§ 14-12-36. Inspection fee—Refusal to allow inspection or pay fee—Operation without inspection certificate.

A.

If a boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall, upon inspection, be found to be suitable and to conform to these rules and regulations, the owner or user shall pay directly to the chief inspector a fee of $2.00 for each boiler or unfired pressure vessel required to be inspected under this chapter before a certificate of inspection shall be issued.

B.

If the owner or user of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel required to be inspected refuses to allow an inspection to be made or refuses to pay the above fee, the certificate of inspection shall be suspended by the chief inspector until the owner or user complies with the requirements.

C.

The owner or user who causes a boiler or unfired pressure vessel to be operated without possessing a valid certificate of inspection shall be subject to the penalty provided for in section 14-12-19.

(Code 1967, § 45-56; Code 1985, § 42-60)