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(1) A person commits the offense of deceptive business practices if, while in the course of engaging in a business, occupation, or profession, the person knowingly or purposely:

(a) Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quantity or quality;

(b) Sells, offers, exposes for sale, or delivers less than the represented quantity of any commodity or service;

(c) Takes or attempts to take more than the represented quantity of any commodity or service when furnishing the weight or measure;

(d) Sells, offers, or exposes for sale adulterated commodities;

(e) Sells, offers, or exposes for sale mislabeled commodities; or

(f) Makes a deceptive statement regarding the quantity or price of goods in any advertisement addressed to the public.

(2) Deceptive business practices are a Class C offense where the value of the fraud is $1,000 or less. Deceptive practices are a Class E offense where the value of the fraud is over $1,000.