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2014 SESSION

14102677D
SENATE BILL NO. 352
Offered January 8, 2014
Prefiled January 7, 2014
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-1017.2, relating to sealed packs labeled as cigarettes; prima facie evidence of cigarettes.
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Patrons-- Reeves and Howell
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Referred to Committee on Finance
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-1017.2 as follows:

§ 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.