{"data":{"id":"us-va/6vac40-50-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"6VAC40-50-20","heading":"Authority for approval","body":"Section 19.2-188.1 of the Code of Virginia provides that the Department of Forensic Science shall approve marijuana field tests for use by law-enforcement officers to enable them to testify to the results obtained in any trial for a violation of § 4.1-1105.1 of the Code of Virginia regarding whether or not any plant material, the identity of which is at issue, is marijuana.","path":["Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections","Agency 40. Department of Forensic Science","Chapter 50. Regulations for the Approval of Marijuana Field Tests for Detection of Marijuana Plant Material","Part II. Process for Approval of Field Tests"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title6/agency40/chapter50/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:21Z","sha256":"39b737eaa113c4c4d8364621edf1ceb8eba87fd05833e46a0c2e4f212a9a1138","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/6vac40-50-10","next":"us-va/6vac40-50-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}