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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 661; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1992, chapter 580.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1394113,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350682,"identifier":"18.2-306","token":"18.2\/7\/6\/18.2-306","url":"\/18.2-306\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-306\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6\/18.2-306","dublin_core":{"Title":"Search warrants for “sawed-off” shotguns and rifles; confiscation and destruction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-306","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Warrant to search any house or place and seize any “sawed-off” shotgun or “sawed-off” rifle possessed in violation of this article may issue<\/span> in the same manner and under the same restrictions as provided by law<\/span> for stolen property, and any court<\/span> of record, upon application of the attorney for the Commonwealth, a police officer or conservator of the peace, may order<\/span> any “sawed-off” shotgun or “sawed-off” rifle thus or otherwise legally seized, to be confiscated and either destroyed or delivered to a peace officer<\/span> of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEARCH WARRANTS FOR “SAWED-OFF” SHOTGUNS AND RIFLES; CONFISCATION\nAND DESTRUCTION (\u00a7 18.2-306)\n\nWarrant to search any house or place and seize any “sawed-off”\nshotgun or “sawed-off” rifle possessed in violation of this article\nmay issue in the same manner and under the same restrictions as provided by law\nfor stolen property, and any court of record, upon application of the attorney\nfor the Commonwealth, a police officer or conservator of the peace, may order\nany “sawed-off” shotgun or “sawed-off” rifle thus or\notherwise legally seized, to be confiscated and either destroyed or delivered to\na peace officer of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-268.8; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1992, c. 580.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}