§ 556E.1 — Fraudulent marking

Iowa § 556E.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIV: PROPERTY
• Ch. 556E: GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY

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Any person making for sale, selling, or offering to sell or dispose of, or having in
possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made, in whole or
in part, of gold or any alloy of gold, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted
thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which
said article is enclosed, any mark indicating or designed to indicate that the gold or alloy
in such article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality thereof,
unless the actual fineness thereof, in the case of flatware or watchcases, be not less by more
than three one-thousandths parts, and in case of all other articles be not less by more than
one-half carat than the fineness indicated by the marks stamped, branded, engraved, or
imprinted upon any part of such article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or
upon any container in which such article is enclosed according to the standards and subject
to the qualifications hereinafter set forth, is guilty of a fraudulent practice.

Legislative History

[S13, §5077-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1906; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.1]