U.S Code last checked for updates: May 11, 2024
§ 5403.
Sale of fasteners
(a)
General rule
It shall be unlawful for a manufacturer or distributor, in conjunction with the sale or offer for sale of fasteners from a single lot, to knowingly misrepresent or falsify—
(1)
the record of conformance for the lot of fasteners;
(2)
the identification, characteristics, properties, mechanical or performance marks, chemistry, or strength of the lot of fasteners; or
(3)
the manufacturer’s insignia.
(b)
Representations
(c)
Specifications
(d)
Use of accredited laboratories
(Pub. L. 101–592, § 4, as added Pub. L. 106–34, § 4(a), June 8, 1999, 113 Stat. 121.)
cite as: 15 USC 5403