{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-289","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-289","heading":"Use of machine gun for crime of violence","body":"Possession or use of a machine gun in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a crime of violence is hereby declared to be a Class 2 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-259; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 7. CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY","Article 5. UNIFORM MACHINE GUN ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-289/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"83213dd0c3ec7f789df474a2c3e7ac02965460eaaffa557ac56482a3ea53923c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-288","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}