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Conviction of any of the following offenses shall be prima facie evidence, subject to rebuttal, that the person is &#8220;under the influence&#8221; for purposes of this section: manslaughter in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-36.1, maiming in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-51.4, driving while intoxicated in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-266, public intoxication in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-388, or driving while intoxicated in violation of &#xA7; 46.2-341.24. Upon such conviction that court shall revoke the person&#8217;s permit for a concealed handgun and promptly notify the issuing circuit court. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years.\n\nB\n\nNo person who carries a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club as defined in &#xA7; 4.1-100 for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority under Title 4.1 may consume an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. A person who carries a concealed handgun onto the premises of such a restaurant or club and consumes alcoholic beverages is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, nothing in this subsection shall apply to a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1306380,"text":"Any person permitted to carry a concealed handgun who is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs while carrying such handgun in a public place is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Conviction of any of the following offenses shall be prima facie evidence, subject to rebuttal, that the person is &#8220;under the influence&#8221; for purposes of this section: manslaughter in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-36.1, maiming in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-51.4, driving while intoxicated in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-266, public intoxication in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-388, or driving while intoxicated in violation of &#xA7; 46.2-341.24. Upon such conviction that court shall revoke the person&#8217;s permit for a concealed handgun and promptly notify the issuing circuit court. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1306381,"text":"No person who carries a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club as defined in &#xA7; 4.1-100 for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority under Title 4.1 may consume an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. A person who carries a concealed handgun onto the premises of such a restaurant or club and consumes alcoholic beverages is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0746\">746<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0038\">38<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0730\">730<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":350724,"section_number":"18.2-308","catch_line":"Carrying concealed weapons; exceptions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308\/"},{"id":350692,"section_number":"18.2-308.016","catch_line":"Retired law-enforcement officers; carrying a concealed handgun","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.016\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":350609,"section_number":"18.2-266","catch_line":"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-266\/"},{"id":350842,"section_number":"18.2-36.1","catch_line":"Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-36.1\/"},{"id":350901,"section_number":"18.2-388","catch_line":"Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-388\/"},{"id":351089,"section_number":"18.2-51.4","catch_line":"Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-51.4\/"},{"id":363011,"section_number":"4.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-100\/"},{"id":365572,"section_number":"46.2-341.24","catch_line":"Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.24\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1394143,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350688,"identifier":"18.2-308.012","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.012","url":"\/18.2-308.012\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-308.012\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.012","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited conduct","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-308.012","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any person permitted to carry a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> who is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs while carrying such <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> in a public place is guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <span class=\"dictionary\">Conviction<\/span> of any of the following <span class=\"dictionary\">offenses<\/span> shall be prima facie <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span>, subject to <span class=\"dictionary\">rebuttal<\/span>, that the person is &#8220;under the influence&#8221; for purposes of this section: <span class=\"dictionary\">manslaughter<\/span> in violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter\" href=\"\/18.2-36.1\/\">18.2-36.1<\/a>, maiming in violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated\" href=\"\/18.2-51.4\/\">18.2-51.4<\/a>, driving while intoxicated in violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc\" href=\"\/18.2-266\/\">18.2-266<\/a>, public intoxication in violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center\" href=\"\/18.2-388\/\">18.2-388<\/a>, or driving while intoxicated in violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc\" href=\"\/46.2-341.24\/\">46.2-341.24<\/a>. Upon such <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> that <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall revoke the person&#8217;s permit for a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> and promptly notify the issuing <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be ineligible to apply for a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> permit for a period of five years. <a id=\"paragraph-1306380\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-308.012\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> No person who carries a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> onto the premises of any restaurant or club as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/4.1-100\/\">4.1-100<\/a> for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority under Title 4.1 may consume an alcoholic beverage while on the premises. A person who carries a concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">handgun<\/span> onto the premises of such a restaurant or club and consumes alcoholic beverages is guilty of a Class 2 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. However, nothing in this subsection shall apply to a federal, state, or local <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1306381\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-308.012\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED CONDUCT (\u00a7 18.2-308.012)\n\nA. Any person permitted to carry a concealed handgun who is under the influence\nof alcohol or illegal drugs while carrying such handgun in a public place is\nguilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Conviction of any of the following offenses\nshall be prima facie evidence, subject to rebuttal, that the person is\n&#8220;under the influence&#8221; for purposes of this section: manslaughter in\nviolation of &#xA7; 18.2-36.1, maiming in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-51.4, driving\nwhile intoxicated in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-266, public intoxication in\nviolation of &#xA7; 18.2-388, or driving while intoxicated in violation of\n&#xA7; 46.2-341.24. Upon such conviction that court shall revoke the\nperson&#8217;s permit for a concealed handgun and promptly notify the issuing\ncircuit court. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be\nineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years.\n\nB. No person who carries a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant\nor club as defined in &#xA7; 4.1-100 for which a license to sell and serve\nalcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia\nAlcoholic Beverage Control Authority under Title 4.1 may consume an alcoholic\nbeverage while on the premises. A person who carries a concealed handgun onto\nthe premises of such a restaurant or club and consumes alcoholic beverages is\nguilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, nothing in this subsection shall apply\nto a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 746; 2015, cc. 38, 730.","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"}}