{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-297","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-297","heading":"How article construed","body":"This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.Code 1950, § 18.1-267; 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/18.2-297/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"baaf9593b2e14e7e5ad99b9b70b2ae7defcf21a866c3710f985fc9ca0f867db5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-296","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-298"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}