{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-311.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-311.2","heading":"Third conviction of firearm offenses; penalty","body":"On a third or subsequent conviction of any offense contained in Article 4 (§ 18.2-279 et seq.), 5 (§ 18.2-288 et seq.), 6 (§ 18.2-299 et seq.), or 7 (§ 18.2-308.1 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2, which would ordinarily be punished as a Class 1 misdemeanor, where it is alleged in the information or indictment on which the person is convicted, that (i) such person has been twice previously convicted of a violation of any Class 1 misdemeanor or felony offense contained in either Article 4, 5, 6, or 7 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 or § 18.2-53.1, or of a substantially similar offense under the law of any other jurisdiction of the United States, and (ii) each such violation occurred on a different date, such person is guilty of a Class 6 felony.1994, c. 731.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 7. CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY","Article 7. OTHER ILLEGAL WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-311.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"f7ac9796b25e83d30728c817cde4ce982f4ec92cac0da73d088838826044b54f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-311.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}