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<br><center><b>HOUSE BILL NO. 1306</b></center>

<center>AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE</center>

<center>(Proposed by the House Committee on Public Safety)</center>

<center>(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Simon)</center>

<center>House Amendments in [ ] – February 10, 2022</center>

<i>A BILL to amend and reenact &sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-311.1">18.2-311.1</a> of the Code of
Virginia, relating to removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm;
selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc.,
serial number; penalty.</i>

<p>Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:</p>

<p>1. That &sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-311.1">18.2-311.1</a> of the Code of Virginia is amended and
reenacted as follows:</p>

<p>&sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-311.1">18.2-311.1</a>. Removing, altering, etc., serial number or other
identification on firearm; distributing or possessing firearm without serial
number.</p>

<p><s class=str>Any </s><i class=new>A. It is unlawful for any </i>person, firm,
association<i class=new>,</i> or corporation<s class=str> who or which</s><i class=new> to</i> intentionally<s class=str>
removes, defaces, alters, changes, destroys or obliterates</s><i class=new> remove,
alter, change, destroy, or obliterate</i> in any manner or way or<s class=str> who or
which causes</s><i class=new> to cause</i> to be removed,<s class=str> defaced,</s> altered,
changed, destroyed<i class=new>,</i> or obliterated in any manner or way the name of the
maker, model, manufacturer's or serial number, or any other<s class=str> mark or</s> identification<i class=new>
required by federal law</i> on any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun<i class=new>,</i>
or any other firearm<s class=str> shall be guilty of</s><i class=new>. A violation of this
subsection is</i> a Class 1 misdemeanor.</p>

<p><i class=new>B. It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation
to knowingly possess any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other
firearm that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed,
destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. A violation of this subsection is a
Class 1 misdemeanor.</i></p>

<p><i class=new>C. It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or
corporation to knowingly sell, give, or distribute any pistol, shotgun, rifle,
machine gun, or any other firearm that has a serial number that has been
removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. A violation
of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor.</i></p>

<p>2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net
increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to &sect;<a href="http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/30-19.1:4">30-19.1:4</a> of
the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0
for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and cannot
be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of
Juvenile Justice.</p>

<p> [ 3. That the provisions of this act shall not become effective
unless reenacted by the 2023 Session of the General Assembly. ] </p>