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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2003, chapter 353<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1508917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377900,"identifier":"8.1A-307","token":"8.1A\/3\/8.1A-307","url":"\/8.1A-307\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.1A-307\/","token":"8.1A\/3\/8.1A-307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prima facie evidence by third-party documents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.1A-307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A document in due form purporting to be a bill of lading, policy or certificate of insurance, official weigher’s or inspector’s certificate, consular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the contract<\/span> to be issued by a third party<\/span> is prima facie evidence<\/span> of its own authenticity and genuineness and of the facts<\/span> stated in the document by the third party<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE BY THIRD-PARTY DOCUMENTS (\u00a7 8.1A-307)\n\nA document in due form purporting to be a bill of lading, policy or certificate\nof insurance, official weigher’s or inspector’s certificate,\nconsular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the contract\nto be issued by a third party is prima facie evidence of its own authenticity\nand genuineness and of the facts stated in the document by the third party.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219, \u00a7 8.1-202; 2003, c. 353.","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"}}