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thereon.E\n\nThe person paying the freight charges, or his representative upon request of either, shall be permitted without charge to accompany, in his own conveyance, the carrier to the weighing station and to observe the weighing of his shipment after loading.\n\t\t\tThe carrier shall use a certified scale that will permit the shipper to observe the weighing of his shipment without causing delay.F\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to bound or fixed estimates provided in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-2161.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":221407,"text":"Each household goods carrier shall determine the tare weight of each vehicle used by having it weighed prior to, if practicable, the loading of each shipment under the following conditions:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":221408,"text":"By a certified weighmaster or on a certified scale, 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 596<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2006, chapter 609<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83330,"section_number":"46.2-2161","catch_line":"Payment of tariff charges; payment of specific charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2161\/"}],"permalink":{"id":232781,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60573,"identifier":"46.2-2163","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/4\/46.2-2163","url":"\/46.2-2163\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2163\/","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/4\/46.2-2163","dublin_core":{"Title":"Determination of weights by certified scales","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2163","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each household goods carrier<\/span> shall determine the tare weight<\/span> of each vehicle<\/span> used by having it weighed prior to, if practicable, the loading of each shipment under the following conditions: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> By a certified weighmaster or on a certified scale, and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The vehicle<\/span> shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and other equipment needed in the transportation<\/span> of shipments to be loaded thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> After the vehicle<\/span> has been loaded it shall be weighed under the following conditions: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> At the certified scale nearest to the point of origin of the shipment, if practicable, and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The vehicle<\/span> shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and other equipment needed in the transportation<\/span> of shipments to be loaded thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The net weight<\/span> of the shipment shall be determined by deducting the tare weight<\/span> from the gross weight<\/span> and such weight shall be entered on the bill of lading. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Where no certified scale is available at the point of origin, the gross weight<\/span> shall be obtained at the nearest certified scale either in the direction of the movement of the shipment or in the direction of the next pick-up or delivery in the case of partial loads.\n\t\t\tIn the transportation<\/span> of partial loads, this section shall apply in all respects, except that the gross weight<\/span> of a vehicle<\/span> containing one or more partial loads shall be used as the tare weight<\/span> of such vehicle<\/span> as to partial loads subsequently loaded thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The person<\/span> paying the freight charges, or his representative upon request of either, shall be permitted without charge to accompany, in his own conveyance, the carrier to the weighing station and to observe the weighing of his shipment after loading.\n\t\t\tThe carrier shall use a certified scale that will permit<\/span> the shipper to observe the weighing of his shipment without causing delay. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to bound or fixed estimates provided in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-2161<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDETERMINATION OF WEIGHTS BY CERTIFIED SCALES (\u00a7 46.2-2163)\n\nA. Each household goods carrier shall determine the tare weight of each vehicle\nused by having it weighed prior to, if practicable, the loading of each shipment\nunder the following conditions:\n\n 1. By a certified weighmaster or on a certified scale, and\n\n 2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and other\n equipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.\n\nB. After the vehicle has been loaded it shall be weighed under the following\nconditions:\n\n 1. At the certified scale nearest to the point of origin of the shipment, if\n practicable, and\n\n 2. The vehicle shall contain all pads, chains, dollies, handtrucks and other\n equipment needed in the transportation of shipments to be loaded thereon.\n\nC. The net weight of the shipment shall be determined by deducting the tare\nweight from the gross weight and such weight shall be entered on the bill of\nlading.\n\nD. Where no certified scale is available at the point of origin, the gross\nweight shall be obtained at the nearest certified scale either in the direction\nof the movement of the shipment or in the direction of the next pick-up or\ndelivery in the case of partial loads.\n\t\t\tIn the transportation of partial loads, this section shall apply in all\nrespects, except that the gross weight of a vehicle containing one or more\npartial loads shall be used as the tare weight of such vehicle as to partial\nloads subsequently loaded thereon.\n\nE. The person paying the freight charges, or his representative upon request of\neither, shall be permitted without charge to accompany, in his own conveyance,\nthe carrier to the weighing station and to observe the weighing of his shipment\nafter loading.\n\t\t\tThe carrier shall use a certified scale that will permit the shipper to\nobserve the weighing of his shipment without causing delay.\n\nF. The provisions of this section shall not apply to bound or fixed estimates\nprovided in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-2161.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 596; 2006, c. 609.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}