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Sealing or marking shall not be required for weights and measures exempted by a Board regulation issued under the authority of \u00a7\u00a7 3.2-5607 and 3.2-5620. The Commissioner shall condemn, and may seize and may destroy, weights and measures found not to be in compliance that, in his best judgment, are not susceptible to satisfactory repair. Weights and measures that have been &#8220;condemned for repairs&#8221; may be confiscated and may be destroyed by the Commissioner if not brought into compliance as required by \u00a7 3.2-5621 of this chapter, and may be confiscated and destroyed if used or disposed of contrary to the requirements of that section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212007,"text":"The Commissioner shall approve for use and seal or mark such weights and measures as he finds, upon inspection and test, to be in compliance as specified in \u00a7 3.2-5620, and shall reject and mark or tag as &#8220;Condemned for Repairs&#8221; such weights and measures as he finds, upon inspection or test, not to be in compliance as specified in \u00a7 3.2-5620, but that in his best judgment are susceptible to satisfactory repair. Sealing or marking shall not be required for weights and measures exempted by a Board regulation issued under the authority of \u00a7\u00a7 3.2-5607 and 3.2-5620. The Commissioner shall condemn, and may seize and may destroy, weights and measures found not to be in compliance that, in his best judgment, are not susceptible to satisfactory repair. Weights and measures that have been &#8220;condemned for repairs&#8221; may be confiscated and may be destroyed by the Commissioner if not brought into compliance as required by \u00a7 3.2-5621 of this chapter, and may be confiscated and destroyed if used or disposed of contrary to the requirements of that section.","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 4 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 1993, chapter 604; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56527,"section_number":"3.2-5607","catch_line":"The Board may adopt regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5607\/"},{"id":64535,"section_number":"3.2-5617","catch_line":"Powers and duties of sealers and deputies","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5617\/"},{"id":81853,"section_number":"3.2-5645","catch_line":"Certain acts declared misdemeanors","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5645\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56527,"section_number":"3.2-5607","catch_line":"The Board may adopt regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5607\/"},{"id":77146,"section_number":"3.2-5620","catch_line":"Specifications and tolerances for weighing and measuring devices","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5620\/"},{"id":63828,"section_number":"3.2-5621","catch_line":"Rejected weights and measures","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5621\/"}],"permalink":{"id":197837,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57871,"identifier":"3.2-5613","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5613","url":"\/3.2-5613\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5613\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5613","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sealing or marking of weights and measures; condemnation of incorrect weights and measures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5613","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall approve for use and seal or mark such <span class=\"dictionary\">weights and measures<\/span> as he finds, upon inspection and test, to be in compliance as specified in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Specifications and tolerances for weighing and measuring devices\" href=\"\/3.2-5620\/\">3.2-5620<\/a>, and shall reject and mark or tag as &#8220;Condemned for Repairs&#8221; such <span class=\"dictionary\">weights and measures<\/span> as he finds, upon inspection or test, not to be in compliance as specified in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Specifications and tolerances for weighing and measuring devices\" href=\"\/3.2-5620\/\">3.2-5620<\/a>, but that in his best <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> are susceptible to satisfactory repair. Sealing or marking shall not be required for <span class=\"dictionary\">weights and measures<\/span> exempted by a <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> regulation issued under the authority of \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"The Board may adopt regulations\" href=\"\/3.2-5607\/\">3.2-5607<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Specifications and tolerances for weighing and measuring devices\" href=\"\/3.2-5620\/\">3.2-5620<\/a>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall condemn, and may seize and may destroy, <span class=\"dictionary\">weights and measures<\/span> found not to be in compliance that, in his best <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span>, are not susceptible to satisfactory repair. <span class=\"dictionary\">Weights and measures<\/span> that have been &#8220;condemned for repairs&#8221; may be confiscated and may be destroyed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> if not brought into compliance as required by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Rejected weights and measures\" href=\"\/3.2-5621\/\">3.2-5621<\/a> of this chapter, and may be confiscated and destroyed if used or disposed of contrary to the requirements of that section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEALING OR MARKING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CONDEMNATION OF INCORRECT WEIGHTS\nAND MEASURES (\u00a7 3.2-5613)\n\nThe Commissioner shall approve for use and seal or mark such weights and\nmeasures as he finds, upon inspection and test, to be in compliance as specified\nin \u00a7 3.2-5620, and shall reject and mark or tag as &#8220;Condemned for\nRepairs&#8221; such weights and measures as he finds, upon inspection or test,\nnot to be in compliance as specified in \u00a7 3.2-5620, but that in his best\njudgment are susceptible to satisfactory repair. Sealing or marking shall not be\nrequired for weights and measures exempted by a Board regulation issued under\nthe authority of \u00a7\u00a7 3.2-5607 and 3.2-5620. The Commissioner shall condemn, and\nmay seize and may destroy, weights and measures found not to be in compliance\nthat, in his best judgment, are not susceptible to satisfactory repair. Weights\nand measures that have been &#8220;condemned for repairs&#8221; may be\nconfiscated and may be destroyed by the Commissioner if not brought into\ncompliance as required by \u00a7 3.2-5621 of this chapter, and may be confiscated\nand destroyed if used or disposed of contrary to the requirements of that\nsection.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-708.16; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-934; 1993,\nc. 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}}