{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-303.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-303.1","heading":"What article does not prohibit","body":"Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit or interfere with the possession of a \"sawed-off\" shotgun or \"sawed-off\" rifle for scientific purposes, the possession of a \"sawed-off\" shotgun or \"sawed-off\" rifle possessed in compliance with federal law or the possession of a \"sawed-off\" shotgun or \"sawed-off\" rifle not usable as a firing weapon and possessed as a curiosity, ornament, or keepsake.Code 1950, § 18.1-268.5; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1976, c. 351; 1992, c. 580; 1993, c. 449.","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/18.2-303.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"50ca1986d39067f33ebc7d81201295e4668108109740be96934ae65837c4562b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-303","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}