Section 12531.
12531. As used in this chapter, the following definitions are applicable: (a) “Service agency” means a person, as defined in Section 12011, that for hire, award, commission, or any other payment of any kind, repairs a commercial device. (b) “Service agent” means a person employed by a service agency to repair a commercial device. (c) “Device” means a […]
Section 12532.
12532. (a) No person shall engage in business as a service agency unless the person is registered by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture pursuant to this chapter and unless the current registration fee and any penalty has been paid. (b) Applications for registration shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the department, and shall […]
Section 12533.
12533. Before the issuance of its registration or in order to maintain its current registration, a service agency shall do all of the following: (a) (1) Possess, or have available for use, standards and testing equipment necessary to meet the minimum testing requirements contained in the “Notes” paragraphs of the specific device regulation set forth in Division […]
Section 12534.
12534. Commencing January 1, 2001, a service agency shall use suitable and sufficient standards that are permanently and uniquely identified, and have a current certificate of accuracy provided by the department or by a laboratory certified pursuant to Section 12314, in the determination of a correct device. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, […]
Section 12535.
12535. (a) An application for service agency registration shall be accompanied by an annual fee of two hundred dollars ($200) for a primary maintenance location, and one hundred dollars ($100) for each additional maintenance location of the applicant, and twenty-five dollars ($25) for every person employed by a service agency as a service agent. (b) Each registration […]
Section 12536.
12536. Fees received by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Food and Agriculture Fund to be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 364, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
Section 12537.
12537. Sixty percent of the funds derived pursuant to this chapter shall be allocated by the secretary to counties that employ a sealer or director of weights and measures. The payment to each county shall be in proportion to the funds expended by the county in the enforcement of Division 5 (commencing with Section 12001). […]
Section 12540.
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) 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 […]
Section 12541.
12541. (a) The department shall establish a seven-member advisory committee consisting of the following members: (1) Two members representing registered service agencies. (2) Two members representing county sealers or directors of weights and measures. (3) One member representing device manufacturers. (4) One member representing industry clients of service agencies. (5) One member representing the general public. (b) Except as provided in […]
Section 12542.
12542. A service agency registration may be suspended for the actions of its service agents in violation of this division. A service agency’s registration may be revoked or suspended, or may be denied by the department, for any violation of this chapter. Proceedings for the denial, revocation, or suspension of a registration shall be in […]