Fraude en la venta de artículos marcados como plata esterlina o de moneda

Explicación Simple

Si vendes algo que dices que es plata, pero en realidad no lo es, puedes meterte en problemas. La ley dice que debe haber una cierta cantidad de plata pura para que sea legal.

Es como cuando ofreces un pastel que dices que es de chocolate, pero en realidad solo tiene un poco de chocolate y mucho de harina. La gente espera que lo que compran sea lo que prometes.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana tiene una tienda de antigüedades y decide vender un collar que dice ser de plata esterlina. Sin embargo, el collar solo tiene un 50% de plata. Si alguien se entera y lo denuncia, Ana podría enfrentarse a un año en la cárcel o a una multa.

Penalidades

Hasta un año de prisión o una multa de hasta $1,000.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 750.287 - Sterling or sterling silver marked articles; fraud in sale Sec. 287. Any person who knowingly makes or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his or her possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, stamped, or branded with the words “sterling” or “sterling silver”, or encased or enclosed in any box, package, cover, or wrapper, or other thing in or by which the article is packed, enclosed, or otherwise prepared for sale or disposition, having on it an engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint, mark, or trademark, indicating or denoting by the marking, stamping, branding, engraving, or printing, that the article is silver, sterling silver, or solid silver, unless 925/1000 of the component parts of the metal of which the article is manufactured are pure silver, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. MCL 750.288 - Coin or coin silver; fraud in sale of articles marked Sec. 288. Any person who knowingly makes or sells, or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his or her possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, stamped, or branded with the words “coin”, or “coin silver”, or encased or enclosed in any box, package, cover, or wrapper, or other thing in or by which the article is packed, enclosed or otherwise prepared for sale or disposition, having on it an engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint, mark, or trademark, indicating or denoting by the marking, stamping, branding, engraving, or printing, that the article is coin or coin silver, unless 900/1000 of the component parts of the metal of which the article is manufactured are pure silver, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishabl