Mo. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 90-21.010

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 21, November 1, 2024.

Section 2 CSR 90-21.010 - Registration of Service persons and Service Agencies

PURPOSE: This amendment will update the current language of the regulation to include the most current issue of the NIST Handbook 130, supplies definitions regarding registrations, and sets the cost to register service agencies and service agency technicians.

(1) The rule for the Division of Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection for Voluntary Registration of Service persons and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices shall incorporate by reference the section of the NIST Handbook 130, 2023 Edition, entitled "Uniform Regulation for the Voluntary Registration of Service persons and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices." NIST Handbook 130, 2023 Edition, is published by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, and is available free of charge online at www.NIST.gov or a hard copy may be purchased from the National Conference on Weights and Measures at www.NCWM. net. This regulation does not include any later amendments or additions to NIST Handbook 130.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, the following terms shall mean-

(A) Calibration certificate-a certificate that indicates a mass or volume standard has a traceable calibration.

(B) Registration card-a card issued by the Division of Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection that indicates a service person's name, registration number, date of issuance, scope of work the person is allowed to perform, and the expiration date of the calibration certificate associated with the person's equipment.

(C) Service agency-a company performing installation, repair, or calibration on a weighing or measuring device.

(D) Service work-installation, repair, or calibration performed on a weighing or measuring device that is placed into service for commercial purposes.

(E) Service person-an employee of a service agency performing installation, repair, or calibration on a weighing or measuring device.

(3) Registration of Service persons and Service Agencies. Any Service person or service agency that places a weighing and measuring device into service or restores a device to service shall be registered with the Division of Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection. All registration applications are due to the division annually by July 1 and are to include a one hundred dollar ($100) registration fee for any service agency and a twenty-five dollar ($25) fee for every Service person. No registration card will be issued to a Service person or service agency that does not show a calibration certificate evidencing proof that they possess properly calibrated equipment.

(4) New Registrations. Any unregistered Service person or service agency can register with the division at any time during the calendar year but must do so before performing service work in this state.

(5) Registration Card Expiration. Registration cards shall expire annually on June 30 and may be renewed by that date to avoid expiration.

(6) Registration Card Renewal. Any Service person or service agency may renew their registration card by providing the appropriate fee and calibration certificate described in section (3) of this regulation.

(7) All service work performed on a weighing or measuring device shall be performed with calibrated equipment or shall be deemed invalid. Should the division determine that a device has been improperly placed into service, an official rejection tag shall be placed on the device until a proper placed-in-service report is received by the department.

(8) Placed-in-Service Report. Within twenty-four (24) hours after a device is restored to service or placed in service, the original of the properly executed placed-in-service Report, together with any official rejection tag removed from the device, shall be forwarded to MDA-Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection Division, PO Box 630, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0630 or faxed to (573) 751-0281.

2 CSR 90-21.010

AUTHORITY: section 413.065, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed Dec. 30, 1975, effective Jan. 9, 1976. Amended: Filed Nov. 14, 1977, effective April 13, 1978. Amended: Filed May 17, 1988, effective Aug. 11, 1988. Emergency amendment filed July 27, 1995, effective Aug. 5, 1995, expired Dec. 2, 1995. Amended: Filed July 27, 1995, effective Jan. 30, 1996.

Amended by Missouri Register December 17, 2018/Volume 43, Number 24, effective 1/29/2019

Amended by Missouri Register January 18, 2021/Volume 47, Number 2, effective 2/28/2022

Amended by Missouri Register June 1, 2023/Volume 48, Number 11, effective 7/31/2023

The secretary of state has determined that the publication of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The entire text of the material referenced from a publication of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been filed with the secretary of state. This material may be found at the Office of the Secretary of State or at the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a cost established by state law.

*Original authority: 413.065, RSMo 1983, amended 1993, 1994.