{"data":{"id":"us-va/6vac40-30-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"6VAC40-30-20","heading":"Authority for approval","body":"Section 19.2-188.1 of the Code of Virginia provides that the Department of Forensic Science shall approve field tests for use by law-enforcement officers to enable them to testify to the results obtained in any preliminary hearing regarding whether any substance, the identify of which is at issue in such hearing, is a controlled substance or imitation controlled substance, as defined in § 18.2-247 of the Code of Virginia, or \"marijuana\" as defined in §§ 4.1-600 and 18.2-247 of the Code of Virginia.","path":["Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections","Agency 40. Department of Forensic Science","Chapter 30. Regulations for the Approval of Field Tests for Detection of Drugs","Part II. Process for Approval of Field Tests"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title6/agency40/chapter30/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:20Z","sha256":"2333ae0ef252c23d4b7be2cc0576ff9d23efc1cb2d2e1f8d61afa57878e98081","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/6vac40-30-10","next":"us-va/6vac40-30-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}