Virginia § 3.2-5819 - Falsification or presealing of weight certificate by licensed weighmaster; delegation of authority to unlicensed person
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§ 3.2-5819. Falsification or presealing of weight certificate by licensed weighmaster; delegation of authority to unlicensed person
Any licensed public weighmaster who falsifies a weight certificate, or who delegates his authority to any person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster, or who preseals a weight certificate with his official seal before performing the act of weighing, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 3-709.20; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-989; 2008, c. 860.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3.2-5819 ("Falsification or presealing of weight certificate by licensed weighmaster; delegation of authority to unlicensed person") 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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