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Florida Statute 531.38 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 531.38 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 531.38 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
531.38 Systems of weights and measures.The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in this state. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weight and measure equivalents as published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in the state.
History.s. 1, ch. 72-101; s. 6, ch. 90-320.

Cases Citing F.S. 531.38

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·Emergency Assocs. of Tampa PA v. Sassano, 664 So. 2d 1000 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

Cited 50 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 594387

...Gray v. Village of Hawthorn Woods, 19 Ill.2d 316, 317, 167 N.E.2d 176, 177 (1960) ("A square mile like an acre is a unit of area."). Significantly, the Florida legislature has recognized the legitimacy of using a square mile as a unit of measurement. Section 531.38, Florida Statutes (1993), provides in part that "[t]he definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weight and measure equivalents as published by the National Institute of Standards and Techn...
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·Ramos-Barrientos v. Bland, 661 F.3d 587 (11th Cir. 2011).

Cited 9 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 18 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 385, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 21778, 161 Lab. Cas. (CCH) 35, 959

...or “company police and guard protection; taxes and insurance on the employer’s buildings which are not used for lodgings furnished to the employee,” id. § 531.32(c), and the payment of any tax that the law requires the employer to pay, id. § 531.38....
...The cost of safety caps provided to miners also may not count toward the wages of miners under section 203(m), 29 C.F.R. § 531.32(c), even though these caps help protect miners from injuries. Bland argues that the interpretations contained in sections 531.32 and 531.38 are not entitled to deference under Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 104 S. Ct. 2778 (1984), and that we should not rely on them, but this argument fails. Even if these interpretations in sections 531.32 and 531.38 are not entitled to deference under Chevron or Auer, they are persuasive under Skidmore v....
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