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Fla. Stat. § 531.39 (2025)

State standards.

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531.39 State standards.Weights and measures that are traceable to the United States prototype standards supplied by the Federal Government, or approved as being satisfactory by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall be the state primary standards of weights and measures, and shall be maintained in such calibration as prescribed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In addition, there shall be provided by the state such secondary standards as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The secondary standards shall be verified upon their initial receipt and as often thereafter as deemed necessary by the department.
History.s. 1, ch. 72-101; s. 7, ch. 90-320; s. 11, ch. 2005-210.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Donaldson v. State, 39 Fla. Supp. 2d 53 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1988).
Donaldson v. State, 39 Fla. Supp. 2d 53 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1988). “testing beakers used to mix a simulated breath sample of a known reading for the monthly accuracy test had not themselves been approved as accurate by the National Bureau of Standards, as required by § 531.39 F.S. I expect anytime to hear evidence being presented that the…”
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