California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 5 — Weights and MeasuresChapter 7 — WeighmastersSection 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.
Notes
Prohibits a weighmaster from certifying a vehicle’s gross weight when the scale is at the loading site, the vehicle is weighed before entering a highway, and gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds, or 82,000 pounds for statutorily defined near-zero- or zero-emission vehicles. Exempts a vehicle with a special permit authorizing the higher gross weight.
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