{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-26-1012","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-26-1012","heading":"Certificate: required entries","body":"(a) The certificate, when properly completed and signed, shall be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the measurements shown. (b) The design of and the information to be furnished on a weight certificate may be prescribed by the commissioner and will include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The name and license number of the public weighmaster; (2) The kind of commodity weighed, measured, or counted; (3) The name of the owner, agent, or consignee of the commodity; (4) The name of the recipient of the commodity, if applicable; (5) The date the certificate is issued; (6) The consecutive number of the certificate, if applicable; (7) The identification, including the identification number, if any, of the carrier transporting the commodity, and the identification number or license number of the vehicle, if applicable; (8) Other information needed to distinguish or identify the commodity from a like kind; (9) The number of units of the commodity, if applicable; (10) The measure of the commodity, if applicable; (11) The weight of the commodity and the vehicle or container, if applicable, broken down as follows: (A) The gross weight of the commodity and the associated vehicle or container; (B) The tare weight of the unloaded vehicle or container; or (C) Both the gross and tare weight and the resultant net weight of the commodity; and (12) Signature or initials of the public weighmaster who determined the weight, measure or count. Acts 1997, ch. 311, § 2.\n(a) The certificate, when properly completed and signed, shall be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the measurements shown.\n(b) The design of and the information to be furnished on a weight certificate may be prescribed by the commissioner and will include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The name and license number of the public weighmaster; (2) The kind of commodity weighed, measured, or counted; (3) The name of the owner, agent, or consignee of the commodity; (4) The name of the recipient of the commodity, if applicable; (5) The date the certificate is issued; (6) The consecutive number of the certificate, if applicable; (7) The identification, including the identification number, if any, of the carrier transporting the commodity, and the identification number or license number of the vehicle, if applicable; (8) Other information needed to distinguish or identify the commodity from a like kind; (9) The number of units of the commodity, if applicable; (10) The measure of the commodity, if applicable; (11) The weight of the commodity and the vehicle or container, if applicable, broken down as follows: (A) The gross weight of the commodity and the associated vehicle or container; (B) The tare weight of the unloaded vehicle or container; or (C) Both the gross and tare weight and the resultant net weight of the commodity; and (12) Signature or initials of the public weighmaster who determined the weight, measure or count.\n(1) The name and license number of the public weighmaster;\n(2) The kind of commodity weighed, measured, or counted;\n(3) The name of the owner, agent, or consignee of the commodity;\n(4) The name of the recipient of the commodity, if applicable;\n(5) The date the certificate is issued;\n(6) The consecutive number of the certificate, if applicable;\n(7) The identification, including the identification number, if any, of the carrier transporting the commodity, and the identification number or license number of the vehicle, if applicable;\n(8) Other information needed to distinguish or identify the commodity from a like kind;\n(9) The number of units of the commodity, if applicable;\n(10) The measure of the commodity, if applicable;\nif applicable;\n(7) The identification, including the identification number, if any, of the carrier transporting the commodity, and the identification number or license number of the vehicle, if applicable;\n(8) Other information needed to distinguish or identify the commodity from a like kind;\n(9) The number of units of the commodity, if applicable;\n(10) The measure of the commodity, if applicable;\n(11) The weight of the commodity and the vehicle or container, if applicable, broken down as follows: (A) The gross weight of the commodity and the associated vehicle or container; (B) The tare weight of the unloaded vehicle or container; or (C) Both the gross and tare weight and the resultant net weight of the commodity; and\n(A) The gross weight of the commodity and the associated vehicle or container;\n(B) The tare weight of the unloaded vehicle or container; or\n(C) Both the gross and tare weight and the resultant net weight of the commodity; and\n(12) Signature or initials of the public weighmaster who determined the weight, measure or count.","path":["TN Code","Title 47","Chapter 26"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"893642b68e80bc92c8b5de3da72ee41556f2a71bbb0e30d35ba024661d791b80","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-26-1011","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-47-26-1013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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