§ 18.2-304 Manufacturer’s and dealer’s register; inspection of stock
Every manufacturer or dealer shall keep a register of all “sawed-off” shotguns and “sawed-off” rifles manufactured or handled by him. This register shall show the model and serial number, date of manufacture, sale, loan, gift, delivery or receipt of every “sawed-off” shotgun and “sawed-off” rifle, the name, address, and occupation of the person to whom the “sawed-off” shotgun or “sawed-off” rifle was sold, loaned, given or delivered, or from whom it was received. Upon demand every manufacturer or dealer shall permit any marshal, sheriff or police officer to inspect his entire stock of “sawed-off” shotguns and “sawed-off” rifles, and “sawed-off” shotgun or “sawed-off” rifle barrels, and shall produce the register, herein required, for inspection. A violation of any provision of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 661; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1992, chapter 580.
Code 1950, § 18.1-268.6; 1968, c. 661; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1992, c. 580.