A weighmaster shall not use any scale to weigh a load which exceeds the nominal or rated capacity of the scale. All persons shall be off the vehicle and clear of the scale platform when a weighmaster is weighing the vehicle, except that the driver may remain on the vehicle if so noted on the weight certificate.
§ 57-18-15 NMSA 1978
Scale used; capacity; platform size; one-draft weighing
Known as the Weighmaster Act
The act spans §§ 57–57 (26 sections).
1953 Comp., § 76-4-15, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 236, § 15.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.