§ 12725

A weighmaster shall not certify to the gross weight of a vehicle if 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, or exceeds 82,000 pounds if the vehicle is a near-zero-emission or zero-emission vehicle as defined in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 44258 of the Health and Safety Code, unless a special permit authorizing a greater gross weight for the vehicle has been issued pursuant to Section 35780 of the Vehicle Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 2061) Effective January 1, 2019.)