The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 531
WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND STANDARDS

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F.S. 531.61

¹531.61 Exemptions from permit requirement.—Commercial weights or measures instruments or devices are exempt from the requirements of ss. 531.60-531.66 if:

(1) The device is used exclusively for weighing railroad cars and is tested for accuracy and compliance with state standards by a private testing agency.

(2) The device is used exclusively for measuring aviation fuel or petroleum products inspected under chapter 525.

History.—ss. 34, 40, ch. 2009-66; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2013-55; ss. 35, 36, 37, ch. 2013-251; s. 21, ch. 2016-166; s. 29, ch. 2017-85; s. 30, ch. 2018-84.

¹Note.—Repealed July 1, 2025, by s. 30, ch. 2018-84.

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Amendments to 531.61

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 531.61

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 531.61.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

W. LYNN, R. v. E. SCANLON,, 234 F. Supp. 140 (E.D.N.Y. 1964)

. . . counterclaim for an adjudication that the plaintiff is liable to the United States for the unpaid balance of $531.61 . . . . e., for an adjudication that the plaintiff is liable to the Government for the unpaid balance of $531.61 . . .