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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapters 551<\/a> and 691<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366488,"identifier":"49-6","token":"49\/1\/49-6","url":"\/49-6\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/49-6\/","token":"49\/1\/49-6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Oath or affidavit required of purchaser of fuel, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 49-6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever the purchaser of any fuel, provisions or other thing, whether of like kind with fuel and provisions or not, is required to make oath<\/span> or affidavit<\/span> as to the quantity or value of such fuel, provisions or other thing then in the possession<\/span> of such purchaser, or to make any other oath<\/span> or affidavit<\/span> in relation thereto before he is allowed to purchase the same, such oath<\/span> or affidavit<\/span> may be administered by the seller with like effect, and with the same penalties for false swearing, as if the same had been administered by a magistrate<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOATH OR AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED OF PURCHASER OF FUEL, ETC (\u00a7 49-6)\n\nWhenever the purchaser of any fuel, provisions or other thing, whether of like\nkind with fuel and provisions or not, is required to make oath or affidavit as\nto the quantity or value of such fuel, provisions or other thing then in the\npossession of such purchaser, or to make any other oath or affidavit in relation\nthereto before he is allowed to purchase the same, such oath or affidavit may be\nadministered by the seller with like effect, and with the same penalties for\nfalse swearing, as if the same had been administered by a magistrate.\n\nHISTORY: 1918, p. 266; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 275a; 2008, cc. 551, 691.","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"}}