Registered Service Technician Certification
About service technician registration
The Department of Agriculture registers service agencies and service technicians. This certification program is intended to provide owners of commercially used weighing and measuring devices a list of registered service agencies, that can place devices into service.
Types of businesses that may use a service agency/service technician to have devices installed, serviced or repaired include:
- Gasoline stations and petroleum distributors
- Grocery stores, meat markets and candy stores
- Package shipping stores
- Quarries
- Hardware stores
- Other businesses that use a commercial weighing or measuring device
Legal authority
15.03.11.02
(8) "Registered service technician" means an individual who:
(a) Is certified by the Department as a service technician;
(b) Installs, services, or repairs a commercial weighing or measuring device; and
(c) Has the authority to place devices into service.
Application process for service technicians
Upon receiving the application forms State Weights and Measures personnel will review the information.
The applicant must work for a registered Service Agency.
The applicant must pass the qualifying examination. After passing the examination the applicant must pay the biennial registration fee of $75.00.
The applicant will be assigned a registration number and receive a wallet-size ID registration.