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HOUSE BILL NO. 2714 Offered January 21, 1999 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.2:3, relating to information on Virginia’s laws governing access to firearms by minors. ----------
Patrons-- Moran, Albo, Almand, Baskerville, Cantor, Jones, J.C., McDonnell, McEachin, Melvin and Plum; Senators: Lambert, Lucas and Ticer
---------- Referred to Committee on Militia and Police ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.2:3 as follows:

§ 18.2-308.2:3. Basic information on Virginia’s laws governing access to firearms by minors.

The Department of State Police shall develop, by January 1, 2000, a standard informational form and posted notice to be furnished to each licensed firearms dealer in the Commonwealth at no cost to the dealer. The form and notice shall provide basic information about Virginia’s laws governing access to firearms by minors.

Copies of the form shall be made available to the purchaser by the dealer whenever a firearm is purchased.

Every firearms dealer shall conspicuously post the written notice, which shall be at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size and printed in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points.