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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session
HB1235Concealed handguns; protective orders.
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FirearmscarryAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Allows people with a valid protective order to carry a concealed handgun without a permit for up to 45 days (or longer if they apply for a permit), and to carry in any place a law-enforcement officer may carry a firearm.
The prohibition against carrying a concealed handgun in clause (i) of subsection A of §18.2-308 shall not apply to any person 21 years of age or older who is not prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm under state or federal law and is protected by a protective order issued pursuant to §16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-279.1, 19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9, or 19.2-152.10 for 45 days after such order was issued or until such order expires or is otherwise dissolved by the issuing court, whichever occurs first.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a temporary exception to Virginia's concealed-carry prohibition for people protected by certain protective orders, allowing them to carry without a permit for 45 days (extendable upon application) and in any location a law-enforcement officer may carry; this expands the ability to carry concealed handguns. It also imposes carry conditions (must possess and display the order/ID on demand) and a civil penalty for noncompliance, which restricts carry. The expedited processing and de-facto-permit provisions are procedural and do not substantively change access.
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