South Carolina § 39-11-140 - Certain acts declared misdemeanors.
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§ 39-11-140. Certain acts declared misdemeanors.
Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who does any one of the following acts:
(a) Requests a public weighmaster, or any person employed by him, to weigh, or measure any commodity falsely or incorrectly.
(b) Requests a false or incorrect certificate of weights and measures.
(c) Acts as a public weighmaster or deputy public weighmaster without first being licensed.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 66-183; 1967 (55) 512; 1997 Act No. 30, SECTION 3, eff May 21, 1997.
Effect of Amendment
The 1997 amendment, in item (b), deleted "State" preceding "certificate", and rewrote item (c).
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-11-140 ("Certain acts declared misdemeanors.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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