§ 25-15-30. State Liability Not Created
Neither this article nor any provision of this article shall be construed to place any liability on the State of Georgia, the office, or the Commissioner with respect to any claim by any person, firm, or corporation relating in any way whatsoever to boilers and pressure vessels and any injury or damages arising therefrom. History. […]
§ 25-15-31. Civil Penalties for Violations; Authority of Commissioner to Bring Civil Action
Except as provided for in subsection (a) of Code Section 25-15-25, any person who violates any provision of this article or any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commissioner under this article shall, after notice and hearing, be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Commissioner of not more than $5,000.00. The imposition […]
§ 25-15-19. Special Inspectors
In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by Code Section 25-15-18 the Commissioner shall, 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 […]
§ 25-15-20. Examination of Inspectors
The examination for chief, deputy, special, or owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the office 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. […]
§ 25-15-21. Suspension and Revocation of Inspector’s Certificate of Competency; Hearing; Reinstatement
An inspector’s certificate of competency may be suspended by the Commissioner after due investigation for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or in a report of any inspection made by him or her. Written notice of any such […]
§ 25-15-22. Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificates of Competency
If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a new certificate of competency shall be issued in its place without another examination. History. Code 1981, § 34-11-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-15-22 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 2/SB 446. The 2012 […]
§ 25-15-23. Inspections
The Commissioner, the chief inspector, or any deputy inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in this 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 such boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed […]
§ 25-15-24. Filing and Maintenance of Special Investigator’s Report; Issuance and Suspension of Inspection Certificate
Each company employing special inspectors shall, within 30 days following each certificate inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the Commissioner. The filing of reports of external inspections, other than certificate inspections, shall not be required except when such inspections disclose […]
§ 25-15-25. Inspections of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
Boilers and pressure vessels, subject to operating certificate inspections by special, 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 civil penalty of $500.00 for each boiler or pressure vessel not inspected. Inspection fees due […]
§ 25-15-10. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act” and, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels. History. Code 1981, § 34-11-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-15-10 , as redesignated […]