A weighmaster shall not certify to the gross weight of a vehicle if all of the following conditions prevail:

(a) The scale is located at the site where the vehicle is loaded.

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(b) The vehicle is weighed before entering a highway.

(c) The vehicle’s gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds, or exceeds 82,000 pounds if the vehicle is a near-zero-emission or zero-emission vehicle as defined in subdivisions (c) and (d) of § 44258 of the Health and Safety Code, unless a special permit authorizing a greater gross weight for the vehicle has been issued pursuant to § 35780 of the Vehicle Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 2061) Effective January 1, 2019.)