Virginia § 3.2-5815 - Certain persons permitted but not required to obtain licenses

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 3.2-5815 — Certain persons permitted but not required to obtain licenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3.2-5815. Certain persons permitted but not required to obtain licenses

The following persons shall not be required but shall be permitted to obtain licenses as licensed public weighmasters: (i) a weights and measures officer when acting within the scope of his official duties; (ii) a person weighing property, produce, commodities, or articles that he or his employers, if any, is either buying or selling; and (iii) a person weighing property, produce, commodities, or articles in conformity with the requirements of federal statutes or the statutes of his state relative to warehousemen or processors.

Code 1950, § 3-709.16; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-985; 2008, c. 860.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 3.2-5815 ("Certain persons permitted but not required to obtain licenses") 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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