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It has been modified 7 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 1970, chapter 650; in 1972, chapters 741 and 798; in 1973, chapter 479; in 1977, chapter 633; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1990, chapter 825; in 2005, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0868\">868<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0881\">881<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1470437,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368729,"identifier":"54.1-3431","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/1\/54.1-3431","url":"\/54.1-3431\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3431\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/1\/54.1-3431","dublin_core":{"Title":"Admission into evidence of certain certificates of analysis","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3431","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In any administrative <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>, a certificate of analysis of a chemist, performed in any laboratory operated by the Department of Forensic Science or authorized by such Department to conduct such analysis, when such certificate is attested by such chemist, shall be <span class=\"dictionary\">admissible<\/span> as <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span>. A copy of such certificate shall be delivered to the parties in interest at least seven days prior to the date fixed for the <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>.<\/p><p>Any certificate of analysis purporting to be signed by any chemist shall be <span class=\"dictionary\">admissible<\/span> as <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> in such <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> without any proof of the seal or signature or of the official character of the chemist whose name is signed to it.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMISSION INTO EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF ANALYSIS (\u00a7 54.1-3431)\n\nIn any administrative hearing, a certificate of analysis of a chemist, performed\nin any laboratory operated by the Department of Forensic Science or authorized\nby such Department to conduct such analysis, when such certificate is attested\nby such chemist, shall be admissible as evidence. A copy of such certificate\nshall be delivered to the parties in interest at least seven days prior to the\ndate fixed for the hearing.\n\nAny certificate of analysis purporting to be signed by any chemist shall be\nadmissible as evidence in such hearing without any proof of the seal or\nsignature or of the official character of the chemist whose name is signed to\nit.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-524.77; 1970, c. 650; 1972, cc. 741, 798, \u00a7\n54-524.77:1; 1973, c. 479; 1977, c. 633; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 825; 2005, cc.\n868, 881.","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"}}