GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

 

 

CHAPTER 1018

SENATE BILL 863

 

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE STANDARDS LABORATORY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Article 1 of Chapter 81A of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section:

"§ 81A-11.  Fee schedule.

(a)       The following fees apply to all weights that are tested and certified to meet tolerances less stringent than American National Standards Institute/American Society for Testing and Materials (ANSI/ASTM) Standard E617 Class 4.  If the weight error exceeds three-fourths of the applicable tolerance, adjustment shall be required without an additional fee.  Even if weights are rejected or condemned, fees shall be assessed for the test performed.

Customary                                Fee/Unit                   Metric                                       Fee/Unit

0 - 2 lb                                       $  2.00                     0 - 1 kg                                      $  2.00

3 - 10 lb                                     $  3.00                     2 - 5 kg                                      $  3.00

11 - 50 lb                                   $  5.00                     6 - 30 kg                                    $  5.00

51 - 500 lb                               $ 10.00                     31 - 200 kg                              $ 10.00

501 - 1000 lb                           $ 15.00                     201 - 450 kg                            $ 15.00

1001 - 2500 lb                        $ 20.00                     451 - 1000 kg                          $ 20.00

2501 - 5000 lb                        $ 25.00                     1001 - 2000 kg                        $ 25.00

(b)       The following fees apply to all weights that are tested and certified to meet ANSI/ASTM Standard E617 Class 4 or NIST Class P tolerances.  If the weight error exceeds three-fourths of the applicable tolerance, adjustment shall be required without an additional fee.  Even if weights are rejected or condemned, fees shall be assessed for the test performed.

Customary                                Fee/Unit                   Metric                                       Fee/Unit

0 - 10 lb                                    $  6.00                      0 - 5 kg                                       $  6.00

11 - 50 lb                                  $ 10.00                     6 - 30 kg                                    $ 10.00

51 - 500 lb                               $ 20.00                     31 - 200 kg                                $ 20.00

501 - 1000 lb                           $ 30.00                     201 - 450 kg                             $ 30.00

1001 - 2500 lb                         $ 40.00                     451 - 1000 kg                           $ 40.00

2501 - 5000 lb                         $ 50.00                     1001 - 2000 kg                         $ 50.00

(c)       The following fees apply to all weights that are calibrated.  Calibration means determining actual mass and apparent mass values.  Tolerance testing fees shall be assessed on weights that can only be adjusted to a lower tolerance or are rejected for any reason.

Customary                                Fee/Unit                   Metric                                       Fee/Unit

0 - 20 lb                                    $  15.00                    0 - 10 kg                                    $  15.00

21 - 50 lb                                  $  30.00                    11 - 30 kg                                 $  30.00

51 - 1000 lb                             $  50.00                    31 - 450 kg                               $  50.00

1001 - 2500 lb                         $ 100.00                  451 - 1000 kg                          $ 100.00

2501 - 5000 lb                         $ 150.00                  1001 - 2000 kg                        $ 150.00

(d)       The following fees apply to volumetric flasks, graduates, or test measures.

Customary                  Fee/Test Point                     Metric                        Fee/Test Point

0 - 5 gal                      $ 15.00                                 0 - 20 liters                $ 15.00

Over 5 gal                   Add $0.20 per                      Over 20 liters            Add $0.05 per

each additional                                                        each additional

gallon                                                                       liter

(e)       The following fees apply to tape measures and rigid rules.

Set Up Fee           $20.00 per instrument

Calibration           $ 5.00 per calibration point

(f)        The following fees apply to liquid-in-glass and electronic thermometers.

Set Up Fee           $20.00 / instrument

Calibration           $10.00 / calibration point

Ice Point Test      $ 5.00

(g)       Any special tests or weight cleaning shall be billed at the rate of $35.00 per hour prorated to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum charge of $17.50.

(h)       If travel is required in connection with the performance of any of these services, the Department shall be reimbursed at the rates provided in G.S. 138-6.

(i)        The Department may refuse to accept for testing any weight or measure the Department deems unsuited for its intended use."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective October 1, 1992, and applies to fees assessed on or after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of July, 1992.

 

James C. Gardner

President of the Senate

 

Daniel Blue, Jr.

Speaker of the House of Representatives