{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"12508","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 12508","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES [12001. - 13800.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Weighing and Measuring Devices [12500. - 12519.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-5/chapter-5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 977.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Except as provided in Section <a href=\"/bpc/12509\">12509</a>, 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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/weighing-and-measuring-devices-12508","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}