California Business and Professions Code CHAPTER 5 - Weighing and Measuring Devices

  • Section 12500.
    As used in this chapter the following terms mean:(a) “Weighing instrument” means any device, contrivance, apparatus, or instrument used, or designed to be used, for ascertaining...
  • Section 12500.5.
    The secretary by rules and regulations shall provide for submission for approval of types or designs of weights, measures, or weighing, measuring, or counting instruments...
  • Section 12500.6.
    Notwithstanding Section 12500.5, the secretary may prohibit the sale or installation of any previously approved type or design of weight or measure or weighing, measuring,...
  • Section 12500.8.
    The secretary may enter into an agreement with the National Type Evaluation Program, a certification program of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, and...
  • Section 12500.9.
    The secretary shall charge and collect an application fee and reasonable deposit from persons submitting devices for approval as required by Section 12500.5. Costs incurred...
  • Section 12500.10.
    (a) A sealer shall cause to be removed from commercial usage any weighing, measuring, or counting instrument or device sold or used in violation of Section...
  • Section 12501.
    Except as provided in Section 12502 and, with respect to odometers, as is provided in Section 12501.1, every person who, for commercial purposes, sells weights...
  • Section 12501.1.
    Every person who uses, or intends to use, any weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument for commercial purposes shall, before using the same,...
  • Section 12501.2.
    Notwithstanding other provisions of this division, a sealer shall not be required to inspect, test or seal any scales or other weighing or measuring instruments...
  • Section 12501.3.
    Notwithstanding any other requirements or provisions of this division, a sealer may permit the use of an unsealed device pending repairs if the device is...
  • Section 12502.
    Any weighing or measuring instrument, which, after being sold and before being used for weighing or measuring, it is necessary to assemble or set up,...
  • Section 12503.
    Upon a written request of any resident of a county, there appearing reasonable ground therefor, the sealer shall test or cause to be tested, as...
  • Section 12504.
    Upon the written request of any person who intends to use or sell for commercial purposes any weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument...
  • Section 12505.
    Whenever a sealer examines any weight or measure or weighing, measuring, or counting instrument used for commercial purposes, and finds it to be correct, he...
  • Section 12506.
    A sealer shall condemn and seize and may destroy incorrect weights and measures and weighing and measuring instruments used for commercial purposes, which in his...
  • Section 12507.
    The owners or users of any weights and measures or weighing or measuring instruments which have been marked “Out of Order,” shall have them repaired...
  • Section 12508.
    Except as provided in Section 12509, any person who removes or oblitereates any tag or device placed upon any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring...
  • Section 12509.
    (a) When any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument has been repaired and corrected, and has been reinspected and found correct, the sealer shall remove...
  • Section 12510.
    (a) Any person, who by himself or herself, or through or for another, does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:(1) Uses, for commercial purposes,...
  • Section 12511.
    Any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument tested and found correct by any sealer may be used within this state without any further test...
  • Section 12511.1.
    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, any weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument, found correct or corrected by a registered service agency,...
  • Section 12512.
    When the sale of any commodity is based upon a quantity representation either furnished by the purchaser or obtained through the use of equipment supplied...
  • Section 12513.
    Any sealing or testing of any weight, measure, weighing or measuring instrument by any employee of the department authorized for the purpose shall have the...
  • Section 12514.
    No sealer shall sell or be interested directly or indirectly in the sale of any weighing or measuring instrument, nor shall he accept a fee,...
  • Section 12515.
    (a) Any person having made repairs or adjustments to any weighing instrument or to any measuring instrument, or any person having sold, rented, leased, loaned, or...
  • Section 12516.
    It shall be unlawful for any person to locate or position any scale used in connection with the auctioning of livestock so that its indications...
  • Section 12517.
    Every owner of a coin-operated person weigher shall place on such weigher, in a prominent position, in letters at least three-sixteenths inches in height and...
  • Section 12518.
    A water submeter submitted to a sealer by an owner, user, or operator for inspection and testing before its initial installation that is found to...
  • Section 12519.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an owner, user, or operator of a water submeter that has previously been sealed, installed, and used commercially who submits the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018