Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 581 - Weights and Measures
INSTALLATION, REPAIR AND ADJUSTMENT OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES
Section 581.360 - Repair or adjustment of device: Removal of tag; attachment of security seal; use of device

1. After a service person repairs or adjusts a weighing or measuring device that has been tagged by the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability as being out of order or in need of repairs, the service person shall remove the tag if the repair or adjustment made by the service person causes the device to comply with the provisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, which is adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 581.011.

2. If a service person removes a tag pursuant to subsection 1, he or she shall attach to the weighing or measuring device a security seal that prevents tampering with the calibration components. The seal must include a unique series of numbers or letters that has been approved by the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability for identifying the service person who repaired or adjusted the device.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the owner of a weighing or measuring device that has been repaired or adjusted pursuant to this section may use the device from the time the repair or adjustment is made until the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability conducts the required inspection. The owner may continue to use the device after the inspection is conducted if the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability determines that the device complies with the provisions set forth in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 .

4. The Division may waive the inspection required by subsection 3 if the owner of the weighing or measuring device that has been repaired or adjusted pursuant to this section submits in a format prescribed by the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability sufficient evidence, as determined by the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability or his or her designee, that the device complies with the provisions set forth in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44.

5. If the Division waives the inspection pursuant to subsection 4, the State Sealer of Consumer Equitability will approve the weighing or measuring device and may mark the device pursuant to subsection 13 of NRS 581.067.