CA AB2451

County sealers must inspect, test, and certify water submeters upon written request when the service is performed outside normal inspection schedules, for meters not placed in service within six months, or for meters intended for installation in a different county.

County boards of supervisors may authorize sealers to establish fee schedules to cover the actual costs of providing water submeter testing services.

Water submeters inspected and sealed by a county sealer may be installed in another county within 12 months if the receiving sealer has no reason to believe the meter has been tampered with, damaged, or rendered inoperable.

Owners, users, or operators of previously installed water submeters found to be incorrect are protected from criminal prosecution and penalties if the meter was lot-sampled before installation, shows no signs of tampering, and has been properly maintained.

Redefines "placed in service" to mean only permitting use of a device that has been tested and found correct and type approved, removing the prior authorization for submission to a sealer as a method of placing a device in service.