69-10-04-06. Quality assurance - Evaluation.

1. The commission may evaluate the work performed by a registered service person to ensure that the person is performing proper inspections and tests. The evaluation method may be by

direct observation or by reinspection of a device previously placed or recertified by a registered service person. The commission may consider the following criteria during the evaluation:

a. The results of previous quality assurance inspections;

b. Complaints filed against a registered service person, and whether those complaints are valid; and

c. Other factors deemed relevant by the commission.

2. A quality assurance inspection ends when the tested device either fails a portion of the inspection or it passes the inspection. When a device fails a quality assurance inspection, the failure will be documented, the device will be rejected, and a followup quality assurance inspection will be conducted as soon as practical. When a device passes a quality assurance inspection, a weights and measures inspector shall affix a quality assurance inspected tag to the device. A quality assurance inspection does not take the place of the annual certification.

History: Effective September 1, 1994; amended effective February 1, 1996; October 1, 1999; July 1, 2008; October 1, 2010; January 1, 2021.

General Authority: NDCC 64-02-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 64-02-02, 64-02-13