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Any owner or custodian of any such commodity, weight or measure who feels aggrieved by any action of the Commissioner hereunder shall have the right to apply for a judicial review of the action in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301082,"text":"Whenever it appears to the Commissioner that there is a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, he may, in his discretion, issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, stop-use, or stop-removal order against any owner or custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure that is being used, sold, offered, or exposed for sale, or involved in any manner in connection with such violation, and he may further, in his discretion, seize and impound any such commodity, weight, or measure until the Commissioner is satisfied that such violation has ceased and that the owner or custodian thereof is in all respects complying with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\tAny owner or custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure who sells, or offers for sale, or otherwise disposes of, or attempts to dispose of, any such commodity, weight or measure, while subject to a stop-sale, stop-use, or stop-removal order, or while seized and impounded, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any owner or custodian of any such commodity, weight or measure who feels aggrieved by any action of the Commissioner hereunder shall have the right to apply for a judicial review of the action in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13213,"edition_id":1,"name":"Weights and Measures","identifier":"56","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12965,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:27","permalink":{"id":197783,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13213,"identifier":"56","token":"3.2\/IV\/56","url":"\/3.2\/IV\/56\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12965,"edition_id":1,"name":"Food and Drink; Weights and Measures","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12793,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":197125,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12965,"identifier":"IV","token":"3.2\/IV","url":"\/3.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12793,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":193939,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12793,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65679,"structure_id":13213,"section_number":"3.2-5600","catch_line":"Definitions generally","url":"\/3.2-5600\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5600","metadata":false},{"id":86251,"structure_id":13213,"section_number":"3.2-5601","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Commissioner","url":"\/3.2-5601\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5601","metadata":false},{"id":63694,"structure_id":13213,"section_number":"3.2-5602","catch_line":"Commissioner to test accuracy of point-of-sale systems","url":"\/3.2-5602\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5602","metadata":false},{"id":61865,"structure_id":13213,"section_number":"3.2-5603","catch_line":"Two systems of weights and measures recognized; 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It has been modified 5 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 298; in 1966, chapter 702; in 1986, chapter 615; in 1993, chapter 604; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64535,"section_number":"3.2-5617","catch_line":"Powers and duties of sealers and deputies","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5617\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":197833,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84010,"identifier":"3.2-5612","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5612","url":"\/3.2-5612\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5612\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5612","dublin_core":{"Title":"Stop-sale, stop-use and stop-removal orders; seizure and impounding of commodities, weights or measures; violation a misdemeanor; judicial review","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5612","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Whenever it appears to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> that there is a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, he may, in his discretion, <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> and enforce a written or printed stop-<span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span>, stop-use, or stop-removal <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> against any owner or custodian of any commodity, <span class=\"dictionary\">weight<\/span>, or measure that is being used, sold, offered, or exposed for <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span>, or involved in any manner in connection with such violation, and he may further, in his discretion, seize and impound any such commodity, <span class=\"dictionary\">weight<\/span>, or measure until the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> is satisfied that such violation has ceased and that the owner or custodian thereof is in all respects complying with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\tAny owner or custodian of any commodity, <span class=\"dictionary\">weight<\/span>, or measure who <span class=\"dictionary\">sells<\/span>, or offers for <span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span>, or otherwise disposes of, or attempts to dispose of, any such commodity, <span class=\"dictionary\">weight<\/span> or measure, while subject to a stop-<span class=\"dictionary\">sale<\/span>, stop-use, or stop-removal <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>, or while seized and impounded, is guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. Any owner or custodian of any such commodity, <span class=\"dictionary\">weight<\/span> or measure who feels aggrieved by any action of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> hereunder shall have the right to apply for a judicial review of the action in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTOP-SALE, STOP-USE AND STOP-REMOVAL ORDERS; SEIZURE AND IMPOUNDING OF\nCOMMODITIES, WEIGHTS OR MEASURES; VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR; JUDICIAL REVIEW (\u00a7\n3.2-5612)\n\nWhenever it appears to the Commissioner that there is a violation of any of the\nprovisions of this chapter, he may, in his discretion, issue and enforce a\nwritten or printed stop-sale, stop-use, or stop-removal order against any owner\nor custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure that is being used, sold,\noffered, or exposed for sale, or involved in any manner in connection with such\nviolation, and he may further, in his discretion, seize and impound any such\ncommodity, weight, or measure until the Commissioner is satisfied that such\nviolation has ceased and that the owner or custodian thereof is in all respects\ncomplying with the provisions of this chapter.\n\t\tAny owner or custodian of any commodity, weight, or measure who sells, or\noffers for sale, or otherwise disposes of, or attempts to dispose of, any such\ncommodity, weight or measure, while subject to a stop-sale, stop-use, or\nstop-removal order, or while seized and impounded, is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor. Any owner or custodian of any such commodity, weight or measure who\nfeels aggrieved by any action of the Commissioner hereunder shall have the right\nto apply for a judicial review of the action in accordance with the provisions\nof the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-708.15; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-933; 1986,\nc. 615; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}