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236.990 Penalties.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in
this state a boiler or pressure vessel without a valid certificate of inspection. The
operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without a valid certificate, or at a pressure
exceeding that specified in an inspection certificate, shall constitute a Class B
misdemeanor on the part of the owner, user, or operator. Each day of unlawful
operation shall constitute a separate offense.
Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 236.040(1); 236.080(4);
236.110(1), (4) and (5); 236.210(1); 236.220(1); 236.240(1) and (2); 236.250(1); or
any proper order or administrative regulation made or promulgated thereunder; or
who hinders or obstructs an authorized inspector in the performance of his or her
duties under this chapter, shall be subject to the penalties in subsection (1) above.
Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any
administrative regulation, emergency order, order of the state fire marshal, order of
an authorized deputy state fire marshal, order of the chief boiler inspector, or order
of any authorized boiler inspector, promulgated or made pursuant to this chapter,
shall be subject to suspension or revocation of any appointment, commission,
certification, registration, license, or permit made or issued by the department and
held by that person, in accordance with the procedures specified in KRS 236.220, or
in lieu of a suspension or revocation, shall be subject to an administrative fine of
not less than ten dollars ($10) and not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) after
notice and hearing by the board in accordance with KRS 236.220. Each day these
violations exist shall, in the discretion of the board, be considered as a separate
violation.
As an aid to enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, or of any administrative
regulation or order relating thereto, the department or chief boiler inspector may
take any administrative action or bring any authorized legal action designed to
prevent or correct any condition constituting or threatening to constitute a violation
of any provision of this chapter.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 19, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 532, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts
ch. 318, sec. 157, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 207, sec. 21
and 22, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 13.
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