                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POSSESSING, TRANSPORTING, ETC., ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED; PENALTY
(§ 4.1-313)

A. No person, other than a common carrier, shall have, possess, keep, carry,
ship or transport alcoholic beverages upon which the tax imposed by the laws of
the United States has not been paid.

B. No person shall possess alcoholic beverages in amounts in excess of the
limits provided in &#xA7; 4.1-311 in containers not bearing evidence that they
have been purchased from the Board or a person licensed to sell them, or other
evidence that the tax due to the Commonwealth or the markup required by the
Board has been paid, unless it can be proved that the alcoholic beverages were
lawfully acquired by the possessor.

C. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a
Class 1 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 4-75; 1954, c. 484; 1966, c. 408; 1974, c. 460; 1975, c.
481; 1976, c. 36; 1984, c. 603; 1993, c. 866.