South Carolina Statutes
§ 39-9-120 — Misrepresentation of price prohibited; display of price.
South Carolina § 39-9-120
This text of South Carolina § 39-9-120 (Misrepresentation of price prohibited; display of price.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 39-9-120 (2026).
Text
No person may misrepresent the price of a commodity or service sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive a person. Whenever an advertised, posted, or labeled price for each unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of a fraction must be displayed prominently, and the numerals expressing the fraction must be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one-half the height and width of the numerals representing the whole cent.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 66-160; 1971 (57) 241; 1994 Act No. 501, SECTION 2, eff August 25, 1994. Effect of Amendment The 1994 amendment made grammatical changes.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 39-9-10
Short title.§ 39-9-140
Measures by which commodities are sold.§ 39-9-160
Information on packages.§ 39-9-20
Definitions.§ 39-9-200
Unlawful acts.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 39-9-120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/9/39-9-120.