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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.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1332649,"text":"The Commissioner shall prescribe the form of weight certificate to be used by a licensed public weighmaster. 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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 126; in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1425087,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358154,"identifier":"3.2-5809","token":"3.2\/IV\/58\/3.2-5809","url":"\/3.2-5809\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5809\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/58\/3.2-5809","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form of weight certificate and information to be stated thereon; weight certificate as evidence","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5809","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> 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 <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> weighed, the accurate weight of the <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> weighed, the means by which the <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> 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 <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span> shall be prima facie <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of the accuracy of the weights shown.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORM OF WEIGHT CERTIFICATE AND INFORMATION TO BE STATED THEREON; WEIGHT\nCERTIFICATE AS EVIDENCE (\u00a7 3.2-5809)\n\nThe Commissioner shall prescribe the form of weight certificate to be used by a\nlicensed public weighmaster. The weight certificate shall state the date of\nissuance, the kind of property, produce, commodity, or article weighed, the name\nof the declared owner or agent of the owner or of the consignee of the material\nweighed, the accurate weight of the material weighed, the means by which the\nmaterial was being transported at the time it was weighed, and such other\navailable information as may be necessary to distinguish or identify the\nproperty, produce, commodity, or article from others of like kind. Such weight\ncertificate when so made and properly signed and sealed shall be prima facie\nevidence of the accuracy of the weights shown.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-709.10; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-979; 2008,\nc. 860.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}