Virginia § 3.2-5706 - Examination and verification of standards and calibrating equipment
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 3.2-5706 — Examination and verification of standards and calibrating equipment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.2-5706. Examination and verification of standards and calibrating equipment
Every service agency shall submit any weights or measures standard and calibrating equipment used or to be used by the service agency to the Commissioner for examination and verification, in accordance with a schedule established by the Commissioner. Any weights or measures standard or calibrating equipment calibrated by the weights and measures laboratory of another state, of a territory, or of a protectorate of the United States shall be deemed to be properly calibrated and hence lawful for use in the Commonwealth if the service agency proffering for use the weights or measures standard or calibrating equipment can demonstrate the traceability of the weights or measures standard or calibrating equipment.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3.2-5706 ("Examination and verification of standards and calibrating equipment") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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