{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-4201","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-4201","heading":"Inspection of records","body":"A. Every dealer in firearms shall keep at his place of business, for not less than a period of two years, the original consent form required to be completed by § 18.2-308.2:2 for each firearm sale.B. Every dealer in firearms shall admit to his place of business during regular business hours the chief law-enforcement officer, or his designee, of the jurisdiction in which the dealer is located, or any law-enforcement official of the Commonwealth, and shall permit such law-enforcement officer, in the course of a bona fide criminal investigation, to examine and copy those federal and state records related to the acquisition or disposition of a particular firearm required by this section. This section shall not be construed to authorize the seizure of any records.1989, c. 490; 1993, cc. 461, 493; 2005, c. 859.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle V. OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES","Chapter 42. DEALERS IN FIREARMS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-4201/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"b0820cace7d6471e73ba28e1bc2bdf036d914b180adbd7a1c90df2398f8e53ff","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-4200","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-4201.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}