SB 781

            
2020 SESSION

20103811D

SENATE BILL NO. 781


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled January 8, 2020

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section 
 numbered 18.2-56.3, relating to leaving an unattended handgun in public; 
 penalty.
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Patron-- Lewis

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Referred to Committee on the Judiciary

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 
 
 
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section 
 numbered 18.2-56.3 as follows:
 
 
� 18.2-56.3. Leaving 
 an unattended handgun 
 in public; penalty.
 
 
It is unlawful 
 for any person to leave an 
 unattended handgun 
 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 public street, alley, 
 or lane of any town or city. Any person 
 violating the provisions of this section is 
 guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent 
 violation of this section 
 is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor.