GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1991
CHAPTER 1018
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE STANDARDS LABORATORY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Article 1 of Chapter 81A of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section:
"§ 81A-11. Fee schedule.
(a) The following fees apply to all weights that are tested and certified to meet tolerances less stringent than American National Standards Institute/American Society for Testing and Materials (ANSI/ASTM) Standard E617 Class 4. If the weight error exceeds three-fourths of the applicable tolerance, adjustment shall be required without an additional fee. Even if weights are rejected or condemned, fees shall be assessed for the test performed.
Customary Fee/Unit Metric Fee/Unit
0 - 2 lb $ 2.00 0 - 1 kg $ 2.00
3 - 10 lb $ 3.00 2 - 5 kg $ 3.00
11 - 50 lb $ 5.00 6 - 30 kg $ 5.00
51 - 500 lb $ 10.00 31 - 200 kg $ 10.00
501 - 1000 lb $ 15.00 201 - 450 kg $ 15.00
1001 - 2500 lb $ 20.00 451 - 1000 kg $ 20.00
2501 - 5000 lb $ 25.00 1001 - 2000 kg $ 25.00
(b) The following fees apply to all weights that are tested and certified to meet ANSI/ASTM Standard E617 Class 4 or NIST Class P tolerances. If the weight error exceeds three-fourths of the applicable tolerance, adjustment shall be required without an additional fee. Even if weights are rejected or condemned, fees shall be assessed for the test performed.
Customary Fee/Unit Metric Fee/Unit
0 - 10 lb $ 6.00 0 - 5 kg $ 6.00
11 - 50 lb $ 10.00 6 - 30 kg $ 10.00
51 - 500 lb $ 20.00 31 - 200 kg $ 20.00
501 - 1000 lb $ 30.00 201 - 450 kg $ 30.00
1001 - 2500 lb $ 40.00 451 - 1000 kg $ 40.00
2501 - 5000 lb $ 50.00 1001 - 2000 kg $ 50.00
(c) The following fees apply to all weights that are calibrated. Calibration means determining actual mass and apparent mass values. Tolerance testing fees shall be assessed on weights that can only be adjusted to a lower tolerance or are rejected for any reason.
Customary Fee/Unit Metric Fee/Unit
0 - 20 lb $ 15.00 0 - 10 kg $ 15.00
21 - 50 lb $ 30.00 11 - 30 kg $ 30.00
51 - 1000 lb $ 50.00 31 - 450 kg $ 50.00
1001 - 2500 lb $ 100.00 451 - 1000 kg $ 100.00
2501 - 5000 lb $ 150.00 1001 - 2000 kg $ 150.00
(d) The following fees apply to volumetric flasks, graduates, or test measures.
Customary Fee/Test Point Metric Fee/Test Point
0 - 5 gal $ 15.00 0 - 20 liters $ 15.00
Over 5 gal Add $0.20 per Over 20 liters Add $0.05 per
each additional each additional
gallon liter
(e) The following fees apply to tape measures and rigid rules.
Set Up Fee $20.00 per instrument
Calibration $ 5.00 per calibration point
(f) The following fees apply to liquid-in-glass and electronic thermometers.
Set Up Fee $20.00 / instrument
Calibration $10.00 / calibration point
Ice Point Test $ 5.00
(g) Any special tests or weight cleaning shall be billed at the rate of $35.00 per hour prorated to the nearest tenth of an hour, with a minimum charge of $17.50.
(h) If travel is required in connection with the performance of any of these services, the Department shall be reimbursed at the rates provided in G.S. 138-6.
(i) The Department may refuse to accept for testing any weight or measure the Department deems unsuited for its intended use."
Sec. 2. This act is effective October 1, 1992, and applies to fees assessed on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of July, 1992.
James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives