RCW 19.94.260
Rejection—Seizure for use as evidence—Entry of premises—Search warrant.
(1) With respect to the enforcement of this chapter and any other acts dealing with weights and measures that he or she is, or may be empowered to enforce, the director or a city sealer may reject or seize for use as evidence incorrect weighing or measuring instruments or devices or packages of commodities to be used, retained, offered, exposed for sale, or sold in violation of the law.
(2) In the performance of his or her official duties conferred under this chapter, the director or a city sealer is authorized at reasonable times during the normal business hours of the person using a weighing or measuring instrument or device to enter into or upon any structure or premises where such weighing or measuring instrument or device is used or kept for commercial purposes. If the director or a city sealer is denied access to any premises or establishment where such access was sought for the purposes set forth in this chapter, the director or a city sealer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to such premises or establishment for such purposes. The court may, upon such application, issue the search warrant for the purposes requested.
[ 1992 c 237 § 18; 1991 sp.s. c 23 § 11; 1969 c 67 § 26.]
NOTES:
Legislative findings—Intent—1991 sp.s. c 23: See notes following RCW 19.94.150.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous
Chapter 19.94 - Weights and Measures.
19.94.010 - Definitions—Director may prescribe by rule.
19.94.015 - Commercial use of instrument or device—Registration—Fees.
19.94.150 - Standards recognized.
19.94.163 - Testing by department—Ensuring enforcement—Issuance of seal of approval—Exception.
19.94.175 - Registration—Inspection and testing—Fees—Report.
19.94.185 - Deposit of moneys—Weights and measures account—General fund.
19.94.190 - Enforcement—Rules—Penalties.
19.94.205 - Correct and incorrect—Instruments, devices, weights, measures—When deemed.
19.94.216 - Department inspection—City sealer—Fees.
19.94.230 - Inspections and tests to determine conformity to law—Off sale order—Marks, tags, stamps.
19.94.240 - Stop-use, stop-removal, and removal orders.
19.94.255 - Correction of rejected weights and measures.
19.94.258 - Service agent—Registration certificate.
19.94.2584 - Service agent—Registration certificate—Revocation, suspension, refusal to renew—Appeal.
19.94.260 - Rejection—Seizure for use as evidence—Entry of premises—Search warrant.
19.94.265 - Grievances—Procedure—Notice—Hearing—Rules.
19.94.340 - Sale of commodities—Measurement—Exceptions—Rules to assure good practice and accuracy.
19.94.350 - Packaged commodities in intrastate commerce—Declaration of contents on outside—Rules.
19.94.360 - Declaration of price on outside of package.
19.94.370 - Misleading wrappers, containers of packaged commodities—Standards of fill required.
19.94.400 - Meat, fish, poultry to be sold by weight—Exceptions.
19.94.410 - Butter, margarine to be sold by weight.
19.94.420 - Fluid dairy products to be packaged for retail sale in certain units.
19.94.430 - Packaged flour to be sold by weight.
19.94.440 - Commodities sold in bulk—Delivery tickets.
19.94.450 - Solid fuels to be sold by weight, cubic measure—Delivery tickets.
19.94.460 - Heating oils—Delivery tickets—Statements.
19.94.470 - Berries and small fruit.
19.94.480 - Fractional units as fractional value.
19.94.485 - Contracts—Construction.
19.94.490 - Obstruction of director or sealer in performance of duties—Penalty.
19.94.500 - Impersonation of director or sealer—Penalty.
19.94.507 - Gasoline delivered to service stations—Invoice required.
19.94.510 - Unlawful practices—Penalty.
19.94.515 - Unlawful commercial use of instrument or device—Penalty.
19.94.517 - Incorrect commercial instrument or device to benefit of owner/operator—Penalties—Appeal.
19.94.520 - Injunction against violations.
19.94.540 - Antifreeze products—Use of aversive agent.
19.94.542 - Antifreeze products—Aversive agents—Limitation of liability.
19.94.544 - Antifreeze products—Aversive agents—Application.
19.94.550 - Electric vehicle supply equipment—Publicly available.
19.94.555 - Electric vehicle supply equipment exemptions.
19.94.560 - Electric vehicle service provider disclosures.
19.94.565 - Department rules for electric vehicle service providers.
19.94.570 - Electric vehicle supply equipment interoperability standards.
19.94.580 - Electric vehicle service provider penalties.
19.94.585 - Charging session—Consumer data disclosure.