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).
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 11 - Public Weighmasters
Section 39-11-10. Administration of chapter.
Section 39-11-20. "Public weighmaster" defined.
Section 39-11-30. Registration of weighmasters.
Section 39-11-60. Length of registration.
Section 39-11-80. Refusal or revocation of license.
Section 39-11-90. Limited licenses for public officers and employees.
Section 39-11-100. Public weighmaster stamp.
Section 39-11-110. Issuance of certificates by weighmasters; records.
Section 39-11-120. Contents of certificates; penalty for alterations.
Section 39-11-130. Compelling return of state stamp upon violation of chapter.
Section 39-11-140. Certain acts declared misdemeanors.
Section 39-11-160. Net weight and actual weight.
Section 39-11-180. Weighing leaf tobacco.
Section 39-11-200. Rules and regulations.