Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-308.2:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-308.2:1. Prohibiting the selling, etc., of firearms to certain persons.
Any person who sells, barters, gives,
or furnishes, or has in his possession or under his control with the intent of
selling, bartering, giving, or
furnishing, any firearm to any person he knows is prohibited from possessing or
transporting a firearm pursuant to §18.2-308.1:1, 18.2-308.1:2, 18.2-308.1:3,
18.2-308.2, subsection B of §
18.2-308.2:01, or §
18.2-308.7 shall be is
guilty of a Class 4 felony. However, this prohibition shall not be applicable
when the person convicted of the felony, adjudicated delinquent, or acquitted by reason of
insanity has (i) been issued a permit pursuant to subsection C of §18.2-308.2
or been granted relief pursuant to subsection B of §18.2-308.1:1, or §18.2-308.1:2 or
18.2-308.1:3; (ii) been pardoned or had his
political disabilities removed in accordance with subsection B of §18.2-308.2; or (iii) obtained a permit to
ship, transport, possess, or
receive firearms pursuant to the laws of the United States.
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, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 780 of the Acts of Assembly of 2016 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.