that weapon. This privilege<\/span> shall also extend to any former Superintendent of State Police who leaves service after a minimum of five years. This privilege<\/span> shall also extend to any person listed in this subsection who is eligible for retirement with at least 10 years of service who resigns on or after July 1, 1991, in good standing from one of the agencies listed in this section to accept a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System. Other weapons issued by the agencies listed in this subsection for personal duty use of an officer may, with approval of the agency head, be sold to the officer subject to the qualifications of this section at a fair market price determined as in subsection B, so long as the weapon is a type and configuration that can be purchased at a regular hardware or sporting goods store by a private citizen without restrictions other than the instant background check. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The agencies listed in subsection A may allow any sworn law<\/span>-enforcement officer who retires with five or more years of service, but less than 10, to purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Any sworn law<\/span>-enforcement officer employed by any of the agencies listed in subsection A who is retired for disability as a result of a nonservice-incurred disability may purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may be made by reference to a recognized pricing guide. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The agencies listed in subsection A may allow the immediate survivor of any sworn law<\/span>-enforcement officer (i) who is killed in the line of duty or (ii) who dies in service and has at least 10 years of service to purchase the service handgun issued to the officer by the agency at a price of $1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The governing board of any institution of higher learning named in § 23.1-1100<\/a> may allow any campus police officer appointed pursuant to Article 3 (§ 23.1-809<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 who retires on or after July 1, 1991, to purchase the service handgun issued to him at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may be made by reference to a recognized pricing guide. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any officer who at the time of his retirement is a sworn law<\/span>-enforcement officer with a state agency listed in subsection A, when the agency allows purchases of service handguns, and who retires after 10 years of state service, even if a portion of his service was with another state agency, may purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency from which he retires at a price of $1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The sheriff of Hanover County may allow any auxiliary or volunteer deputy sheriff with a minimum of 10 years of service, upon leaving office, to purchase for $1 the service handgun issued to him. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Any sheriff or local police department may allow any auxiliary law<\/span>-enforcement officer with more than 10 years of service to purchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price that is equivalent to or less than the weapon’s fair market value on the date of purchase by the officer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> The agencies listed in subsection A may allow any full-time sworn law<\/span>-enforcement officer currently employed by the agency to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer of the agency, at a fair market price. This subsection shall only apply when the agency has purchased new service handguns for its officers, and the handgun subject to the sale is no longer used by the agency or officer in the course of duty. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

I.<\/span> The Department of State Police may allow any law<\/span>-enforcement officer formerly employed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the Department and has been elected to a constitutional office to purchase his service handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a fair market price. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURCHASE OF HANDGUNS OR OTHER WEAPONS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS (\u00a7 59.1-148.3)\n\nA. The Department of State Police, the Department of Wildlife Resources, the\nVirginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Virginia Lottery, the Marine\nResources Commission, the Capitol Police, the Department of Conservation and\nRecreation, the Department of Forestry, any sheriff, any regional jail board or\nauthority, and any local police department may allow any sworn law-enforcement\nofficer, deputy, or regional jail officer, a local fire department may allow any\nfull-time sworn fire marshal, the Department of Motor Vehicles may allow any\nlaw-enforcement officer, any institution of higher education named in §\n23.1-1100 may allow any campus police officer appointed pursuant to Article 3\n(§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, retiring on or after July\n1, 1991, and the Department of Corrections may allow any employee with internal\ninvestigations authority designated by the Department of Corrections pursuant to\nsubdivision 11 of § 53.1-10 who retires (i) after at least 10 years of\nservice, (ii) at 70 years of age or older, or (iii) as a result of a\nservice-incurred disability or who is receiving long-term disability payments\nfor a service-incurred disability with no expectation of returning to the\nemployment where he incurred the disability to purchase the service handgun\nissued or previously issued to him by the agency or institution at a price of\n$1. If the previously issued weapon is no longer available, a weapon of like\nkind may be substituted for that weapon. This privilege shall also extend to any\nformer Superintendent of State Police who leaves service after a minimum of five\nyears. This privilege shall also extend to any person listed in this subsection\nwho is eligible for retirement with at least 10 years of service who resigns on\nor after July 1, 1991, in good standing from one of the agencies listed in this\nsection to accept a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System. Other\nweapons issued by the agencies listed in this subsection for personal duty use\nof an officer may, with approval of the agency head, be sold to the officer\nsubject to the qualifications of this section at a fair market price determined\nas in subsection B, so long as the weapon is a type and configuration that can\nbe purchased at a regular hardware or sporting goods store by a private citizen\nwithout restrictions other than the instant background check.\n\nB. The agencies listed in subsection A may allow any sworn law-enforcement\nofficer who retires with five or more years of service, but less than 10, to\npurchase the service handgun issued to him by the agency at a price equivalent\nto the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the officer’s\nretirement. Any sworn law-enforcement officer employed by any of the agencies\nlisted in subsection A who is retired for disability as a result of a\nnonservice-incurred disability may purchase the service handgun issued to him by\nthe agency at a price equivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the\ndate of the officer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may\nbe made by reference to a recognized pricing guide.\n\nC. The agencies listed in subsection A may allow the immediate survivor of any\nsworn law-enforcement officer (i) who is killed in the line of duty or (ii) who\ndies in service and has at least 10 years of service to purchase the service\nhandgun issued to the officer by the agency at a price of $1.\n\nD. The governing board of any institution of higher learning named in §\n23.1-1100 may allow any campus police officer appointed pursuant to Article 3\n(§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 who retires on or after\nJuly 1, 1991, to purchase the service handgun issued to him at a price\nequivalent to the weapon’s fair market value on the date of the\nofficer’s retirement. Determinations of fair market value may be made by\nreference to a recognized pricing guide.\n\nE. Any officer who at the time of his retirement is a sworn law-enforcement\nofficer with a state agency listed in subsection A, when the agency allows\npurchases of service handguns, and who retires after 10 years of state service,\neven if a portion of his service was with another state agency, may purchase the\nservice handgun issued to him by the agency from which he retires at a price of\n$1.\n\nF. The sheriff of Hanover County may allow any auxiliary or volunteer deputy\nsheriff with a minimum of 10 years of service, upon leaving office, to purchase\nfor $1 the service handgun issued to him.\n\nG. Any sheriff or local police department may allow any auxiliary\nlaw-enforcement officer with more than 10 years of service to purchase the\nservice handgun issued to him by the agency at a price that is equivalent to or\nless than the weapon’s fair market value on the date of purchase by the\nofficer.\n\nH. The agencies listed in subsection A may allow any full-time sworn\nlaw-enforcement officer currently employed by the agency to purchase his service\nhandgun, with the approval of the chief law-enforcement officer of the agency,\nat a fair market price. This subsection shall only apply when the agency has\npurchased new service handguns for its officers, and the handgun subject to the\nsale is no longer used by the agency or officer in the course of duty.\n\nI. The Department of State Police may allow any law-enforcement officer formerly\nemployed by the Department who had at least 10 years of service with the\nDepartment and has been elected to a constitutional office to purchase his\nservice handgun, with the approval of the Superintendent of State Police, at a\nfair market price.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 175; 1990, c. 359; 1991, c. 389; 1992, cc. 63, 83, 195; 1996,\nc. 50; 1998, c. 173; 1999, c. 312; 2000, c. 391; 2002, c. 25; 2003, c. 106;\n2004, c. 136; 2005, c. 168; 2006, c. 185; 2007, c. 813; 2009, cc. 289, 412;\n2010, cc. 590, 864; 2011, c. 628; 2012, c. 218; 2013, c. 62; 2014, c. 225; 2015,\ncc. 38, 730; 2016, cc. 196, 210, 215; 2019, c. 608; 2020, c. 958; 2022, cc. 245,\n246; 2023, c. 203.","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}}