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CHAPTER 110
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CREATION OF A CRIMINAL FIREARMS CLEARINGHOUSE (REPEALED)
Part I
Definitions
19VAC30-110-10. Definitions. (Repealed.)
The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"VCIN" means Virginia Criminal Information
Network.
"Virginia Firearms Clearinghouse" means the
central repository for information gathered pursuant to § 52-25.1 of the Code
of Virginia.
Part II
Virginia Firearms Clearinghouse
19VAC30-110-20. Creation of clearinghouse. (Repealed.)
The Department of State Police will create a clearinghouse
as a central repository for information of any firearm that is seized, forfeited,
found, or otherwise coming into the possession of any state or local
law-enforcement agency which is believed to have been used in the commission of
a crime.
19VAC30-110-30. Reference to clearinghouse. (Repealed.)
The clearinghouse will be known as the "Virginia
Firearms Clearinghouse" and shall be referred to as such.
Part III
Method of Reporting
19VAC30-110-40. Reporting form. (Repealed.)
A state or local law-enforcement agency that has seized,
forfeited, found, or otherwise recovers a firearm in accordance with § 52-25.1 of
the Code of Virginia shall notify the Department of State Police by a form
provided by the State Police (SP-187). The form will contain the following
information: (i) serial number or other identifying information on the firearm,
(ii) a brief description of the circumstances under which the firearm came into
the possession of the law-enforcement agency, including the crime which was or
may have been committed with the firearm, (iii) the name or other identifying
information on the person from whom the firearm was taken, (iv) the original
place of sale and the chain of possession of the firearm, (v) the disposition
of the firearm and any other information the superintendent may require.
19VAC30-110-50. Submission of form. (Repealed.)
A. The information required on the form should be submitted
to the clearinghouse via VCIN, if available, as soon as possible after coming
into the possession of the agency, and should include all available information
at the time of submission.
B. A completed form (SP-187) will be sent to the Department
of State Police within seven business days once all of the requested
information has been obtained. For the purposes of this regulation, the State
Police address will be: Department of State Police, Virginia Firearms
Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 85141, Richmond, VA 23285-5141.
19VAC30-110-60. Forms accepted. (Repealed.)
The form provided by the State Police will be the only form
accepted by the State Police. Locally produced forms will be unacceptable.
19VAC30-110-70. Copies of forms. (Repealed.)
The State Police will provide copies of the Virginia
Firearms Clearinghouse form (SP-187) to all state and local law-enforcement
agencies by July 1, 1993.
FORMS (19VAC30-110)
Criminal Firearms Clearinghouse, SP-187 (eff. 7/1/93).