                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REPORTING LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS; CIVIL PENALTY (§ 18.2-287.5)

A. If a firearm is lost or stolen from a person who lawfully possessed it, then
such person shall report the loss or theft to any local law-enforcement agency
or the Department of State Police within 48 hours after such person discovers
the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss
or theft. The law-enforcement agency shall enter such report information into
the National Crime Information Center maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the loss or
theft of an antique firearm as defined in &#xA7; 18.2-308.2:2.

B. A violation of this section is punishable by a civil penalty of not more than
$250. The attorney for the county, city, or town in which an alleged violation
of this section has occurred is authorized to enforce the provisions of this
section and may bring an action to recover the civil penalty, which shall be
paid into the local treasury.

C. No person who, in good faith, reports a lost or stolen firearm shall be held
criminally or civilly liable for any damages from acts or omissions resulting
from the loss or theft. This subsection shall not apply to any person who makes
a report in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-461.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 743.