New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 47F - FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL
Section 13:47F-1.3 - Registration of weights and measures

(a) No person shall operate or use a weight and measure for commercial purposes within the State of New Jersey unless the weight and measure is registered with the State Superintendent and approved as to type, pursuant to 51:1-93, 13:47B-1.5, and the provisions of this chapter and the Act.

(b) An applicant for registration of a weight or measure shall submit an application on a form provided by the State Superintendent and shall pay the fee as set forth in 13:47F-1.7. The application form will request information including the legal name of the business, trade name and address and information about the type(s) of device(s), manufacturer's name, model number, capacity and serial number of the device(s). A late fee as set forth in 13:47F-1.7 for each weight and measure shall be incurred by an applicant if the application form and fee are not received by the State Superintendent within 30 days of the applicant's receipt of the application form.

(c) Upon receipt of a completed application and the fee, the State Superintendent shall issue a Registration Certificate for each weight and measure registered. The Registration Certificate shall expire one year from the date of issuance.

(d) The applicant shall retain the Registration Certificate at the commercial location. If the weight and measure is located on a vehicle used for commercial purposes, the Registration Certificate shall be carried in the vehicle. The Registration Certificate shall be readily available for inspection by any Weights and Measures official.

(e) An applicant shall renew the Registration Certificate for one year by submitting a renewal registration application on a form provided by the State Superintendent and shall pay the appropriate renewal fees as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:47F-1.7. The renewal application form will request the same information as required by (b) above. A late fee as set forth in 13:47F-1.7 for each weight and measure shall be incurred by an applicant if a renewal application and appropriate fees are not received by the State Superintendent within 30 days of the expiration date of the Registration Certificate.

(f) The late fee shall not be deemed an exclusive remedy for failure to register a weight and measure in a timely manner. Any unregistered weight and measure shall be deemed a violation of the Act.

(g) An applicant shall notify the State Superintendent in writing upon the purchase, sale or transfer of a weight and measure to a different commercial location within 10 days of the purchase, sale or transfer. The fee for the addition of a new weight and measure added to an existing registration shall be pro-rated for each quarter of the one year remaining of the renewal date on the initial Registration Certificate.

(h) Any violation of or noncompliance with any of the provisions of this chapter, for which a specific penalty has not been provided in Title 51 of the Revised Statutes, shall subject the violator to a penalty as prescribed by the provisions of 51:1-89.