Oregon Code § 618.096·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures.
No person shall:
(1) Use, or have
in the possession of the person for the purpose of using for any commercial
purpose specified in ORS 618.056, sell, offer or expose for sale or hire, or
have in the possession of the person for the purpose of selling or hiring, an
incorrect weight or measure or any device or instrument used or intended for
use to falsify any weight or measure.
(2) Use, or have
in the possession of the person for the purpose of current use for any
commercial purpose specified in ORS 618.056, a weight or measure that does not
bear a seal or mark such as is specified in ORS 618.076 unless such weight or
measure has been exempted from testing by ORS 618.056 or by a rule of the State
Department of Agriculture or unless the device has been placed in service as
provided by rule of the department.
(3) Dispose of
any rejected or condemned weight or measure in a manner contrary to ORS 618.010
to 618.246 or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
(4) Remove, alter
or deface any security seal, tag, seal or mark placed on any weight or measure
by the department.
(5) Sell, offer
or expose for sale, less than the quantity the person represents of any
commodity, thing or service.
(6) Take more
than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service
when, as buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which
the amount of the commodity, thing or service is determined.
(7) Keep for the
purpose of sale, advertise, sell, offer or expose for sale, any commodity,
thing or service in a condition or manner contrary to ORS 618.010 to 618.246 or
rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
(8) Use in retail
trade, except in the preparation of packages put up in advance of sale and of
medical prescriptions, a weight or measure that is not so positioned that its
indications may be accurately read and the weighing or measuring operation
observed from a reasonable customer position.
(9) Violate any
other provision of ORS 618.010 to 618.246 or rules promulgated pursuant
thereto. [1973 c.293 §50; 2005 c.22 §423]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 618.096
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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