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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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PUBLIC SAFETY |
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TITLE 12. BUILDING AND MATERIAL CODES; OTHER SAFETY PROVISIONS |
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SUBTITLE 9. BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL SAFETY ACT |
§ 12-917. Prohibited acts; penalty
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(a) Prohibited acts. -- A person may not:
(1) willfully and persistently operate in the State a boiler or pressure vessel, except a pressure vessel covered by an owner-user inspection service as provided by this subtitle, without a certificate;
(2) operate in the State a boiler or pressure vessel at a pressure exceeding that specified on the certificate; or
(3) interfere with or impede the official duties of the Commissioner, an authorized representative of the Commissioner, or a member of the Board.
(b) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject for each violation to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $ 5,000 or both.