§ 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.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 48, § 178A(b); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.