                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FIREARM TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS OTHER THAN DEALERS; MANDATORY BACKGROUND CHECKS
(§ 54.1-4201.2)

A. The Department of State Police shall be available at every firearms show held
in the Commonwealth and shall make determinations in accordance with the
procedures set out in &#xA7; 18.2-308.2:2 of whether a prospective purchaser or
transferee is prohibited under state or federal law from possessing a firearm
prior to the completion of any firearm transaction at a firearms show held in
the Commonwealth. The Department of State Police shall establish policies and
procedures in accordance with 28 C.F.R. &#xA7; 25.6 to permit such
determinations to be made by the Department of State Police.
			The Department of State Police may charge a reasonable fee for the
determination.

B. The promoter, as defined in &#xA7; 54.1-4201.1, shall give the Department of
State Police notice of the time and location of a firearms show at least 30 days
prior to the show. The promoter shall provide the Department of State Police
with adequate space, at no charge, to conduct such prohibition determinations.
The promoter shall ensure that a notice that such determinations are available
is prominently displayed at the show.

C. No person who sells or transfers a firearm at a firearms show after receiving
a determination from the Department of State Police that the purchaser or
transferee is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm
shall be liable for selling or transferring a firearm to such person.

D. The provisions of &#xA7; 18.2-308.2:2, including definitions, procedures, and
prohibitions, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of this section.

HISTORY: 2016, cc. 44, 45; 2020, cc. 828, 1111, 1112.