{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5703","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-5703","heading":"Registration of service agency","body":"A. A service agency shall not operate in the Commonwealth without first obtaining registration issued annually by the Commissioner. The application for registration as a service agency or renewal of application shall be made in writing on a form approved by the Commissioner.B. Each application for registration or renewal shall contain:1. The name of the service agency, including any fictitious names under which it intends to operate;2. The principal business address of the service agency;3. The name of every person functioning as a service technician in the Commonwealth who is in the employ of the service agency;4. Documentation of verification pursuant to § 3.2-5706 of the weights or measures standards and calibrating equipment used or to be used by the service agency;5. The fee required by § 3.2-5704; and6. Proof of a uniquely identifiable security seal for the service agency.C. The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke any registration or renewal if the application is incomplete, false, or fraudulent. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person to submit to the Commissioner an application for registration or renewal that he knows to be false or fraudulent.1992, c. 242, § 3.1-969.4; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 168.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle IV. FOOD AND DRINK; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","Chapter 57. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SERVICE AGENCIES AND TECHNICIANS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-5703/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"844a358039500db64af2cb414643802d00fc269a870152e88cf39ca9dd93e4ee","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5702","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}