1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
- (a) A public weighmaster shall not weigh a vehicle or combination of vehicles when part of the vehicle or connected combination is not resting fully, completely and as one entire unit on the scale.
(b) When weighing a combination of vehicles that will not rest fully, completely and as one complete unit on the scale platform:
- (1) The combination of vehicles must be disconnected and weighed in single drafts; and
- (2) The weights of the single drafts may be combined in order to issue a single certificate of weights and measures for the combination, provided that the certificate indicates that the total represents a combination of single draft weighings.
2. A public weighmaster who operates a vehicle scale that was installed before January 1, 2004, may apply to the State Sealer of Measurement Standards for a permanent variance from the requirements of subsection 1 that would allow the split weighing of certain vehicles or combinations of vehicles. The request must contain:
- (a) The name, address and telephone number of the public weighmaster and the reason for the request.
- (b) The name of the manufacturer, and the type, location, deck length, serial number and capacity, of the vehicle scale.
- (c) The maximum distance between the front and rear outer axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles to which the variance would apply.
(d) A statement certifying that, during the split weighing of any vehicle or combination of vehicles, the public weighmaster will verify that:
- (1) Each axle of the vehicle or combination of vehicles rests on a straight surface which is level with the deck of the vehicle scale or which, if not level, the amount by which it is out of level does not exceed 1/3 inch per foot of distance between the deck of the vehicle scale and the axle;
- (2) The brakes of the vehicle or combination of vehicles are not used; and
- (3) The transmission of the vehicle or combination of vehicles is in neutral.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2323; A 2013, 2483)