1. (a) Each county office of weights and measures shall:

   1. (1) Collect for the Department an annual device administrative fee (administrative fee) as specified in Table A: Annual Device Administrative Fee Schedule (By Device Type) for every weighing, measuring, and counting device registered in that county.
   2. (2) Collect administrative fees at the same time it collects its business location and device fees for each device registered in that county.
   3. (3) Remit to the Department the administrative fees collected between January 1 and June 30 no later than July 31 of the same year and the administrative fees collected between July 1 and December 31 no later than January 31 of the following calendar year.
   4. (4) Include with payment of administrative fees a letter of remittance, on county letterhead, that indicates the payment period, the number of devices in each device fee category, the total administrative fees paid for each category, and the grand total administrative fees paid to the Department.

2. (b) Each county office of weights and measures may retain up to a maximum of 12% of the total administrative fees collected to recover, but not exceed, its necessary and reasonable costs of assessing, collecting, and remitting administrative fees in accordance with this section.

   Table A: Annual Device Administrative Fee Schedule

   (By Device Type)

   Fee Category.

   Submeter/Meter/Measuring Devices.

   Scales/Weighing Devices.

   Administrative Fee.

   1

   • Electric Watt-Hour Submeter.

   $0.50.

   • Hydrocarbon Vapor Submeter.

   • Water Submeter (Domestic Service).

   2

   • Electric Vehicle Fueling Systems/Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE).

   Weighing device with <2,000 pounds

   $2.20.

   • Fabric-/Wire- and Cordage-Measuring Device.

   capacity.

   • Grain Moisture Meter.

   • Grease and Lubricant Meter.

   • Odometer.

   • Retail Meter.

   • Retail Motor Fuel Dispenser.

   • Retail Water Meter.

   • Tank (Liquid Test).

   • Taximeter.

   • Vehicle-Tank Meter.

   • Wholesale Meter.

   • Miscellaneous Measuring Device¹.

   3

   • Hydrogen Gas-Measuring Device.

   Weighing device with ≥2,000

   $16.00.

   • Liquefied Gas Meters:

   pounds but ≤10,000 pounds

   • Carbon Dioxide Liquid-Measuring Device (CO_$2).

   capacity.

   • Cryogenic Liquid-Measuring Device.

   • Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

   • Mass Flow Meters:

   • Compressed Natural Gas Meter (CNG).

   • Liquefied Natural Gas Meter (LNG).

   4

   Weighing device with >10,000 pounds capacity.

   $24.00.

   1 “Miscellaneous Measuring Device” includes all other commercial measuring device types that are not specified in Table A.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 12027, 12107 and 12241, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 12107 and 12241, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New article 3 (section 4075) and section filed 3-6-2012; operative 3-6-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 10).

2. New section heading and repealer and new section and Table A filed 4-28-2021; operative 4-28-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 18). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.