California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12720

Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.

When the tare weight of a vehicle or the weight of the vehicle and its contents have been recorded on a weighmaster certificate, it is unlawful for any person to alter the tare weight of the vehicle prior to the time that the net weight of the commodity has been determined and recorded on the certificate.

Cite this section

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 12720 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-5-weights-and-measures/chapter-7-weighmasters/section-12720

Other sections in Chapter 7 - Weighmasters

§ 12700§ 12700.5§ 12701§ 12702§ 12703§ 12703.1§ 12704§ 12705§ 12706§ 12707…§ 12727§ 12728§ 12729§ 12730§ 12731§ 12732§ 12733§ 12734§ 12735§ 12737

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