Delaware § 5104 - State standards of weights and measures.
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§ 5104. State standards of weights and measures.
Such weights and measures in conformity with the standards of the United States as have been supplied to the State by the federal government or otherwise obtained by the State for use as state standards shall, when the same shall have been approved as being satisfactory for use as such by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, be the state standards of weight and measure. The state standards shall be kept in a safe and suitable place in the office or laboratory of the Department of Agriculture, they shall not be removed from the said office or laboratory except for repairs or for calibration and approval. The state standards shall be used only in verifying the office standards and for scientific purposes.
6 Del. C. 1953, § 5104; 53 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 3; 57 Del. Laws, c. 764, § 31A; 58 Del. Laws, c. 281, § 3; 70 Del. Laws, c. 370, § 5;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5104 ("State standards of weights and measures.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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