Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring DevicesExaminations

Section § 12540

Explanation

If you want to work as a service agent for a service agency in California, you need to have a valid license starting from January 1, 2001. To get this license, you must pass a written test about the rules for weights and measures with a score of at least 70%. You can take the test at a county sealer's office or another designated location, and you need to pay a fee when you apply. Once you have the license, you'll have to retake the test every five years to keep it active.

(a)CA Business & Professions Code § 12540(a) Commencing on January 1, 2001, no person shall be employed by a service agency as a service agent unless he or she possesses a current license.
(b)CA Business & Professions Code § 12540(b) Commencing on January 1, 2001, applicants for a service agent license shall pass a written examination on the laws and regulations governing weights and measures. A passing score of 70 percent or greater is required to qualify for a license pursuant to this chapter. Examinations developed by the department may be taken by appointment in any county sealer’s office or at a location designated by the Division of Measurement Standards.
(c)CA Business & Professions Code § 12540(c) An application for the examination to obtain a service agent license shall be in a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the secretary to recover costs of examination administration, payable to the county in which the examination is given, or to the Division of Measurement Standards, if the examination is given by the department.
(d)CA Business & Professions Code § 12540(d) Every service agent shall be reexamined every five years. To maintain a service agent license, the reexamination shall be taken and passed on or before the date on which the examination was last taken and passed.
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