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NIST Handbook 130: Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality (2019 Ed.)
Published
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield
Abstract
This handbook compiles uniform laws and regulations developed by the Committee on Laws and Regulations of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM). This edition contains amendments adopted by the NCWM at its Annual Meeting in 2018. At this meeting, it was also noted that a change to the title of the handbook be made to drop "Engine" from the title. The NCWM recommends adoption and promulgation by the states of these Uniform Laws and Regulations as updated in this handbook.
Crown, L.
, Sefcik, D.
and Warfield, L.
(2018),
NIST Handbook 130: Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality (2019 Ed.), Handbook (NIST HB), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.HB.130-2019
(Accessed October 13, 2025)