19 Va. Admin. Code § 30-115-10

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 4, October 8, 2024
Section 19VAC30-115-10 - Reporting
A. A law-enforcement agency of the Commonwealth or of a political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall report information regarding firearms seized, forfeited, found, or otherwise coming into the law-enforcement agency's possession that are believed to have been used in the commission of a crime to the National Tracing Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice.
B. A law-enforcement agency shall request, concurrent with reporting the information pursuant to subsection A of this section, a trace of the reported firearm from the National Tracing Center.
C. A law-enforcement agency shall make the report and request the trace required by subsections A and B of this section forthwith upon taking possession of the firearm. If making the report and request could jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation, the law-enforcement agency shall make the report and request prior to the conclusion of the investigation.
D. To comply with subsections A and B of this section, a law-enforcement agency may report information or request a trace by:
1. Using eTrace, which is the paperless firearms trace submission system of the National Tracing Center (https://www.atf.gov/firearms/national-tracing-center); or
2. Completing and submitting a National Tracing Center Trace Request form (ATF E-form 3312.1).

NOTICE: The following form used in administering the regulation was filed by the agency. The form is not being published; however, online users of this issue of the Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of the form to access it. The form is also available from the agency contact or may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, General Assembly Building, 2nd Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

19 Va. Admin. Code § 30-115-10

Derived From Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 06, eff. 11/15/2016.

Statutory Authority: § 52-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.