Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-283.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-283.1. Carrying weapon into courthouse.
It is unlawful for any person to possess in or transport into
any courthouse in this the Commonwealth any (i) gun
or other weapon designed or intended to propel a missile or projectile of any
kind; (ii) frame, receiver, muffler, silencer, missile, projectile, or
ammunition designed for use with a dangerous weapon; or (iii) other dangerous
weapon, including explosives, stun weapons as defined in §18.2-308.1, and
those weapons specified in subsection A of §18.2-308. Any such weapon shall be
subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer. A violation of this section is
punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, nothing in
this section shall prohibit a person who may lawfully possess a firearm or
ammunition for a firearm from
possessing in or transporting into any area within a
courthouse that is being used outside
of the courthouse's normal hours of operation exclusively for
purposes other than judicial proceedings a firearm or
ammunition for a firearm.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any police officer, sheriff, law-enforcement agent or official, conservation police officer, conservator of the peace, magistrate, court officer, judge, city or county treasurer, or commissioner or deputy commissioner of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission while in the conduct of such person's official duties.
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 is $0 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.