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AR Code § 20-23-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-306. Issuance

 (a)  (1) Upon receipt by the Boiler Inspection Division of an annual or biennial certificate report of inspection from a state inspector or from an inspector employed by an insurance company that a boiler or pressure vessel is in safe working condition with the required fittings, valves, and appliances properly installed and set, the Director of the Division of Labor shall issue to the owner of the boiler or pressure vessel a certificate of inspection.  (2) The certificate of inspection shall be issued upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) in cases of all boilers other than unfired pressure vessels and a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) in cases of unfired pressure vessels.  (3) The certificate of inspection shall state the maximum pressure at which the boiler or pressure vessel may be operated as may be determined by the rules adopted by the Boiler Inspection Division, as provided in this chapter.    (b) Upon receipt of a certificate of inspection under subsection (a) of this section, unless the certificate of inspection is withdrawn or suspended the owner or user may operate boilers:  (1) Other than unfired pressure vessels described in the certificate for one (1) year from the date of annual inspection plus any extension granted under § 20-23-203(a) of the time for the next annual inspection; and  (2) That are unfired pressure vessels for two (2) years from the date of biennial inspection.    (c) Any owner or operator of a boiler or pressure vessel who is dissatisfied with the result of an inspection made by an inspector employed by an insurance company may appeal to the Chief Inspector of the Boiler Inspection Division, who shall cause a special investigation to be conducted and, upon the report of the inspection, shall render his or her decision, the decision to be final.
AR Code § 20-23-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-307. New boilers and unfired pressure vessels — Permit required

 (a) Every manufacturer, contractor, jobber, owner, or user of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel or pressure piping system shall obtain a permit from the Boiler Inspection Division before any boiler or unfired pressure vessel or pressure piping system may be installed or moved and installed in the State of Arkansas.  (b) When new boilers or unfired pressure vessels are to be installed, the manufacturer's data report for each boiler and unfired pressure vessel shall be submitted with the application for installation.  (c) No boiler or unfired pressure vessel or pressure piping may be installed without approval from the division.
AR Code § 20-23-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-308. New boilers and unfired pressure vessels — Fees

 (a) The following fees shall be paid before permits may be issued for the installation of any boiler or unfired pressure vessel:  (1) Boilers:  (A) Up to 25 horsepower, incl. $15.00  (B) Over 25 horsepower to 50 horsepower, incl. 20.00  (C) Over 50 horsepower to 100 horsepower, incl. 25.00  (D) Over 100 horsepower to 200 horsepower, incl. 30.00  (E) Over 200 horsepower to 300 horsepower, incl. 50.00  (F) Over 300 horsepower to 400 horsepower, incl. 60.00  (G) Over 400 horsepower to 500 horsepower, incl. 70.00  (H) Over 500 horsepower 95.00    (2) Unfired pressure vessels, including hot water storage containers:  (A) 500 gallons capacity or less $15.00  (B) 501 gallons capacity to 1,000 gallons capacity 20.00  (C) 1,001 gallons capacity to 5,000 gallons capacity 40.00  (D) 5,001 gallons capacity and over 50.00      (b) The fee paid for the issuance of a permit for the installation of pressure piping shall be one hundred dollars ($100).
AR Code § 20-23-309 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-309. New boilers and unfired pressure vessels — Penalty

 Every manufacturer, jobber, dealer, or individual selling or offering for sale or operating any boiler or unfired pressure vessel or installing any pressure piping that does not meet the requirements of the rules adopted under this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and in addition may be imprisoned for not more than three (3) years, or both.
AR Code § 20-23-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-310. Suspension

 (a)  (1) The Chief Inspector of the Boiler Inspection Division or his or her authorized representatives may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when in their opinion the boiler or unfired pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the public safety or when the boiler or unfired pressure vessel is found not to comply with the rules provided in this subchapter.  (2) Any insurance company inspector who has been issued an Arkansas commission and is inspecting boilers or pressure vessels in this state shall have corresponding powers with respect to operating certificates for boilers or pressure vessels insured by the company employing him or her.  (3) The suspension of an operating certificate shall continue in effect until the boiler or pressure vessel shall have been made to conform to the rules of the Boiler Inspection Division and until the operating certificate shall have been reinstated.    (b) Any inspector of the division or any commissioned inspector of any insurance company who after inspection of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall find it unsafe for operation shall suspend its certificate of inspection and forbid its further use until it shall have been made to conform to the standards adopted by the division and until its certificate of inspection shall have been reinstated by an authorized inspector.
AR Code § 20-23-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-311. Inspection fees generally

 (a) Within thirty (30) days from the date of inspection, there shall be paid for the annual inspection of each boiler by the Boiler Inspection Division made according to the provisions of this chapter, the sum as follows:  (1) Boilers:  (A) Up to and including 15 horsepower, incl. $10.00  (B) Over 15 horsepower to 50 horsepower, incl. 13.00  (C) Over 50 horsepower to 100 horsepower, incl. 18.00  (D) Over 100 horsepower to 150 horsepower, incl. 20.00  (E) Over 150 horsepower to 250 horsepower, incl. 23.00  (F) Over 250 horsepower to 500 horsepower, incl. 35.00  (G) Over 500 horsepower 50.00    (2) Shop inspections: per day, four hundred forty dollars ($440); per half day, two hundred and twenty dollars ($220); plus expenses, including mileage not to exceed the rate authorized by the General Assembly to employees of state agencies who furnish their own transportation, and meals and lodging in accordance with that approved by the General Assembly as a daily allowance; and  (3) Unfired pressure vessels:  (A) 150 gallons or less $9.00  (B) 151 gallons to 500 gallons 10.00  (C) 501 gallons to 1,000 gallons 11.00  (D) 1,001 gallons to 2,000 gallons 12.00  (E) 2,001 gallons to 3,000 gallons 13.00  (F) 3,001 gallons to 5,000 gallons 14.00  (G) 5,001 gallons and over 18.00      (b) The rates in subsection (a) of this section may be reduced by the Director of the Division of Labor at the beginning of any fiscal year if the rates produce a greater amount of revenue than is required to defray the cost of operation of the Boiler Inspection Division.  (c) All inspection fees shall be paid by the owner, user, or agent of the owner, and the inspector may receive the fee and issue his or her receipt therefor.  (d) If the owner, user, or agent of the owner shall fail to pay any inspection fee under this section within thirty (30) days, a civil money penalty equal to the amount of the unpaid fee shall attach to the outstanding amount of the fee, and the director shall be empowered to collect this penalty in addition to the amount of the fee.
AR Code § 20-23-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-312. Inspection fees — Collection

 (a)  (1) In addition to other remedies provided for by this chapter, if after the making of any inspection or accrual of any charge or penalty required or authorized by this chapter, the fee, penalty, or charge is not paid within thirty (30) days after demand upon whoever is liable therefor, the Director of the Division of Labor may employ an attorney, who is empowered without payment of costs or giving of bond for costs to institute suit in the name of the State of Arkansas in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the fees, penalties, costs, and charges.  (2)  (A) The court where suit is brought pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of this section for collection of fees, penalties, and charges shall, without limitation, based on the actual amount of the judgment award an attorney's fee equal to the actual cost to the Division of Labor or the Boiler Inspection Division for the regular hourly rate of pay of the attorney multiplied by the actual hours, including, but not limited to, travel time, litigation, and case review.  (B) Furthermore, the court shall award, without limitation, based on the actual amount of the judgment an amount equal to all costs incurred by the Division of Labor or the Boiler Inspection Division, including, but not limited to, travel costs, witness fees, sheriff's service fees, or costs incurred pursuant to the collection of any judgment obtained by the Division of Labor or the Boiler Inspection Division.      (b)  (1) The plaintiff in the suits is given a lien upon the boiler and all parts, connections, and attachments thereto, whether attached to the land or not, to accrue the payment of the inspection fees for making the inspection.  (2) The lien shall attach to the property at the time of making the inspection and shall continue until all inspection fees are paid.  (3) The lien, when it so attaches, shall be held to be prior, paramount, and superior to the liens, claims, and demands of all persons whomsoever, whether owners, agents, mortgagees, trustees, and beneficiaries under trusts or owners whether prior in time or not.
AR Code § 20-23-313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-313. Inspection fees — Hearing — Judgment

 (a) The plaintiff shall file notice of the lien with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the property is located within ninety (90) days after the date of the inspection of the property, in the form and manner substantially the same as mechanics' liens are now filed. The notices when so filed shall be docketed and placed on file as mechanics' liens are now docketed and kept on file.  (b) If the fees are not paid within sixty (60) days after filing of the notice, the plaintiff shall institute a suit to foreclose the lien upon this property in the circuit court of the county in which the lien is filed. The suit shall be filed against the person causing the inspection to be made or claiming as interest at the time the inspection is made. It shall also name such other persons as it may believe to be interested in the property, as owners, mortgagees, or otherwise, make them defendants in the action, and cause service of process, in the manner and form as now provided by law in mechanics' liens cases, to be served upon defendants.  (c)  (1) The suits shall be given speedy trial, and the judgment, if for the plaintiff, shall be that the plaintiff recover against the property and those found to be interested therein, the amount of the inspection fees, together with interest, cost of suit, and reasonable attorney's fees to be taxed as costs by the court.  (2) If the cause is appealed to a higher court, then a similar fee shall be taxed as costs by the court hearing the appeal if the plaintiff shall prevail therein.    (d)  (1) In its judgment, the court also shall order the property sold to satisfy the lien, judgment, and costs and shall order execution against the defendants against whom judgment is rendered in addition thereto for payment of any judgment and costs over the amount the property may bring at sale.  (2) The sale shall be had and conducted in accordance with other judicial sales, as may be directed by the court in which the foreclosure proceedings are conducted.  (3) Out of the proceeds of the sale shall be paid the judgment, costs, interest, and expenses of the sale, as in other foreclosure cases. The remainder is to be paid over to the persons decreed by the court to be rightfully entitled to it.
AR Code § 20-23-314 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 3 - Certification of Boilers|§ 20-23-314. Pressure piping inspections

 (a) The installation of pressure piping shall be periodically inspected during the course of the installation by an inspector commissioned pursuant to the provisions of § 20-23-401 in the manner and with the frequency prescribed by the rules of the Boiler Inspection Division.  (b)  (1) Upon completion of the installation of any pressure piping, a final inspection shall be made, and the inspector shall complete a final inspection report on a form approved by the Director of the Division of Labor.  (2) A copy of the final inspection report shall be filed with the Boiler Inspection Division within thirty (30) days of completion of the installation.    (c) If the report required by subsection (b) of this section is not filed within thirty (30) days after completion of the installation, the Boiler Inspection Division shall designate an inspector in its employ to make the inspection and report required by subsection (b) of this section.  (d) The inspections and reports required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be made by an inspector in the employ of the Boiler Inspection Division.  (e) For each inspection made by an inspector employed by the Boiler Inspection Division and required by subsection (a), subsection (b), or subsection (c) of this section, the holder of the installation permit shall pay the Boiler Inspection Division an inspection fee in the amount of four hundred forty dollars ($440) per day or two hundred twenty dollars ($220) per half-day, plus expenses and mileage at the rates authorized for employees of the Division of Labor who furnish their own transportation.  (f) The inspections required by this section and the installation permit required for pressure piping by § 20-23-307 shall apply only to new installations and shall not be construed as requiring an inspection or an installation permit for maintenance, repair, or renovation of existing facilities.
AR Code § 20-23-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 4 - Certification of Inspectors, Operators, Etc.|§ 20-23-401. Inspectors generally

 (a) Certificates of competency and commissions as inspectors of boilers shall be issued by the Boiler Inspection Division to persons in the employ of any company authorized to insure boilers against explosions in this state.  (b) Persons employed as inspectors shall pass a written examination as to their knowledge of the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of boilers and their appurtenances. The examination shall be confined to questions the answers to which will aid in determining the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service and shall be of uniform grade throughout the state.  (c) However, a person who holds a certificate of competency or a commission issued by another state from a written examination equivalent to that required by this state may be issued a commission without further examination.  (d) For each certificate of competency and commission as inspector of boilers issued under this subchapter, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged to the person to whom the certificate and commission are issued.  (e) The commission shall be good for the fiscal year during which it is issued and shall be renewed upon receipt of fifteen dollars ($15.00).  (f)  (1) Any commission issued under this subchapter shall be immediately returned to the division when the inspector to whom it has been issued shall cease to be employed by the insurance company employing him or her at the time the commission was issued.  (2) If a person holding a commission as an inspector shall be employed by any other insurance company than the one by which he or she was employed at the time the commission was issued, a duplicate commission may be issued upon the payment of a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), provided that the commission has been renewed annually.    (g) Commissions that have lapsed will require a renewal fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00).  (h) Certificates of competency and commissions issued to boiler inspectors may be revoked upon notice to the holder thereof and to the employer of the inspector for:  (1) Incompetency or untrustworthiness; or  (2) Willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or any report of any inspection.    (i) The holder of the certificate of competency and commission shall be entitled to a hearing before the division to show cause why the certificate shall not be revoked.
AR Code § 20-23-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 4 - Certification of Inspectors, Operators, Etc.|§ 20-23-402. Inspectors employed by insurance companies

 (a) Boiler inspectors employed by insurance companies which are authorized to insure boilers in this state shall hold certificates of competency issued by the Boiler Inspection Division as provided in this section and shall:  (1) Inspect internally and externally at least one (1) time annually or within the time granted under § 20-23-203(a) all high pressure steam boilers insured by their respective companies;  (2) Inspect externally one (1) time annually and internally one (1) time every three (3) years every low pressure steam heating boiler insured by their respective companies; and  (3) Inspect unfired pressure vessels biennially.    (b) The insured boilers shall be exempt from all inspections other than those of the respective insurance company inspectors unless there is some evidence that proper inspection is not being made.  (c) Within thirty (30) days following each internal inspection made by its inspectors, each insurance company shall file a copy of the internal inspection report and date of the inspection with the Boiler Inspection Division on forms approved by the Division of Labor.  (d)  (1) Each insurance company shall file a report annually of all boilers insured and inspected showing location, owner, state number, and date of last inspection.  (2) The report shall be filed not later than January 30 of each calendar year.    (e)  (1) If annual reports are not filed with the Boiler Inspection Division by insurance companies who have insurance on boilers in the State of Arkansas within sixty (60) days from the date they are due inspection, the Boiler Inspection Division shall make the required inspection.  (2) A special inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for each boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected, plus mileage and expenses from Little Rock to point of inspection and return not to exceed the current rate authorized by the General Assembly to employees of state agencies who furnish their own transportation, plus any meals and hotel bills incurred shall be charged to the insurance company insuring the boilers or unfired pressure vessels unless an extension of time is granted by the Chief Inspector of the Boiler Inspection Division.    (f) No operating certificate issued for an insured boiler inspected by an insurance company inspector shall be valid after the boiler for which it was issued shall cease to be insured by a company authorized by this state to carry the insurance.
AR Code § 20-23-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 4 - Certification of Inspectors, Operators, Etc.|§ 20-23-403. Inspectors — Failure to perform duties

 (a) Any inspector of boilers who shall report a boiler or pressure vessel for a certificate of inspection as safe to operate while knowing the report is false and that the boiler is unsafe to operate, who shall fail to perform his or her duties as stated in this chapter, or who shall cause the repair, installation, or sale of a boiler or pressure vessel that does not comply with the standards as set out in this chapter and the rules provided shall be guilty of a felony.  (b) Upon conviction he or she shall be punished by a fine in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not to exceed three (3) years, or by both fine and imprisonment.
AR Code § 20-23-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23 - Boiler Safety|Subchapter 4 - Certification of Inspectors, Operators, Etc.|§ 20-23-404. Operators

 (a)  (1) The Boiler Inspection Division shall conduct examinations for each applicant seeking a boiler operator's license.  (2) The examination may be either written or oral.  (3) Each applicant shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the examination and the first license.  (4) Each license shall be renewed annually. The annual fee shall be seventeen dollars ($17.00).  (5) Before the applicant may participate in an examination, he or she shall have had not less than six (6) months of on-the-job training. Proof of this on-the-job training shall be furnished to the Division of Labor by the employer before the examination.  (6) A restricted license may be issued to an applicant who has passed the examination required in this subsection but who has not met the requirements of subdivision (a)(5) of this section, provided that:  (A) The restricted license shall be effective for one (1) year from the date of issue; and  (B) The licensee is to work under the direction and supervision of a regularly licensed boiler operator.      (b)  (1) Any operator found operating a boiler without a certificate issued by the Boiler Inspection Division or operating a boiler knowing it to be defective shall have his or her license revoked at once.  (2) Any person found operating a boiler without an operator's license shall be subject to an administrative fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100).