EN>RT>Does anyone here know what laws are enacted making it illegal to
  >RT>misrepresent the gold content in jewelry?
EN>In Texas this would fall under Criminal Simulation:
EN>        Section 32.22. Criminal simulation.
  >          (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to
  >              defraud or harm another:
  >                (1) he makes or alters an object, in whole or in part,
  >                so that it appears to have value because of age, 
ntiquity,
  >                rarity, source, or authorship that it does not have;
  >                (2)he possesses an object so made or altered, with
  >                intent to sell, pass, or otherwise utter it; or
  >                (3) he authenticates or certifies an object so made or
  >                altered as genuine or as different from what it is.
  >        (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
  >        (Chgd. by L.1993, chap. 900(1.01), eff. 9/1/94.)
Thats good stuff Earl... I was hoping for something _specific_ to
precious metal, but this will do.  Hopefully I can find similar laws in
the states where I do business.  They probably have them under similar
headings.
Thanks,
Ron
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