Virginia SB 15: Weapons; carrying into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, penalty.

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SENATE BILL NO. 15 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled November 18, 2019 

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section 
 numbered 18.2-283.2, relating to carrying weapon 
 into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; penalty. 
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Patrons-- Ebbin and Morrissey; Delegate: Kory 

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Referred to Committee on the Judiciary 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section 
 numbered 18.2-283.2 as follows:

� 18.2-283.2. Carrying 
 weapon into building owned or leased by 
 the Commonwealth; penalty.

A. It is unlawful for any 
 person to possess in or transport into any building (i) owned or 
 leased by the Commonwealth or any 
 agency thereof and (ii) where 
 employees of the Commonwealth or agency thereof are 
 regularly present for the purpose of performing their official duties, any (a) 
 firearm or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile 
 of any kind; (b) frame, receiver, 
 muffler, silencer, missile, projectile, or 
 ammunition designed for use with a dangerous weapon; or 
 (c) other dangerous weapon, including explosives, stun weapons as defined in � 
 18.2-308.1, and those weapons specified in subsection A of � 18.2-308. A 
 violation of this section is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any weapon or 
 item possessed or transported in violation of this 
 section shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer 
 and forfeited to the Commonwealth and disposed of as 
 provided in � 19.2-386.28.

B. The 
 provisions of this section shall not apply to any law-enforcement 
 officer as defined in � 9.1-101, conservator of the 
 peace, magistrate, court officer, judge, city or county treasurer, commissioner 
 or deputy commissioner of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, 
 authorized security personnel, or active military personnel while in the 
 conduct of such person's official duties.

C. Notice of the 
 provisions of this section shall be posted 
 conspicuously at each public entrance to each building owned or leased by the Commonwealth 
 or any agency thereof and no person shall be convicted of an offense under subsection 
 A if such notice is not so posted at such building, unless such person had 
 actual notice of subsection A.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net 
 increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to � 30-19.1:4 of 
 the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0 
 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and cannot 
 be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of 
 Juvenile Justice.