Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations. > Article 17 - Standards of Weights and Measures, 57-17-1 through 57-17-19. > Section 57-17-10 - Duty of owner of incorrect apparatus.

Section 57-17-10 - Duty of owner of incorrect apparatus.

57-17-10. Duty of owner of incorrect apparatus.

An owner or user of apparatus of weight or measure, recommended for repair, shall cause the apparatus to be made correct within a reasonable period specified by the director or an inspector. Except, at the election of the owner or user, the apparatus may be disposed of in a manner specifically authorized by the director. An apparatus of weight or measure which has been recommended for repair shall not be used again for a commercial purpose until it has been made correct, and found to be correct, by the director or an inspector unless otherwise provided for by regulation.