Virginia SB 288: Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen.

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18101967D

SENATE BILL NO. 288 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled January 8, 2018 

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of 
 Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-287.5, relating to reporting 
 lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. 
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Patron-- McClellan 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 
 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-287.5 as follows: 

� 18.2-287.5. 
 Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil 
 penalty.

A. Any person who 
 lawfully possesses a firearm that is lost or stolen from such person shall 
 report the loss or theft to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department 
 of State Police within 24 hours after 
 such person discovered the loss or theft or was informed 
 by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The law-enforcement 
 agency shall enter such report information into the National Crime Information 
 Center (NCIC) maintained by 
 the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The provisions of this subsection shall 
 not apply to the loss or theft of an antique firearm as defined in � 
 18.2-308.2:2.

B. A violation of 
 this section is punishable, for a first offense, by a civil penalty of $50 and, 
 for any subsequent offense, by a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more 
 than $250, which shall be paid into the state treasury.

C. No person who, 
 in good faith, reports a firearm lost or stolen shall be held criminally or 
 civilly liable for any damages for acts or omissions resulting from the loss or 
 theft. This subsection shall not apply to any person who makes a report in 
 violation of � 18.2-461.