November 6, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Mayes and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 1964 PA 283, entitled
"Weights and measures act,"
(MCL 290.601 to 290.634) by adding section 28d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 28d. (1) Notwithstanding any requirements adopted under
section 28c, the gross weight of a vehicle shall be determined by
weighing the vehicle in a single measurement and not by adding the
results of multiple measurements taken at opposite ends of the
vehicle.
(2) The gross weight of a combination of a truck tractor with
multiple trailers shall be determined by weighing the coupled
tractor and trailers as provided in subsection (1) and as follows:
(a) The brakes on the tractor and trailers shall be released.
(b) There shall be no tension on the draw bar.
(c) The approaches to the scale shall be straight and on the
same level as the scale.
(d) The approaches to the scale shall be of sufficient width
and length to ensure level positioning of the coupled vehicles
during weighing.
(3) A scale used to weigh vehicles under subsection (2) shall
be tested at least annually by weighing a coupled tractor with
multiple trailers as a single unit and comparing that weight with
the combined weight of each vehicle weighed separately. If the
weights determined by this method vary by more than 0.2%, the scale
shall not be used to determine the gross weight of vehicles while
they are coupled until the scales are corrected to properly measure
within the 0.2% range.
(4) If a scale cannot be used to weigh vehicles under
subsection (2) while they are coupled, the vehicles shall be
weighed individually and the weights totaled to obtain the gross
weight of the vehicle combination.