{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-81a-52","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 81A-52","heading":"License.","body":"All public weighmasters shall be licensed. Any person not less than 18 years of age who wishes to be a public weighmaster shall apply to the Department on a form provided by the Department. A person operating as a public weighmaster outside of this State shall include with the person's application for licensure in this State a copy of the most recent weighing device inspection report performed by the person's local or state weights and measures officials within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application. The Board may adopt rules for determining the qualifications of the applicant for a license. Public weighmasters shall be licensed for a period of one year beginning the day the application is processed, and a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid for each person licensed at the time of the filing of the application. (1939, c. 285, s. 2; 1949, c. 983, s. 1; 1975, c. 544; 1981, c. 607, s. 4; 1989, c. 544, s. 20; 2005-276, s. 42.1(f); 2009-87, s. 1; 2026-11, s. 13(a).)","path":["Chapter 81A. Weights and Measures Act of 1975.","Article 5. Public Weighmasters."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_81A/GS_81A-52.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:10:42Z","sha256":"421fc4a99a18adffc270a7e678a2f7dde3e7f967c2aabffbd74feb4d6321ee58","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-81a-51","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-81a-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}