                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VOLUNTARY ENROLLMENT AND REMOVAL (§ 52-51)

A. Any person 18 years of age or older may apply in writing to the Department of
State Police to request voluntary enrollment into the List and, after being
enrolled into such List, may apply in writing to the Department to request
removal from such List. The application for enrollment into and removal from the
List shall be on forms prescribed by the Department of State Police. Pursuant to
subsection D, the forms shall state that any person enrolled into the List shall
not be removed from the List until 21 days after receiving an application for
removal. The Department of State Police shall make the forms available on the
Department&#8217;s website.

B. Any person requesting enrollment into or removal from such List 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) to accompany the enrollment and
removal form. Such request for enrollment into or removal from the List may be
submitted to the Department of State Police by mail or in person at any
Department of State Police office location.

C. Upon enrolling a person into the List, the Department shall forward a
person&#8217;s eligibility to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm to the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The Department shall also
notify such person by mail that he has been enrolled into the List.

D. The Department shall not remove any person from the List until 21 days after
receipt of the person&#8217;s removal request. Upon removal of a person&#8217;s
name from the List, the Department shall update such person&#8217;s eligibility
to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm to the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System and shall destroy all records of enrollment into and
request for removal from the List.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 1173.