Community Development Agency
AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS
Service Agents
Persons who sell, rent, install, service, or repair commercial weighing and measuring devices that are in commercial use are required to be licensed as Service Agents with the California Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) and work for a registered Service Agency.
Service Agents are required to report their work to County Weights and Measures officials. This allows for inspection of the accuracy of their work and verification that only approved devices are placed into service.
Alameda County conducts written testing on the "Business and Professions Code of California Pertaining to Weights and Measures and Petroleum Products" & the "California Code of Regulations" for the licensing of Service Agents by appointment on Fridays at the Hayward office. The exam cost is $35.00. Please call (510) 670-5232 to schedule an appointment.
DMS also has a study guide available for Service Agents.
DOCUMENTS:
The following documents are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) and require the free Adobe Reader.
- Business and Professions Code of California Pertaining to Weights and Measures and Petroleum Products (791Kb)
- California Code of Regulations (4.67Mb)
- Service Agents' License Study Guide (158Kb)