{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-287.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-287.2","heading":"Wearing of body armor while committing a crime; penalty","body":"Any person who, while committing a crime of violence as defined in § 18.2-288 (2) or a felony violation of § 18.2-248 or subdivision (a) 2 or 3 of § 18.2-248.1, has in his possession a firearm or knife and is wearing body armor designed to diminish the effect of the impact of a bullet or projectile shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.1990, c. 936; 1997, c. 311.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 7. CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY","Article 4. DANGEROUS USE OF FIREARMS OR OTHER WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-287.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"9afe1abd75dde478456805d5baa62e93d84f5a127ba107e27c56d0b4bb336791","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-287.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-287.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}