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2001 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-308.1:4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-308.1:4. Purchase or transportation of firearm by persons subject to protective orders; penalty.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is subject to (i) a protective order
entered pursuant to §§ 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-279.1,
19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9, or § 19.2-152.10; (ii) an order issued pursuant to
subsection b of § 20-103; or (iii) an order entered pursuant to subsection D of
§ 18.2-60.3; or (iv) an order issued by a tribunal of another state, the United
States or any of its territories, possessions or commonwealths, or the District
of Columbia pursuant to a statute that is substantially similar to those cited
in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) to purchase or transport any firearm while the
order is in effect. A violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a Class 1
misdemeanor.
B. Any firearm purchased or transported in violation of this section shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth and disposed of as provided in § 18.2-310.