2024 Iowa Code
Title XIV - PROPERTY
Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY
Section 556E.6 - Tests for articles.

556E.6 Tests for articles. In any test for the ascertainment of the fineness of any such article mentioned in this section and sections 556E.3 through 556E.5, according to the foregoing standards, the part of thearticle taken for the test shall be such portion as does not contain or have attached theretoany solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of such article, andprovided further and in addition to the foregoing test and standards, that the actual finenessof the entire quantity of metal purporting to be silver contained in any article mentionedin sections 556E.3 through 556E.5, including all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used forbrazing or uniting the parts of any such article, all such silver, alloy, or solder being assayedas one piece, shall not be less by more than ten one-thousandths parts than the finenessindicated according to the foregoing standards, by the mark stamped, branded, engraved, orimprinted upon such article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon anycontainer in which said article is enclosed. [S13, §5077-b1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1911; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.6] C93, §556E.62021 Acts, ch 76, §135; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §97 Sat Dec 23 11:04:43 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 556E.6 (17, 0)

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