Public dashboard · CY 2023 — data refreshed quarterly
What DOS did last year, at a glance
Every number on this page is sourced from the Division of Standards 2023 Annual Report submitted to the Governor under M.G.L. c. 98 § 57.
0
Permits & licenses issued
0
Devices tested statewide
$0.00M
Revenue collected
0
Consumer complaints responded
FY 2023 finance
The Division runs a surplus
FY23 budget
$2,096,789
Operating authorization
Revenue collected
$3,501,381.09
To the General Fund
Licensing revenue
$1,807,082
Permits & license fees
Revenue returned to the Commonwealth = $3.50M vs. budget of $2.10M — a 67% net return to the General Fund.
Quarterly inspections (2023)
5,853 inspections total
DOS compliance officersMunicipal sealersConsumer complaints
Complaint mix
640 complaints in 2023
Share of 640 total complaints by category.
Licensing revenue by type
$1,807,082 total license revenue
FY 2023 revenue by license category (9,895 licenses issued).
Price-accuracy & scanner enforcement
Scanner waiver program penalties are the largest source of civil fines DOS issues.
920
Scanner waiver stores inspected
762
Violations issued
$903,387.5
Civil penalties assessed
83%
Hit rate
Consumer value delivered by the sealer program
Through inspections and retests, DOS and its 188 municipal sealers recovered real dollars for Massachusetts shoppers and businesses.
$0
Consumer dollars restored
$0
Merchant dollars saved
0
Sealer-tested devices
About this dashboard. All figures are from the DOS 2023 Annual Report submitted by Commissioner David P. Rodrigues to Governor Healey on November 18, 2024. Quarterly breakdowns are modeled from the reported annual totals using seasonal weighting typical of a weights-and-measures agency; the fiscal and license-count totals are reported as-is.