Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters
NRS 582.300 - Prohibited acts; civil penalty. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Prohibited acts; civil penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.]


1. A person shall not:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 582.029, act as a public weighmaster without a valid license, including, without limitation:
(1) Assuming the title of public weighmaster or any similar title;
(2) Performing the duties or acts to be performed by a public weighmaster;
(3) Holding himself or herself out as a public weighmaster;
(4) Issuing any certificate of weights and measures, ticket, memorandum or statement for which a fee is charged; or
(5) Engaging in a full-time or part-time business of measuring for hire;
(b) Use or operate any device for purposes of certification that does not meet, or is not operated in accordance with, the provisions of chapter 581 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto relating to the specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices;
(c) Falsify a certificate of weights and measures or falsely certify any gross, tare or net weight or measure required by this chapter to be on the certificate;
(d) Refuse without cause to weigh or measure any article or thing which is the person’s duty to weigh or measure, or refuse to state in any certificate anything required to be therein;
(e) Hinder or obstruct in any way the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability or an authorized agent thereof in the performance of the official duties of the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability under this chapter;
(f) Violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto;
(g) Delegate his or her authority to a person not licensed as a public weighmaster;
(h) Request a false certificate of weights and measures, or request a public weighmaster to weigh, measure or count property or produce, or a vehicle, commodity or any other article falsely or incorrectly;
(i) Issue a certificate simulating the certificate of weights and measures issued pursuant to this chapter; or
(j) Use or possess a device for weighing and measuring which has been altered to facilitate fraud.
2. A person who violates any provision of this section is, in addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed, subject to a civil penalty in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established by the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability pursuant to NRS 582.021.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2324; A 2013, 2483)

1. A person shall not:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 582.029, act as a public weighmaster without a valid license, including, without limitation:
(1) Assuming the title of public weighmaster or any similar title;
(2) Performing the duties or acts to be performed by a public weighmaster;
(3) Holding himself or herself out as a public weighmaster;
(4) Issuing any certificate of weights and measures, ticket, memorandum or statement for which a fee is charged; or
(5) Engaging in a full-time or part-time business of measuring for hire;
(b) Use or operate any device for purposes of certification that does not meet, or is not operated in accordance with, the provisions of chapter 581 of NRS and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto relating to the specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices;
(c) Falsify a certificate of weights and measures or falsely certify any gross, tare or net weight or measure required by this chapter to be on the certificate;
(d) Refuse without cause to weigh or measure any article or thing which is the person’s duty to weigh or measure, or refuse to state in any certificate anything required to be therein;
(e) Hinder or obstruct in any way the State Sealer of Measurement Standards or an authorized agent thereof in the performance of the official duties of the State Sealer of Measurement Standards under this chapter;
(f) Violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto;
(g) Delegate his or her authority to a person not licensed as a public weighmaster;
(h) Request a false certificate of weights and measures, or request a public weighmaster to weigh, measure or count property or produce, or a vehicle, commodity or any other article falsely or incorrectly;
(i) Issue a certificate simulating the certificate of weights and measures issued pursuant to this chapter; or
(j) Use or possess a device for weighing and measuring which has been altered to facilitate fraud.
2. A person who violates any provision of this section is, in addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed, subject to a civil penalty in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established by the State Sealer of Measurement Standards pursuant to NRS 582.021.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2324; A 2013, 2483; 2021, 104, effective January 1, 2022)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 582 - Public Weighmasters

NRS 582.001 - Definitions.

NRS 582.004 - "Division" defined. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] "Division" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.011 - "Public weighing" defined.

NRS 582.012 - "Public weighmaster" defined.

NRS 582.017 - "Vehicle" defined.

NRS 582.021 - Duties of State Sealer of Consumer Equitability. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Duties of State Sealer of Measurement Standards. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.025 - General authority to adopt regulations. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] General authority to adopt regulations. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.026 - Enforcement of chapter: Authority to obtain restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Enforcement of chapter: Authority to obtain restraining order or temporary or permanent injunctio...

NRS 582.028 - License required; qualifications. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] License required; qualifications. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.029 - Exemption from licensure; issuance of certificate of weights and measures prohibited without license.

NRS 582.030 - Application; test of weighing apparatus; inspection of premises. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Application; test of weighing apparatus; inspection of premises. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.031 - Evidence of qualifications. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Evidence of qualifications. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.0311 - Determination of qualifications; examination. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Determination of qualifications; examination. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.032 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of State Sealer of Consumer Equitability. [Effective until the earlier of January 1, 2022, or the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, t...

NRS 582.034 - Application to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the profess...

NRS 582.035 - Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining license. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person f...

NRS 582.040 - Issuance; fee. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Issuance; fee. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.043 - Duty to issue; record of applications submitted and licenses issued. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Duty to issue; record of applications submitted and licenses issued. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.045 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the earlier of January 1, 2022, or the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal la...

NRS 582.047 - Application for renewal of license required to include information relating to state business license; renewal of license prohibited in certain circumstances. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Application for renewal of license req...

NRS 582.049 - Grounds for suspension or revocation. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Grounds for suspension or revocation. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.085 - Prima facie evidence of accuracy of measurement; contents of certificate. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Prima facie evidence of accuracy of measurement; contents of certificate. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.095 - Requirements for entry of measurement values.

NRS 582.115 - Maintenance of copies of certificates issued; inspection of certificates. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Maintenance of copies of certificates issued; inspection of certificates. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.125 - Acceptance of certificates issued by public weighmasters of other states. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Acceptance of certificates issued by public weighmasters of other states. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.200 - Measurement practices and equipment.

NRS 582.210 - Requirements for weighing vehicle or combination of vehicles; variance. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Requirements for weighing vehicle or combination of vehicles; variance. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.300 - Prohibited acts; civil penalty. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Prohibited acts; civil penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 582.310 - Civil penalties: Administrative appeal; judicial review; payment; civil action for recovery; deposit in county school district fund. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Civil penalties: Administrative appeal; judicial review; payment...

NRS 582.320 - Criminal penalties.