Virginia § 3.2-5809 - Form of weight certificate and information to be stated thereon; weight certificate as evidence
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§ 3.2-5809. Form of weight certificate and information to be stated thereon; weight certificate as evidence
The Commissioner shall prescribe the form of weight certificate to be used by a licensed public weighmaster. The weight certificate shall state the date of issuance, the kind of property, produce, commodity, or article weighed, the name of the declared owner or agent of the owner or of the consignee of the material weighed, the accurate weight of the material weighed, the means by which the material was being transported at the time it was weighed, and such other available information as may be necessary to distinguish or identify the property, produce, commodity, or article from others of like kind. Such weight certificate when so made and properly signed and sealed shall be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the weights shown.
Code 1950, § 3-709.10; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-979; 2008, c. 860.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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