44-925. Installation and operation violations; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity to operate in this state a pressure vessel installed after January 1, 1999, or a boiler without a valid inspection certificate, and the operation of a pressure vessel installed after January 1, 1999, or a boiler without such inspection certificate or at a pressure exceeding that specified in such inspection certificate shall constitute a class C misdemeanor. Each day of such unlawful operation shall be deemed a separate offense.

(b) If an inspection certificate is lost or destroyed, a new certificate shall be issued in its place without another inspection. The secretary may charge a fee for a replacement certificate.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity to install or operate any boiler or pressure vessel in this state or to construct any boiler or pressure vessel for use in this state in violation of this act or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder, and any such unlawful installation, operation or construction shall constitute a class C misdemeanor. Each day of unlawful installation, operation or construction shall be deemed a separate offense.

History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 13; L. 1998, ch. 67, § 13; L. 2000, ch. 46, § 2; July 1.