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23 entriesSection 12200Establishes a county sealer of weights and measures office in every county; supervisors appoint sealers for four-year terms continuing until successors are…Section 12201Requires the secretary, upon learning of a county-sealer vacancy, to immediately send the appointing authority a list of licensed candidates and appoint…Section 12201.1Requires salaries and other compensation for the county sealer, deputy county sealers, inspectors, and clerks to be paid from the county treasury…Section 12201.2Requires the secretary to perform a county sealer’s duties with the same authority when the position cannot be filled by the county…Section 12202Requires the secretary to examine candidates for county sealer, deputy sealer, and inspector positions and regulate examinations assessing fitness, experience, and qualifications,…Section 12203Prohibits appointment as county sealer, deputy sealer, or inspector without the secretary-issued license required by the referenced provision. Allows temporary appointments when…Section 12204Requires the secretary, in a chartered county that provides civil-service examinations for sealers, deputy sealers, or inspectors, to issue a license without…Section 12205Requires every county sealer to attend the annual California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association meeting for advice on performing the office, plus…Section 12206Extends the jurisdiction of a county sealer appointed by a county or by the secretary throughout the entire territorial limits of that…Section 12207Requires the department to provide an identification card to every sealer in a form prescribed by the department. Requires the sealer to…Section 12209Requires every sealer to preserve standards of weights and measures, keep them safely when not in use, and file a written report…Section 12209.5Allows a sealer, when directed by the county board of supervisors, to issue and distribute illustrative materials or statements intended to promote…Section 12209.6Allows a county sealer to test and certify parking meters in the county, including city or county meters. Requires notice to the…Section 12209.7Establishes county-sealer testing and enforcement rules for public-agency electric vehicle chargers, operative January 1, 2026. An incorrect charger generally must be marked…Section 12210Requires each county sealer to inspect and test commercially used or sold weights, measures, and related devices within the county. Requires, when…Section 12210.3Requires an equipped county sealer, upon written request, to inspect, test, and certify a water submeter when service is additional to or…Section 12210.5Allows a county, with board authorization, to charge an owner or user for requested testing of a commercial weighing or measuring device…Section 12210.7Requires a county sealer, on written request of a water-submeter owner, user, or operator, to authorize installation of a submeter inspected, tested,…Section 12211Requires sealers periodically to weigh or measure commodities sold or delivered to verify represented quantity under regulated procedures, using the specified national…Section 12212Requires the secretary to regulate inspection frequency for commercial weights and measures and county sealers to perform inspections, while allowing more frequent…Section 12213Allows a sealer, in performing official duties and without a formal warrant, to enter stands, places, buildings, or premises and stop listed…Section 12214Requires a three-member trial board to hear supported charges of county-sealer neglect, incompetence, or misconduct, with written notice at least 10 days…Section 12215Requires a county sealer who receives information or evidence that a weighing or measuring device, parking meter, or other installation within the…