Mississippi § 75-27-317 - Use of weighing or measuring device.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-27-317 — Use of weighing or measuring device., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-27-317. Use of weighing or measuring device.
When making a weight or measurement determination as provided for by this article, a licensed bonded weighmaster shall use a weighing or measuring device that is of a type suitable for the weighing or measuring of the amount and kind of material to be weighed or measured and that has been tested and approved for use by a weights and measures officer of this state within a period of twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of the weighing. A licensed bonded weighmaster shall not use any scale to weigh a load the value of which exceeds the nominal or rated capacity of the scale. When the gross or tare weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles is to be determined, the weighing shall be performed upon a scale having a platform of sufficient size to accommodate such vehicle or combination of vehicles. Each separate unit shall be entirely disconnected before weighing and a separate weight certificate shall be issued for each such separate unit.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 75-27-317 ("Use of weighing or measuring device.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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