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DIVISION 5. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 12001-13800›CHAPTER 7. Weighmasters 12700-12737

§ 12725

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A weighmaster shall not certify to the gross weight of a vehicle whenever all of the following conditions prevail:

(a) The scale is located at the site where the vehicle is loaded.

(b) The vehicle is weighed before entering a highway.

(c) The vehicle’s gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds, unless a special permit authorizing a greater gross weight for the vehicle has been issued pursuant to Section 35780 of the Vehicle Code.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.)

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