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Pursuant to subsection D, the forms shall state that any person enrolled into the List shall not be removed from the List until 21 days after receiving an application for removal. The Department of State Police shall make the forms available on the Department’s website.\n\nB\n\nAny person requesting enrollment into or removal from such List shall submit a photocopy of one valid form of photo identification issued by a governmental agency of the applicant’s state of residency or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department (passport) to accompany the enrollment and removal form. Such request for enrollment into or removal from the List may be submitted to the Department of State Police by mail or in person at any Department of State Police office location.\n\nC\n\nUpon enrolling a person into the List, the Department shall forward a person’s eligibility to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1173<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1464303,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367465,"identifier":"52-51","token":"52\/12\/52-51","url":"\/52-51\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-51\/","token":"52\/12\/52-51","dublin_core":{"Title":"Voluntary enrollment and removal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-51","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person 18 years of age or older may apply in writing to the Department of State Police to request voluntary enrollment into the List and, after being enrolled into such List, may apply in writing to the Department to request removal from such List. The application for enrollment into and removal from the List shall be on forms prescribed by the Department of State Police. Pursuant to subsection D, the forms shall state that any person enrolled into the List shall not be removed from the List until 21 days after receiving an application for removal. The Department of State Police shall make the forms available on the Department’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person requesting enrollment into or removal from such List shall submit a photocopy of one valid form of photo identification issued by a governmental agency of the applicant’s state of residency or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department (passport) to accompany the enrollment and removal form. Such request for enrollment into or removal from the List may be submitted to the Department of State Police by mail or in person at any Department of State Police office location. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon enrolling a person into the List, the Department shall forward a person’s eligibility to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The Department shall also notify such person by mail that he has been enrolled into the List. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department shall not remove any person from the List until 21 days after receipt of the person’s removal request. Upon removal of a person’s name from the List, the Department shall update such person’s eligibility to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and shall destroy all records of enrollment into and request for removal from the List. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVOLUNTARY ENROLLMENT AND REMOVAL (\u00a7 52-51)\n\nA. Any person 18 years of age or older may apply in writing to the Department of\nState Police to request voluntary enrollment into the List and, after being\nenrolled into such List, may apply in writing to the Department to request\nremoval from such List. The application for enrollment into and removal from the\nList shall be on forms prescribed by the Department of State Police. Pursuant to\nsubsection D, the forms shall state that any person enrolled into the List shall\nnot be removed from the List until 21 days after receiving an application for\nremoval. The Department of State Police shall make the forms available on the\nDepartment’s website.\n\nB. Any person requesting enrollment into or removal from such List shall submit\na photocopy of one valid form of photo identification issued by a governmental\nagency of the applicant’s state of residency or by the U.S. Department of\nDefense or U.S. State Department (passport) to accompany the enrollment and\nremoval form. Such request for enrollment into or removal from the List may be\nsubmitted to the Department of State Police by mail or in person at any\nDepartment of State Police office location.\n\nC. Upon enrolling a person into the List, the Department shall forward a\nperson’s eligibility to purchase, possess, or transport a firearm to the\nNational Instant Criminal Background Check System. The Department shall also\nnotify such person by mail that he has been enrolled into the List.\n\nD. The Department shall not remove any person from the List until 21 days after\nreceipt of the person’s removal request. Upon removal of a person’s\nname from the List, the Department shall update such person’s eligibility\nto purchase, possess, or transport a firearm to the National Instant Criminal\nBackground Check System and shall destroy all records of enrollment into and\nrequest for removal from the List.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 1173.","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"}}