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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60909</law_id><section_number>18.2-308.05</section_number><catch_line>Issuance of a de facto permit</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-308.07</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6.1">Concealed Weapons and Concealed Handgun Permits</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the <span class="dictionary">court</span> has not issued the permit or determined that the applicant is disqualified within 45 days of the date of receipt noted on the application, the clerk shall certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and mail or send via electronic mail a copy of the certified application to the applicant within five business days of the expiration of the 45-day period. The certified application shall serve as a <span class="dictionary">de facto</span> permit, which shall expire 90 days after issuance, and shall be recognized as a valid concealed <span class="dictionary">handgun</span> permit when presented with a valid government-issued photo identification pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Carrying a concealed handgun with a permit" href="/18.2-308.01/">18.2-308.01</a>, until the <span class="dictionary">court</span> <span class="dictionary">issues</span> a five-year permit or finds the applicant to be disqualified. If the applicant is found to be disqualified after the <span class="dictionary">de facto</span> permit is issued, the applicant shall surrender the <span class="dictionary">de facto</span> permit to the <span class="dictionary">court</span> and the disqualification shall be deemed a denial of the permit and a <span class="dictionary">revocation</span> of the <span class="dictionary">de facto</span> permit.</p></section></text><history>2013, c. 746.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
