CODE OF VIRGINIA

CAPACITY OF SCALES NOT TO BE EXCEEDED; DETERMINING GROSS OR TARE WEIGHT OF
VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES (§ 3.2-5812)

A licensed public weighmaster shall not use any scale to weigh a load the value
of which exceeds the nominal or rated capacity of the scale. When the gross or
tare weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles is to be determined, the
weighing shall be performed upon a scale having a platform of sufficient size to
accommodate such vehicle or combination of vehicles fully, completely, and as
one entire unit. If a combination of vehicles must be broken up into separate
units in order to be weighed as prescribed herein, each such separate unit shall
be entirely disconnected before weighing and a separate weight certificate shall
be issued for each such separate unit.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-709.13; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-982; 2008,
c. 860.