Colorado § 8-20-225 - Measuring device - sealing - approval of prover and procedure.
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§ 8-20-225. Measuring device - sealing - approval of prover and procedure.
(1) No person, or agent or employee of any person, shall use any meter or mechanical device for the measurement of oil, gasoline, or liquid fuels unless the same has been proved in a manner acceptable to the director of the division of oil and public safety and sealed as correct by the director or one of the director's deputies. The director and the director's deputies are further authorized, if any such meter or mechanical device fails to comply with any of the provisions of this part 2, to seal the meter or mechanical device in a manner that prohibits its use until such meter or mechanical device complies with all of the provisions of this part 2, at which time the seal shall be removed by the director or the director's deputies.
(2) The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements published in the NIST handbook 44, "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices", NIST handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations in the area of legal metrology and engine fuel quality", and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to the provisions of this article, except as modified or rejected by this article or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article.
Source: L. 31: p. 601, § 26. CSA: C. 118, § 23. L. 41: p. 588, § 23. CRS 53: § 100-2-25. C.R.S. 1963: § 100-2-25. L. 67: p. 150, § 1. L. 73: p. 1067, § 4. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 510, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 1118, § 18, effective June 5. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 1824, § 8, effective May 21. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 1347, § 17, effective August 8.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2003 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 279, Session Laws of Colorado 2003.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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