Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§202 Repairs to standards

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND STANDARDS GENERALLY › § 202

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Make repairs to standards sent to States and Territories when their governors ask. Also repair standard weights and measures at U.S. customhouses and other federal offices when the Secretary of Commerce asks.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §202

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Such necessary repairs and adjustments shall be made to the standards furnished to the several States and Territories as may be requested by the governors thereof, and also to standard weights and measures that have been or may be supplied to United States customhouses and other offices of the United States under Act of Congress, when requested by the Secretary of Commerce.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act Mar. 4, 1913, created Department of Labor and renamed Department of Commerce and Labor as Department of Commerce.

Transfer of Functions

Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred National Bureau of Standards from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

15 U.S.C. § 202

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73