2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 198B - HOUSING, BUILDINGS, AND CONSTRUCTION - BUILDING CODE 198B.6675 Powers of department and of authorized local governments to inspect systems -- Powers to restrain and enjoin violations of KRS l98B.650 to 198B.689 -- Representation of department by state and local prosecutors.
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198B.6675 Powers of department and of authorized local governments to
inspect systems -- Powers to restrain and enjoin violations of KRS
l98B.650 to 198B.689 -- Representation of department by state and local
prosecutors.
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For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689,
officers, agents, and inspectors of the department or an authorized local
government shall have the power and authority to enter upon permitted
premises at all reasonable times with the consent of the property owner in
order to make inspections, interview all persons, and request proof of heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning licenses, installation permits, and other
evidence of compliance. Officers, agents, and inspectors of the department or
an authorized local government shall have the authority to issue a stop-work
order to any owner, agent, or occupant of real property whenever the heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning system under inspection is found to be in
violation of KRS 198B.650 to 198B.689 or the Uniform State Building Code's
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanical sections.
Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other civil or criminal penalties,
the department and its officers, agents, and inspectors are authorized to
institute and maintain actions to restrain and enjoin any violation of KRS
198B.650 to 198B.689, the Uniform State Building Code, the Uniform State
Residential Code, or the rules or the administrative regulations of the
department relating thereto.
City and county attorneys, Commonwealth's attorneys, and the Attorney
General may, within their respective jurisdictions, represent the department and
its officers, agents, and inspectors in the enforcement of provisions of KRS
198B.650 to 198B.689, the Uniform State Residential Code, and the Uniform
State Building Code.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 292, effective July 15, 2010. -Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 5, effective January 1, 2009.
Legislative Research Commission Note (4/18/2008). This statute was created by
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 5, to be effective January 1, 2009, pursuant to
sec. 12 of that Act. However, 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 127 (2008 HB 406, the
State/Executive Branch Budget) provided in Part I, F.,16., (2) HVAC Permitting
and Inspecting, that notwithstanding the delayed effective date provided in 2007
Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 12, the effective date of this statute shall be January 1,
2011.
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