                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OBTAINING WEIGHT TICKETS (§ 46.2-2165)

The carrier shall obtain a weight ticket signed by the weighmaster or its driver
for each weighing required under this section, with tare and gross weights
evidenced by separate tickets, and the driver shall enter thereon the number of
the bill of lading or shipper&#8217;s name. No other alterations shall be made
on any such ticket.

1. As soon as weight tickets are obtained, true copies thereof shall be attached
to the bill of lading accompanying the shipment and retained in the
carrier&#8217;s file.

2. If a shipper requests, a true copy of each weight ticket pertaining to a
shipment shall be given to the shipper at the weighing station if the shipper is
present or upon delivery of the shipment if the shipper is not present at the
weighing.

3. Any of the following shipments may be weighed on a certified scale or by a
certified weighmaster prior to being loaded on the vehicle:
			a. A part load for any one shipper not exceeding 1,000 pounds;
			b. An automobile or other article weighing in excess of 500 pounds, which is
mounted on wheels;
			c. A shipment that the carrier containerizes for further transportation, in
which case the net weight of the shipment shall be the gross weight of the
container less the tare weight of the container. The gross weight of the
container shall be as packed and prepared for shipment and the tare weight of
the container shall include all of the pads, skins, blocking and bracing used,
or to be used, to protect the contents of the container, but not including
packing materials used in the preliminary packing of the shipment.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 596.