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Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. The income and principal of this Fund shall be used only for the purposes of administering and enforcing this chapter and Chapter 57 (\u00a7 3.2-5700 et seq.) of this title.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273095,"text":"There is hereby established in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Weights and Measures Fund, hereinafter referred to as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; This Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All money designated for inclusion in the Fund or collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. The income and principal of this Fund shall be used only for the purposes of administering and enforcing this chapter and Chapter 57 (\u00a7 3.2-5700 et seq.) of this title.","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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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 605 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1992, chapter 242; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63243,"section_number":"3.2-5629","catch_line":"Fees and other moneys received","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5629\/"},{"id":58263,"section_number":"3.2-5646","catch_line":"Civil penalties; suit to enjoin violation; compromise","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5646\/"},{"id":58441,"section_number":"3.2-5704","catch_line":"Registration fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5704\/"},{"id":68784,"section_number":"3.2-5708","catch_line":"Certification fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5708\/"},{"id":81619,"section_number":"3.2-5714","catch_line":"Civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5714\/"},{"id":77338,"section_number":"59.1-167.2","catch_line":"Civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-167.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55093,"section_number":"3.2-5700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":197897,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76090,"identifier":"3.2-5628","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5628","url":"\/3.2-5628\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-5628\/","token":"3.2\/IV\/56\/3.2-5628","dublin_core":{"Title":"Weights and Measures Fund established; purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-5628","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>There is hereby established in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Weights and Measures<\/span> Fund, hereinafter referred to as &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; This Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. 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