                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NONRESIDENT CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMITS (§ 18.2-308.06)

A. Nonresidents of the Commonwealth 21 years of age or older may apply in
writing to the Virginia Department of State Police for a five-year permit to
carry a concealed handgun. The applicant shall submit a photocopy of one valid
form of photo identification issued by a governmental agency of the
applicant&#8217;s state of residency or by the U.S. Department of Defense or
U.S. State Department (passport). Every applicant for a nonresident concealed
handgun permit shall also submit two photographs of a type and kind specified by
the Department of State Police for inclusion on the permit and shall submit
fingerprints on a card provided by the Department of State Police for the
purpose of obtaining the applicant&#8217;s state or national criminal history
record. As a condition for issuance of a concealed handgun permit, the applicant
shall submit to fingerprinting by his local or state law-enforcement agency and
provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded with the fingerprints
through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the U.S. Federal Bureau of
Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information
regarding the applicant and obtaining fingerprint identification information
from federal records pursuant to criminal investigations by state and local
law-enforcement agencies. The application shall be on a form provided by the
Department of State Police, requiring only that information necessary to
determine eligibility for the permit. If the permittee is later found by the
Department of State Police to be disqualified, the permit shall be revoked and
the person shall return the permit after being so notified by the Department of
State Police. The permit requirement and restriction provisions of subsection C
of &#xA7; 18.2-308.02 and &#xA7; 18.2-308.09 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to
the provisions of this subsection.

B. The applicant shall demonstrate competence with a handgun in person by one of
the following:

   1. Completing a hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the
   Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources or a similar agency of another
   state;

   2. Completing any National Rifle Association or United States Concealed Carry
   Association firearms safety or training course;

   3. Completing any firearms safety or training course or class available to the
   general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, institution of higher
   education, or private or public institution or organization or firearms
   training school utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle
   Association, the United States Concealed Carry Association, or the Department
   of Criminal Justice Services or a similar agency of another state;

   4. Completing any law-enforcement firearms safety or training course or class
   offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division
   or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement;

   5. Presenting evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through
   participation in organized shooting competition approved by the Department of
   State Police or current military service or proof of an honorable discharge
   from any branch of the armed services;

   6. Obtaining or previously having held a license to carry a firearm in the
   Commonwealth or a locality thereof, unless such license has been revoked for
   cause;

   7. Completing any in-person firearms training or safety course or class
   conducted by a state-certified, National Rifle Association-certified, or
   United States Concealed Carry Association-certified firearms instructor;

   8. Completing any governmental police agency firearms training course and
   qualifying to carry a firearm in the course of normal police duties; or

   9. Completing any other firearms training that the Virginia Department of
   State Police deems adequate.
   				A photocopy of a certificate of completion of any such course or class; an
   affidavit from the instructor, school, club, organization, or group that
   conducted or taught such course or class attesting to the completion of the
   course or class by the applicant; or a copy of any document that shows
   completion of the course or class or evidences participation in firearms
   competition shall satisfy the requirement for demonstration of competence with
   a handgun.

C. The Department of State Police may charge a fee not to exceed $100 to cover
the cost of the background check and issuance of the permit. Any fees collected
shall be deposited in a special account to be used to offset the costs of
administering the nonresident concealed handgun permit program.

D. The permit to carry a concealed handgun shall contain only the following
information: name, address, date of birth, gender, height, weight, color of
hair, color of eyes, and photograph of the permittee; the signature of the
Superintendent of the Virginia Department of State Police or his designee; the
date of issuance; and the expiration date.

E. The Superintendent of the State Police shall promulgate regulations, pursuant
to the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4000 et seq.), for the
implementation of an application process for obtaining a nonresident concealed
handgun permit.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 746; 2017, c. 237; 2020, cc. 390, 958, 1130; 2023, cc. 93, 94.