{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-300","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-300","heading":"Possession or use of \"sawed-off\" shotgun or rifle","body":"A. Possession or use of a \"sawed-off\" shotgun or \"sawed-off\" rifle in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a crime of violence is a Class 2 felony.B. Possession or use of a \"sawed-off\" shotgun or \"sawed-off\" rifle for any other purpose, except as permitted by this article and official use by those persons permitted possession by § 18.2-303, is a Class 4 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-268.2; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1978, c. 710; 1992, c. 580.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 7. CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY","Article 6. \"SAWED-OFF\" SHOTGUN AND \"SAWED-OFF\" RIFLE ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-300/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"1ed49675872f05dcec921237e7d8c0b43f0a7bea6e94c3d61689645e8f6c8856","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-299","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}