Idaho § 18-7207 - Alteration of ore values
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-7207 — Alteration of ore values, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-7207. Alteration of ore values
Every person, corporation or association, or the agent of any person, corporation or association, engaged in milling, sampling, concentrating, reducing, shipping or purchasing ores in this state, who in any manner knowingly alters or changes the true value of any ores delivered to him or them, so as to deprive the seller of the result of the correct value of the same, or who issues any bill of sale or certificate of purchase that does not exactly and truthfully state the actual weight, assay value and total amount paid for any lot or lots of ore purchased, or who, by any secret understanding or agreement with another, issues a bill of sale or certificate of purchase that does not exactly and truthfully state the actual weight, assay value and total amount paid for any lot or lots of ore purchased, or who, by any secret understanding or agreement with another, issues a bill of sale or certificate of purchase that does not truthfully and correctly set forth the weight, assay value and total amount paid for any lot or lots of ore purchased by him, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as provided in the preceding section.
[18-7207, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 980.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Idaho Statutes § 18-7207 cover?
Section 18-7207 ("Alteration of ore values") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. 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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