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§ 58.1-1017.2 Sealed pack labeled as cigarettes; prima facie evidence of cigarettes

In any prosecution for violations of this title, where a sealed pack is labeled as containing cigarettes, such labeling shall be prima facie evidence that the contents of the pack meet the definition of “cigarette” as defined by § 58.1-1000. Nothing shall preclude the introduction of other relevant evidence to establish the contents of a pack, whether sealed or not.

History

This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 301 and 422 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2014, cc. 301, 422.

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