Bill Text: IL SB1658 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides that all weighing or measuring devices must be placed into service and sealed before they are first used in trade by a serviceperson, service agency, or special sealer registered by the Director or by an inspector. Provides that on any device whose sole method of sealing is an audit trail, event counter, or similar system, a tamper evident label shall be affixed to the device that includes the sealer's registration number as issued by the Director and the most recent count or counts listed in the audit trail, event counter, or similar system. Provides that these counts shall also be entered on all placed in-service reports and any test reports where calibration counts were changed from the beginning of testing. Moves provisions and makes other changes concerning sealing and resealing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0218 [SB1658 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB1658-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 102-0218 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Weights and Measures Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 42 and by adding Section 42.5 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 470/42) (from Ch. 147, par. 142)
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Sec. 42. Placing into service. All weighing or measuring | ||||
devices must be placed into service and sealed before they are | ||||
first used in trade by a serviceperson, service agency, or | ||||
special sealer registered by the Director or by an inspector. | ||||
Seal placed on weighing or measuring device; breaking for | ||||
service;
resealing. A seal placed on any weighing or
measuring | ||||
device by the
Director may be broken for the purpose of | ||||
calibration, adjustment, or
repair, but only by a | ||||
serviceperson or special sealer
registered by the Director or | ||||
by a special sealer. After servicing, the
serviceperson must
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reseal using the number on the seal as
assigned by the | ||||
Director, and shall be responsible for the unit after it
has | ||||
been resealed. Written
notice advising the Director within 5 | ||||
days as to the unit on which the seal
was broken and resealed | ||||
must be submitted so that a recheck may be made by
the | ||||
Department.
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(Source: P.A. 88-600, eff. 9-1-94.)
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(225 ILCS 470/42.5 new) | ||
Sec. 42.5. Sealing and resealing a weighing or measuring | ||
device. A seal placed on any weighing or measuring device by | ||
the Director may be broken for the purposes of testing, | ||
calibration, adjustment, or repair, but only by a | ||
serviceperson, service agency, or special sealer registered by | ||
the Director or by an inspector. | ||
After testing or servicing, the device must be resealed | ||
with the seal displaying the registration number of the sealer | ||
as assigned by the Director and the sealer shall be | ||
responsible for the unit after it has been resealed. Written | ||
notice advising the Director as to the unit on which the seal | ||
was broken and resealed must be submitted within 5 days so that | ||
a recheck may be made by the Department. | ||
On any device whose sole method of sealing is an audit | ||
trail, event counter, or similar system, a tamper evident | ||
label shall be affixed to the device that includes the | ||
sealer's registration number as issued by the Director and the | ||
most recent count or counts listed in the audit trail, event | ||
counter, or similar system. These counts shall also be entered | ||
on all placed in-service reports and any test reports where | ||
calibration counts were changed from the beginning of testing.
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