For younger readers, mattress tags used to have the statement “Do not remove by penalty of law”. This was for purposes of quality control, and was meant for manufacturers, who would sometimes tear the tags off mattresses and resell them. This lead to the misconception that you could get arrested for tearing the tag off your own mattress. In the 1990s tags were changed to read “Do Not Remove by Penalty of Law Except by the Consumer”.
For younger readers, mattress tags used to have the statement “Do not remove by penalty of law”. This was for purposes of quality control, and was meant for manufacturers, who would sometimes tear the tags off mattresses and resell them. This lead to the misconception that you could get arrested for tearing the tag off your own mattress. In the 1990s tags were changed to read “Do Not Remove by Penalty of Law Except by the Consumer”.