3.2-5648 - Presumptive proof of use of weight, measure or weighing or measuring device. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-5648. Presumptive proof of use of weight, measure or weighing ormeasuring device.

For the purposes of this chapter, proof of the existence of a weight ormeasure or a weighing or measuring device in or about any building,enclosure, stand, or vehicle in which or from which it is shown that buyingor selling is commonly carried on, shall, in the absence of conclusiveevidence to the contrary, be presumptive proof of the regular use of suchweight or measure or weighing or measuring device for commercial purposes,and shall be presumptive proof of such regular use by the person in charge ofsuch building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle.

(Code 1950, § 3-708.49; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-967; 1993, c. 604;2008, c. 860.)