Bus. & Prof. Code, § 12725 · Chapter 7. Weighmasters
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 12725
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 2061) Effective January 1, 2019.
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