                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION OF A LOADED RIFLE OR SHOTGUN (§ 15.2-915.2)

The governing body of any county or city may by ordinance make it unlawful for
any person to transport, possess or carry a loaded shotgun or loaded rifle in
any vehicle on any public street, road, or highway within such locality. Any
violation of such ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100.
Conservation police officers, sheriffs and all other law-enforcement officers
shall enforce the provisions of this section. No ordinance adopted pursuant to
this section shall be enforceable unless the governing body adopting such
ordinance so notifies the Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources by
registered mail prior to May 1 of the year in which such ordinance is to take
effect.
		The provisions of this section shall not apply to duly authorized
law-enforcement officers or military personnel in the performance of their
lawful duties, nor to any person who reasonably believes that a loaded rifle or
shotgun is necessary for his personal safety in the course of his employment or
business.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 506, § 18.2-287.1; 1977, c. 377; 1989, c. 50; 2004, c. 462;
2020, c. 958.