O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 10-2-2 (2019)

Recognized systems of weights and measures

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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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 the state. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weights and measures 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 of Georgia.

History

Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 4-1/HB 252.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 1-1/HB 252, not

codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act.’”

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, §§ 1 et seq., 28 et seq.

C.J.S. 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 1 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: Gaudlock v. State, 713 S.E.2d 399 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011).
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Gaudlock v. State, 713 S.E.2d 399 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to OCGA § 10-2-2, [t]he definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weights and measures equivalents as published by the National Bureau of Standards [now the National Institute of Standards and Technology] are recognized and…”
Avery Mondell Davis v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “44, Appendix C at 12 (2010); see also OCGA § 10-2-2 (“The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weights and measures equivalents as published by the National Bureau of Standards [now the National Institute of Standards and…”
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