§ 22-15-6-2 — Inspection program; operating permit; qualification of applicants; rules

Indiana § 22-15-6-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT LAWS:
• Ch. 6: Regulated Boilers and Pressure Vessels; Boiler and

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(a) The department may conduct a program of
inspections of regulated boilers and pressure vessels.
(b) The department shall do the following:
(1) Issue a regulated boiler and pressure vessel operating permit
to an applicant who qualifies under this section.
(2) Perform an operating permit inspection of a boiler or pressure
vessel owned by the state.
(3) Conduct a program to audit boiler and pressure vessel
inspectors licensed under section 5 of this chapter.
(4) Conduct a program to audit inspections completed by a boiler
and pressure vessel inspector licensed under section 5 of this
chapter.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), an operating permit issued
under this section expires one (1) year after it is issued.
(d) To qualify for an operating permit or to renew an operating
permit under this section, an applicant must do the following:
(1) Apply for an operating permit on a form approved by the
department.
(2) Demonstrate through an inspection, performed by an inspector
licensed under section 5 of this chapter, that the regulated boiler
or pressure vessel covered by the application complies with the
rules adopted by the commission.
(3) Submit a report of the inspection conducted under subdivision
(2) to the department.
(4) Pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(8).
(e) The commission may, by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2, specify:
(1) a period between inspections of more than one (1) year; and
(2) an expiration date for an operating permit longer than one (1)
year from the date of issuance.
However, the commission may not set an inspection period of greater
than five (5) years or issue an operating permit valid for a period of
more than five (5) years for regulated pressure vessels or steam
generating equipment that is an integral part of a continuous processing
unit.
(f) For any inspection conducted by the department under this
section, the department may designate an inspector licensed under
section 5 of this chapter to act as the department's agent for purposes
of the inspection.
(g) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.136-1990, SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.29; P.L.141-2003, SEC.18; P.L.1-2006, SEC.397; P.L.68-2009, SEC.5; P.L.86-2015, SEC.6; P.L.171-2019, SEC.8; P.L.249-2019, SEC.34; P.L.156-2020, SEC.84; P.L.187-2021, SEC.119; P.L.93-2024, SEC.167.