§537. Certificates of inspection; fees; issuance and suspension

A.(1) If, upon inspection, a boiler is found to be suitable and to conform to the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary, he shall issue to the owner or user thereof an inspection certificate specifying the maximum pressure which the boiler may be allowed to carry.

(2) A fee of twenty dollars shall be charged by the assistant secretary for the issuance of each inspection certificate, which shall be valid for not more than fourteen months from its date. A fee of forty dollars shall be charged for a certificate issued relative to an extension of internal inspection, and when inspection frequencies may be extended to two years for certain boilers. A fee of two hundred dollars shall be charged by the assistant secretary for the issuance of each inspection certificate valid for a time period not to exceed five years as permitted by R.S. 23:536(A).

(3) The inspection certificate shall be posted under glass in the room containing the boiler. In the case of a potable boiler, the certificate shall likewise be posted in a metal container fastened to a machine or tool box accompanying the boiler. No inspection certificate issued for a boiler inspected by a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler for which it was issued ceases to be insured by an authorized insurance company.

B. The assistant secretary or his representative may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his opinion, the boiler for which it was issued cannot continue to be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler does not comply with the rules issued hereunder. The suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until the boiler has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary governing the use of boilers, and until the inspection certificate has been reinstated.

C. The boiler inspection certificate fee provided for in this Section is intended to cover the cost of the issuance of the said certificates and the same shall be retained and disbursed by the assistant secretary.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 258, §1; Acts 1968, No. 436, §1; Acts 1980, No. 485, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1011, §1; Acts 1995, No. 43, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 90, §1.