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CA Bus & Prof Code § 12212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration|Section 12212.

12212.  (a) The secretary shall adopt necessary regulations governing the inspection frequency of all commercially used weights, measures, and weighing and measuring apparatus in the state.(b) The sealer of each county shall perform such inspections as may be required by the secretary. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sealer from inspecting a device more frequently than required if he or she deems those tests to be necessary.(c) Any regulation shall be adopted by the secretary in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(d) In counties where the secretary finds that the sealer, because of lack of equipment, is unable or fails to perform the tests as required herein, the secretary may enter into a contract with the board of supervisors of each of those counties to perform the tests. Those contracts shall provide that the county shall pay the cost of those services based upon a uniform schedule of fees developed by the secretary. The fee schedule shall be based on the approximate cost of performing those services. The contracts shall also provide that the secretary shall periodically render a bill to each county so served for the cost of services rendered, and the auditor of the county so billed shall pay the charge in the same manner in which other claims against the county are paid.(e) All fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be credited to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 35. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration|Section 12213.

12213.  Each sealer may, in the general performance of his duty, without formal warrant, enter or go into or upon, any stand, place, building or premises or stop any vendor, peddler, junk-dealer, driver of a coal, ice, delivery, or other wagon or vehicle, containing commodities for sale or delivery and, if necessary, require him to proceed with the commodity to some place which the sealer may specify for the purpose of making the proper tests.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration|Section 12214.

12214.  (a) Upon satisfactory evidence presented to the secretary that the county sealer of any county is guilty of neglect of duty, incompetence, or misconduct in office, the trial board hereinafter provided for shall hold a hearing or hearings at times and places that it shall provide.(b) The secretary and the president of the voluntary association of the sealers of the state shall select an impartial third person who, with them, shall compose a county sealer’s trial board to determine whether the sealer is guilty of the charges presented.(c) At least 10 days prior to the date of hearing, the secretary shall give notice in writing to the sealer of the time and place of hearing and any information as to the nature of the charges that will enable the sealer to make a defense thereto.(d) At the hearing or hearings, the trial board shall hear evidence that is offered and thereafter, within 30 days, make an order dismissing the charges or an order disqualifying the sealer.(e) In case the order disqualifies the sealer, the secretary shall forthwith revoke the sealer’s license and declare the office vacant and a copy of the order shall be immediately transmitted by the secretary to the board of supervisors and the auditor of the county in which the sealer held office.(f) The license of a deputy sealer or inspector may be revoked in the same manner and for the same causes that a license of a sealer may be revoked.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 36. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Local Administration|Section 12215.

12215.  A county sealer who receives information or evidence indicating that any weighing or measuring device, parking meter, or other installation under the county sealer’s jurisdiction has been altered in such a way as to facilitate any type of fraud shall coordinate with the appropriate law enforcement authorities as needed in investigating and prosecuting the fraudulent activity.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 329, Sec. 1. (AB 2307) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2.1 - Fees and Charges|Section 12241.

12241.  The secretary shall establish by regulation an annual administrative fee to recover reasonable administrative and enforcement costs incurred by the department for exercising supervision over and performing investigations in connection with the activities performed pursuant to Sections 12210 and 12211 and to recover reasonable costs incurred by the department for the safekeeping and certification of the state standards pursuant to Section 12304 and for certification services provided pursuant to Sections 12305 and 12310. This administrative fee shall be collected for every device registered with each county office of weights and measures, and paid to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 429, Sec. 73. (SB 547) Effective January 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 12246.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2.1 - Fees and Charges|Section 12242.

12242.  The revenue from any fee charged pursuant to Section 12240 shall be deposited in the general fund of the county and used solely for the activities required by Sections 12210 and 12211.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1050, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 12246.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2.1 - Fees and Charges|Section 12243.

12243.  In addition to providing notice as otherwise required, before adopting an ordinance charging fees pursuant to Section 12240, the board of supervisors shall hold at least one public meeting, at which oral or written presentations can be made, as part of a regularly scheduled meeting. Notice of the time and place of the meeting, including a general explanation of the matter to be considered, and a statement that the information required by this section is available, shall be mailed at least 14 days prior to the meeting to any interested party who files a written request with the board of supervisors. Any written request for the mailed notices shall be valid for one year from the date on which it is filed unless a renewal request is filed. Renewal requests for the mailed notices shall be filed on or before April 1 of each year. The board of supervisors may establish a reasonable annual charge for sending the notices based on the estimated cost of providing that service. At least 10 days prior to the meeting, the board of supervisors shall make available to the public information indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required to provide the service for which the fee is charged and the revenue sources anticipated to provide the service, including general fund revenues. If the fees create revenues in excess of actual cost, those revenues shall be used to reduce the fee creating the excess.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1245, Sec. 6. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 12246.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2.1 - Fees and Charges|Section 12244.

12244.  Any costs incurred by the board of supervisors in conducting the required meeting may be recovered from fees charged for the services which were the subject of the meeting.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1380, Sec. 4. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 12246.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2.1 - Fees and Charges|Section 12246.

12246.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 525, Sec. 1. (AB 694) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 2.1, commencing with Section 12240.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 12531.

12531.  As used in this chapter, the following definitions are applicable:(a) “Service agency” means a person, as defined in Section 12011, that for hire, award, commission, or any other payment of any kind, repairs a commercial device.(b) “Service agent” means a person employed by a service agency to repair a commercial device.(c) “Device” means a weighing or measuring equipment, contrivance, or instrument used, or designed to be used, for determining weight or measure, and includes any tool, appliance, or accessory used in connection therewith, that is used for commercial purposes, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 12500.(d) “Placed in service” means to permit the use of a device that has been tested and found to be correct, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12500, and type approved, as provided for in Section 12500.5.(e) “Correct” means a device that meets all of the tolerance and specification requirements of Section 12107.(f) “Repair,” in any of its variant forms, means to provide maintenance, or to install, adjust, recondition, or service a device.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 539, Sec. 5. (AB 2451) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 2 - Registration|Section 12532.

12532.  (a) No person shall engage in business as a service agency unless the person is registered by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture pursuant to this chapter and unless the current registration fee and any penalty has been paid.(b) Applications for registration shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the department, and shall be accompanied by the required fee.(c) A service agency shall forward to the department the name or names of service agents employed by them, with the appropriate fees required by Section 12535.(d) A device may only be placed in service by a sealer or a service agency. A device used by a public utility in connection with measuring gas, electricity, water, steam, or communication service subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission is exempt from the requirements of this chapter.(e) Except as provided in subdivision (f), no person who repairs a device is required to be registered if the device is placed into service by a sealer or service agency.(f) Vapor measuring devices operating at greater than 11 inches water column shall be installed by a service agency.(g) In the event of any change in the legal status of a registered service agency, the new legal entity shall obtain a new registration before operating as a service agency.(h) A service agency may employ or designate a licensed service agent to act for the service agency and shall be responsible for all acts of that person.(i) If a device has been altered in such a way as to facilitate fraud, a service agency or service agent shall report it to the county sealer within 24 hours of discovering that the device has been altered. If the service agency or service agent has possession of the device or any mechanism, component, software, or other device attached to or used in conjunction with the device that serves to facilitate fraud, the service agency or service agent shall surrender the device, mechanism, component, software, or other device to the county sealer or local law enforcement within 24 hours of discovering that the device has been altered.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 329, Sec. 2. (AB 2307) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12533 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 2 - Registration|Section 12533.

12533.  Before the issuance of its registration or in order to maintain its current registration, a service agency shall do all of the following:(a) (1) Possess, or have available for use, standards and testing equipment necessary to meet the minimum testing requirements contained in the “Notes” paragraphs of the specific device regulation set forth in Division 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations, for each type of device for which the service agency is providing service.(2) When applicable, the standards and testing equipment shall meet the specifications and tolerances published in the most current National Institute of Standards and Technology 105 Series Handbooks for Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures.(b) Ensure that every service agent in its employ has a current service agent license.(c) Possess a current copy of Division 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations, Field Reference Manual.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 525, Sec. 2. (AB 694) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12534 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 2 - Registration|Section 12534.

12534.  Commencing January 1, 2001, a service agency shall use suitable and sufficient standards that are permanently and uniquely identified, and have a current certificate of accuracy provided by the department or by a laboratory certified pursuant to Section 12314, in the determination of a correct device.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 3 - Fees|Section 12535.

12535.  (a) An application for service agency registration shall be accompanied by an annual fee of two hundred dollars ($200) for a primary maintenance location, and one hundred dollars ($100) for each additional maintenance location of the applicant, and twenty-five dollars ($25) for every person employed by a service agency as a service agent.(b) Each registration required by this chapter shall be renewed annually, on or before the first day of the first month of the service agency’s registration year, by application to the department, accompanied by the annual registration fee. “Registration year” means the period of time beginning with the first day of the month the service agency is required to be registered in this state, and ending one year from date of issuance of the registration.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12536 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 3 - Fees|Section 12536.

12536.  Fees received by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Food and Agriculture Fund to be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12537 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 3 - Fees|Section 12537.

12537.  Sixty percent of the funds derived pursuant to this chapter shall be allocated by the secretary to counties that employ a sealer or director of weights and measures. The payment to each county shall be in proportion to the funds expended by the county in the enforcement of Division 5 (commencing with Section 12001).(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 4 - Examinations|Section 12540.

12540.  (a) Commencing on January 1, 2001, no person shall be employed by a service agency as a service agent unless he or she possesses a current license.(b) Commencing on January 1, 2001, applicants for a service agent license shall pass a written examination on the laws and regulations governing weights and measures. A passing score of 70 percent or greater is required to qualify for a license pursuant to this chapter. Examinations developed by the department may be taken by appointment in any county sealer’s office or at a location designated by the Division of Measurement Standards.(c) An application for the examination to obtain a service agent license shall be in a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the secretary to recover costs of examination administration, payable to the county in which the examination is given, or to the Division of Measurement Standards, if the examination is given by the department.(d) Every service agent shall be reexamined every five years. To maintain a service agent license, the reexamination shall be taken and passed on or before the date on which the examination was last taken and passed.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 5 - Advisory Committee|Section 12541.

12541.  (a) The department shall establish a seven-member advisory committee consisting of the following members:(1) Two members representing registered service agencies.(2) Two members representing county sealers or directors of weights and measures.(3) One member representing device manufacturers.(4) One member representing industry clients of service agencies.(5) One member representing the general public.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the term of office of the members of the committee is three years. Vacancies shall be filled by the department for any unexpired term.(c) Initial appointments to the committee shall be made as follows:(1) One representative of registered service agencies, and one representative of county sealers or directors of weights and measures shall be appointed for one year.(2) One representative of device manufacturers, one representative of county sealers or directors of weights and measures, and one representative of industry clients of service agencies shall be appointed for two years.(3) One representative of registered service agencies, and one representative of the general public shall be appointed for three years.(d) The committee shall be advisory to the department in all matters concerning the registration of service agencies.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Action|Section 12542.

12542.  A service agency registration may be suspended for the actions of its service agents in violation of this division. A service agency’s registration may be revoked or suspended, or may be denied by the department, for any violation of this chapter. Proceedings for the denial, revocation, or suspension of a registration shall be in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The department shall have all of the powers that are granted therein.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Action|Section 12543.

12543.  A service agency’s authorization to place devices into service, or to remove out-of-order notices may be suspended by a county sealer, within his or her county, pursuant to the notice and hearing provisions described in Section 12544 for violations of this division.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12544 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 5.5 - Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices|ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Action|Section 12544.

12544.  (a) A county sealer intending to suspend the authorization of a service agency shall notify the service agency in writing of all of the following:(1) The alleged violations to be used as the basis for suspension.(2) The proposed duration of the suspension.(3) The date the suspension is to begin, which may not be sooner than 20 days after a notice is mailed.(4) The names of service agents to be affected by the suspension.(5) The fact that the service agency or service agent shall be provided the opportunity for an investigational hearing prior to the suspension.(6) The fact that the service agency or service agent may be represented by legal counsel.(7) The fact that the service agency or service agent may appeal to the department prior to imposition of a suspension.(b) A copy of the proposed action to the service agency shall be immediately forwarded to the department.(c) The department may, as a result of the investigative hearing, declare the suspension to be effective in additional counties.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12925 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 9 - Special Provisions Relating to Farm Products|ARTICLE 2 - Wool Products|Section 12925.

12925.  No person purchasing wool from a producer shall make a specific deduction for tags, fribs, crutchings or other off-wools, either on a basis of the percentage of the weight or percentage of the value of the wool. Any provision in a contract to purchase wool from a producer, providing for such a deduction, is invalid.Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 130.)