{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-2505","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §2505","heading":"Malfeasance","body":"1.  Falsification of certificate.  A licensed public weighmaster who falsifies a weight certificate or who delegates authority to a person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster or who preseals a weight certificate with the licensed public weighmaster's official seal before performing the act of weighing commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged.\n2.  Misuse of seal.  A holder of a corporate public weighmaster's license may not allow a person not licensed as a licensed public weighmaster to issue a weight certificate using the corporate seal.\nA.  A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 may be adjudged.\nB.  A person who violates this subsection after having previously violated this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.\n3.  Holder of corporate license.  For the purposes of this section, the person whose name appears on the application for a corporate license pursuant to section 2501, subsection 2 is deemed to be the holder of the corporate license.","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 6: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","CHAPTER 501: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW","SUBCHAPTER 5: WEIGHMASTER"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec2505.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"60cca04524d0eabb432987067dcf8e65cf255f227855feacbb9a42c7e05fada5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-2504","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-2506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}