It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel, except a pressure vessel covered by owner or user inspection service as provided for in Code Section 25-15-24, without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without such inspection certificate or at a pressure exceeding that specified in such inspection certificate or in violation of this article shall constitute a misdemeanor.
History. Code 1981, § 34-11-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1227, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 34; Code 1981, § 25-15-26 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 2/SB 446.
The 2012 amendment, effective May 2, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-11-16 as present Code Section 25-15-26; in the first sentence of this Code section, substituted “It shall be unlawful” for “After 12 months for power boilers, 24 months for low pressure steam heating, hot water heating, and hot water supply boilers, and 36 months for pressure vessels following July 1, 1984, it shall be unlawful”, and substituted “25-15-24” for “34-11-15”; and substituted “article” for “chapter” in the second sentence.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 25 - Fire Protection and Safety
Chapter 15 - Other Safety Inspections and Regulations
Article 2 - Regulation of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
§ 25-15-12. Consulting on Boilers and Pressure Vessels
§ 25-15-14. Effect on New Construction and Installation
§ 25-15-15. Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
§ 25-15-19. Special Inspectors
§ 25-15-20. Examination of Inspectors
§ 25-15-22. Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificates of Competency
§ 25-15-25. Inspections of Boilers and Pressure Vessels
§ 25-15-26. Requirement of Valid Inspection Certificate for Operation of a Boiler or Pressure Vessel
§ 25-15-27. Payment of Inspection Fees
§ 25-15-29. Limitations on Authority of Local Governments to Regulate Boilers and Pressure Vessels
§ 25-15-30. State Liability Not Created
§ 25-15-31. Civil Penalties for Violations; Authority of Commissioner to Bring Civil Action