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| 1 | 1 | 2025 SESSION | |
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| 3 | 3 | INTRODUCED | |
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| 5 | 5 | 25101585D | |
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| 7 | 7 | HOUSE BILL NO. 1622 | |
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| 9 | 9 | Offered January 8, 2025 | |
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| 11 | 11 | Prefiled January 3, 2025 | |
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| 13 | 13 | A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1215.1, relating to firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. | |
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| 17 | 17 | PatronLaufer | |
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| 21 | 21 | Committee Referral Pending | |
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| 25 | 25 | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: | |
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| 27 | 27 | 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1215.1 as follows: | |
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| 29 | 29 | 46.2-1215.1. Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. | |
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| 31 | 31 | A. For purposes of this section, an "unattended motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is left unattended on a public highway or other public property and the owner, operator, or any passenger of such motor vehicle is unable to observe such motor vehicle. | |
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| 33 | 33 | B. No person shall leave, place, or store any handgun, as defined in 18.2-307.1, in any unattended motor vehicle when such handgun is visible to any person who is outside such unattended motor vehicle. | |
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| 35 | 35 | C. Any person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500. | |
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| 37 | 37 | All penalties collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the Literary Fund as provided in 46.2-114. | |
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| 39 | 39 | D. For purposes of 46.2-1213, any violation of this section deems the unattended motor vehicle as illegally parked, and such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal. |