CHAPTER 12. Precious Metal Marking [22100. - 22181.]
Chapter 12 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 316.
§§ 22100–22181 · 25 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 22100–22104 · 5 sections
- § 22100 Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 22101 “Article” means any article of merchandise, and includes each and every portion of any such article whether or not such portion is separable or is a distinct…
- § 22102 “Mark” means any mark, sign, device, imprint, stamp or brand applied to any article or to any tag, card, paper, label, box, carton, container, holder, package…
- § 22103 “Apply,” “applies” or “applied” mean imprint, emboss or engrave on the article itself and not otherwise.
- § 22104 “Person” includes a firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, and corporation.
ARTICLE 2. The Platinum Group §§ 22120–22132 · 13 sections
- § 22120 The provisions of this article shall apply exclusively to the following metals and to the alloys of each: (a) Platinum (b) Iridium (c) Palladium (d) Ruthenium…
- § 22121 “Quality mark” is any mark describing, identifying or referring to or appearing or seeming or purporting to indicate, describe, identify or refer to the…
- § 22122 No more than one quality mark shall be applied to any article and such quality mark shall be applied to such article in only one place thereof, except as…
- § 22123 If an article is composed of mechanism, works or movements and of a case or cover containing the mechanism, works or movements, a quality mark applied to the…
- § 22124 A quality mark applied to any article shall not apply to springs, winding bars, sleeves, crown cores, mechanical joint pins, screws, rivets, dustbands,…
- § 22125 If a quality mark is applied to an article in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (e) of Section 22128, it shall not apply to pin tongues, joints,…
- § 22126 If a quality mark is printed, stamped or branded on any article itself, the person so applying such mark shall also apply a trade-mark duly applied for or…
- § 22127 Wherever in this article provision is made for marking the number of parts or percentage of metals in any article such number or percentage shall refer to…
- § 22128 No quality mark shall be applied to any article except in accordance with the following provisions of this section: (a) An article consisting of at least…
- § 22129 Abbreviations. Whenever provided for in this article, and except as specifically excepted in paragraph (d) of Section 22128: (a) The word “platinum” may be…
- § 22130 In any action relating to the enforcement of any provision of this article, a certificate duly issued by an assay office of the Treasury Department of the…
- § 22131 In any action relating to the enforcement of any provision of this article, proof that an article has been marked in violation of the provisions of this…
- § 22132 Any person or any officer, director, employee or agent of any person who makes, sells, or offers to sell, or dispose of, or has in his possession, with intent…
ARTICLE 3. Gold §§ 22175–22181 · 7 sections
- § 22175 The provisions of this article shall apply exclusively to gold and to its alloys.
- § 22176 As used in this article “quality mark” means any mark indicating or purporting to indicate that any article is composed of gold or of any of its alloys or…
- § 22177 A quality mark need not be applied to any article, but if a quality mark is applied to any article it shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of…
- § 22178 A quality mark applied to any article shall indicate the number of twenty-fourth parts by weight of pure gold or its alloy contained in the article.
- § 22179 The variation between the actual fineness of the gold or its alloy contained in any article and that indicated by the quality mark applied to such article…
- § 22180 Any person who applies or causes any quality mark to be applied to any article which is made in whole or in part of gold or of any of its alloys shall also…
- § 22181 Any person or any officer, director, employee or agent of any person who makes, sells or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his possession with intent to…