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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 616 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 1962 \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 1993, chapters 169 and 866; in 1997, chapter 418<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1446253,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363214,"identifier":"4.1-353","token":"4.1\/I\/3\/3\/4.1-353","url":"\/4.1-353\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/4.1-353\/","token":"4.1\/I\/3\/3\/4.1-353","dublin_core":{"Title":"Label on sealed container prima facie evidence of alcoholic content","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 4.1-353","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any prosecution<\/span> for violations of this subtitle, where a sealed<\/span> container<\/span> is labeled as containing an alcoholic beverage as defined herein, such labeling shall be prima facie evidence<\/span> of the alcoholic content of the container<\/span>. Nothing shall preclude the introduction of other relevant evidence<\/span> to establish the alcoholic content of a container<\/span>, whether sealed<\/span> or not.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLABEL ON SEALED CONTAINER PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF ALCOHOLIC CONTENT (\u00a7 4.1-353)\n\nIn any prosecution for violations of this subtitle, where a sealed container is\nlabeled as containing an alcoholic beverage as defined herein, such labeling\nshall be prima facie evidence of the alcoholic content of the container. Nothing\nshall preclude the introduction of other relevant evidence to establish the\nalcoholic content of a container, whether sealed or not.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 616, \u00a7 4-90.1; 1993, cc. 169, 866; 1997, c. 418.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}