SECTION 380:25-3-13. Inspection certificate and inspection fees

(a)   If after inspection, boilers or pressure vessels are found to be suitable and to conform to this Chapter and regulations, the owner or user shall pay directly to the Labor Department a fee as prescribed in the Act, and a certificate of operation shall then be issued. Checks or money orders for payment of certificate of operation fees should be made payable to the Department of Labor.

(b)   The Commissioner shall account for and transfer all fees so received to the Treasurer of the State.

(c)   If the owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel which is required to be inspected refuses to allow an inspection to be made or refuses to pay the fee stipulated above, the inspection certificate shall be suspended by the Chief Boiler Inspector until the owner or user complies with the requirements.

(d)   The owner or user who causes or permits a boiler or pressure vessel to be operated without a valid certificate shall be subject to the penalty as provided for in the Act.