Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-131 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-131
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Measure: includes all measures of every kind, including but not limited to weight, mass, length, volume, time, and count; instruments and devices for weighing, measuring, or counting; and appliances and accessories associated with any such instruments and devices. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-1
For the purposes of this part:
“Certificate of measure” includes a certificate of measure issued in compliance with this part, and shall be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the amount shown.
“Public measuremaster” means any person who performs public weighing.
“Public weighing” means the weighing, measuring, or counting, upon request, of vehicles, property, produce, commodities, or articles other than those that the weigher or the weigher’s employer, if any, is either buying or selling.
“Vehicle” means any device in, upon, or by which any property, produce, commodity, or article is or may be transported or drawn.