SB 781 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Handguns; leaving unattended in public, penalty.

Summary
Leaving an unattended handgun in public; penalty.Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person to leave an unattendedhandgun in public view in any public place, including any public building or place where the public assemble, any street, highway,or other public conveyance, or any sidewalk abutting on any publicstreet, alley, or lane of any town or city. The bill also providesthat a second or subsequent violation is punishable as a Class 2misdemeanor.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2020
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action Jan 22, 2020
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Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103811D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
VA
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