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| Public Act 102-0218 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Weights and Measures Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 42 and by adding Section 42.5 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 470/42) (from Ch. 147, par. 142)
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Sec. 42. Placing into service. All weighing or measuring | ||||
devices must be placed into service and sealed before they are | ||||
first used in trade by a serviceperson, service agency, or | ||||
special sealer registered by the Director or by an inspector. | ||||
Seal placed on weighing or measuring device; breaking for | ||||
service;
resealing. A seal placed on any weighing or
measuring | ||||
device by the
Director may be broken for the purpose of | ||||
calibration, adjustment, or
repair, but only by a | ||||
serviceperson or special sealer
registered by the Director or | ||||
by a special sealer. After servicing, the
serviceperson must
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reseal using the number on the seal as
assigned by the | ||||
Director, and shall be responsible for the unit after it
has | ||||
been resealed. Written
notice advising the Director within 5 | ||||
days as to the unit on which the seal
was broken and resealed | ||||
must be submitted so that a recheck may be made by
the | ||||
Department.
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(Source: P.A. 88-600, eff. 9-1-94.)
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(225 ILCS 470/42.5 new) | ||
Sec. 42.5. Sealing and resealing a weighing or measuring | ||
device. A seal placed on any weighing or measuring device by | ||
the Director may be broken for the purposes of testing, | ||
calibration, adjustment, or repair, but only by a | ||
serviceperson, service agency, or special sealer registered by | ||
the Director or by an inspector. | ||
After testing or servicing, the device must be resealed | ||
with the seal displaying the registration number of the sealer | ||
as assigned by the Director and the sealer shall be | ||
responsible for the unit after it has been resealed. Written | ||
notice advising the Director as to the unit on which the seal | ||
was broken and resealed must be submitted within 5 days so that | ||
a recheck may be made by the Department. | ||
On any device whose sole method of sealing is an audit | ||
trail, event counter, or similar system, a tamper evident | ||
label shall be affixed to the device that includes the | ||
sealer's registration number as issued by the Director and the | ||
most recent count or counts listed in the audit trail, event | ||
counter, or similar system. These counts shall also be entered | ||
on all placed in-service reports and any test reports where | ||
calibration counts were changed from the beginning of testing.
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