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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 236 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY
236.990 Penalties.
Download pdfoperation 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. (2) 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. (3) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any administrative regulation, emergency order, or order of the state fire marshal, or an
authorized deputy state fire marshal, or the chief boiler inspector, or of any
authorized boiler or pressure vessel 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. (4) As an aid to enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, or of any administrative regulation or order relating thereto, the state fire marshal or his or her authorized
deputy or employee may take any administrative action or bring any legal action in
the manner authorized in KRS Chapter 227 that is designed to prevent or correct
any condition constituting or threatening to constitute a violation of any provision
of this chapter. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: 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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