California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §12508: Except as provided in Section 12509, any person who removes or obliterates any tag or device placed upon any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument by a sealer is guilty of a misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

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A person who removes or obliterates a tag or device placed on a weight, measure, or measuring instrument by a sealer commits a misdemeanor offense.

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Except as provided in Section 12509, any person who removes or obliterates any tag or device placed upon any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument by a sealer is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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