(a) Authority. A service company is authorized to perform
device maintenance activities.
(b) Responsibilities. A service company shall:
(1) ensure compliance with this chapter and that the
device is suitable for its intended use;
(2) submit a service report on a form prescribed by
the department to the appropriate department regional office or to
the headquarters of the department, within ten days of:
(A) placing a commercial weighing or measuring device
into service;
(B) installing, calibrating, or repairing a commercial
weighing or measuring device; or
(C) removing an out-of-order tag, stop-sale order,
security seal, lock, condemnation notice, or other form of use prohibition
placed on a weighing or measuring device by the department;
(3) notify the department in writing within ten days
of a change of name, address, or business location;
(4) provide security seals approved by the department
to an individual employed as a service technician; and
(5) maintain at all times while the service company
performs device maintenance activities an insurance policy as required
by the Code, §13.460, in an amount not less than $25,000 per
occurrence or $50,000 aggregate.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §12.42 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7959; amended to be effective April 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 2991; amended to be effective November 11, 2003, 28 TexReg 9809; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4589; amended to be effective December 16, 2013, 38 TexReg 9009; amended to be effective March 5, 2023, 48 TexReg 1030 |