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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377900</law_id><section_number>8.1A-307</section_number><catch_line>Prima facie evidence by third-party documents</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="13" identifier="8.1A">Uniform Commercial Code &#x2014; General Provisions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="3">Territorial Applicability and General Rules</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A document in due form purporting to be a bill of lading, policy or certificate of insurance, official weigher&#x2019;s or inspector&#x2019;s certificate, consular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the <span class="dictionary">contract</span> to be issued by a third <span class="dictionary">party</span> is prima facie <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of its own authenticity and genuineness and of the <span class="dictionary">facts</span> stated in the document by the third <span class="dictionary">party</span>.</p></section></text><history>1964, c. 219, &#xA7; 8.1-202; 2003, c. 353.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
