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25-12-9
Section 25-12-9 Deputy inspectors. The secretary may employ deputy inspectors who shall be
responsible to the chief inspector. A deputy inspector at the time of appointment shall have
three years of experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance,
or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating
engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector. A deputy inspector shall pass the examination
provided for in Section 25-12-11. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §9.)...
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25-12-14
Section 25-12-14 Certificate inspection. (a) The secretary, the chief inspector, or any deputy
inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where
a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed for use in, or is being installed in, this
state for the purpose of ascertaining whether the boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed
and installed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b)(1) On and after January
1, 2002, each boiler and pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except
for pressure vessels covered by an owner or user inspection service as described in subsection
(d) or except for boilers or pressure vessels exempt under Section 25-12-7, owners and users
may request to waive this exemption, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction,
installation, and condition as follows: a. Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature
water boilers shall receive a certificate inspection...
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25-12-10
Section 25-12-10 Special inspectors. (a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by
Section 25-12-9, the secretary, upon the request of any company licensed to insure and insuring
in this state boilers and pressure vessels, or upon the request of any company operating pressure
vessels in this state for which the owner or user maintains a regularly established inspection
service which is under the supervision of one or more technically competent individuals whose
qualifications are satisfactory to the department and causes the pressure vessels to be regularly
inspected and rated by the inspection service in accordance with applicable provisions of
the rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25-12-4, shall issue
to each inspector of the insurance company a certificate of competency as a special inspector
and to each inspector of the company operating a pressure vessel a certificate of competency
as owner or user inspectors. Each inspector before...
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25-12-8
Section 25-12-8 Chief inspector. (a) The secretary may appoint as chief inspector a citizen
of this state who at the time of the appointment shall have not less than five years' experience
in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure
boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boilermaker,
or boiler inspector and who shall pass the same type of examination prescribed under Section
25-12-11. The chief inspector may be removed for cause after due investigation by the board
and its recommendation to the secretary. (b) The chief inspector, if authorized by the secretary,
shall be charged, directed, and empowered to do all of the following: (1) To take action necessary
for the enforcement of the laws of the state governing the use of boilers and pressure vessels
to which this chapter applies and of the rules and regulations of the department. (2) To keep
a complete record of the name of each owner or...
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25-12-5
Section 25-12-5 Installation and operation to conform with rules and regulations. No boiler
or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the department governing
new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after 12 months
from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to
new construction and installation shall have become effective, unless the boiler or pressure
vessel is of special design or construction and is not inconsistent with the spirit and safety
objectives of the rules and regulations, in that event, a special installation and operating
permit may be granted by the department. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §5.)...
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25-12-16
Section 25-12-16 Reinspection; payment of fees. (a) Boilers and pressure vessels subject to
operating certificate inspections by special inspectors, or owner or user inspectors, shall
be inspected within 60 calendar days following the required reinspection date. Inspections
not performed within this 60 calendar day period shall result in a fine of five hundred dollars
($500) for each boiler or pressure vessel not inspected. (b)(1) Inspection fees due on boiler
and pressure vessels subject to inspection by the chief or deputy inspectors or operating
certificate fees due from inspections performed by special inspectors, or owner or user inspectors,
shall be paid within 60 calendar days of completion of the inspections. (2) Inspection fees
or operating certificate fees unpaid within 60 calendar days shall bear interest at the rate
of 1.5 percent per month or any fraction of a month. Interest shall continue to accrue until
all amounts due, including interest, are received by the secretary....
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25-12-4
Section 25-12-4 Rules and regulations. (a)(1) The department, with the advice of the board,
shall formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe construction, installation,
inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state. (2) The
definitions, rules, and regulations formulated for new construction shall be based upon and
at all times follow the generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulas, and
practices established and pertaining to boiler and pressure vessel construction and safety.
The department, with the advice of the board, may adopt an existing published codification,
known as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
with the amendments and interpretations made and approved by the council of the society, and
may adopt the amendments and interpretations subsequently made and published by the same authority.
When adopted, the codification shall be deemed to be incorporated into...
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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred
on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend,
suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided such rules
and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, or rule
or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article including
the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section 9-16-71. Such
rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may
be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in order to take into
account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified by law relating
to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection therewith,
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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25-12-11
Section 25-12-11 Examination of inspectors. The examination for chief, deputy, special, or
owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the board or by an examining
board appointed in accordance with the requirements of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Inspectors, with at least two members present at all times during the examination.
The examination shall be confined to questions the answers to which shall aid in determining
the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service and may be those prepared
by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. If an applicant fails to pass
the examination, the applicant may appeal to the board for another examination which shall
be given by the board after 90 days. The record of an applicant's examination shall be accessible
to the applicant and employer of the applicant. (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §11.)...
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25-12-6
Section 25-12-6 Maximum allowable working pressure. (a) The maximum allowable working pressure
of a boiler carrying the ASME Code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME or API-ASME
symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed
and stamped. Subject to the concurrence of the enforcement authority at the point of installation,
the boiler or pressure vessel may be rerated in accordance with the rules of a later edition
of the ASME Code and in accordance with the rules of the National Board Inspection Code or
API 510, as applicable. (b) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure
vessel which does not carry the ASME or the API-ASME Code symbol shall be computed in accordance
with the Inspection Code of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. (c)
This chapter shall not be construed to prevent the use, the sale, or the reinstallation of
a boiler or pressure vessel referred to in this section,...
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