(1) Any boiler inspector‘s, special inspector’s, owner-user inspector’s, or owner‘s piping inspector’s appointment or commission may be suspended or revoked by the department, after due investigation and hearing thereon, for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or in a report of any inspection made by him or her. Written notice of and an opportunity for a hearing on any suspension or revocation under this subsection shall be given by the department to the inspector, and in the case of a special boiler inspector, also to his or her employer in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B.
(2) A person whose appointment or commission has been suspended shall be entitled to apply to the commissioner, after ninety (90) days from the date of the suspension, for reinstatement of the appointment or commission.
(3) Any willful falsification of an application or inspection report shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall subject the inspector or special inspector to the penalties provided in KRS § 236.990.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 11, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 523, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 154, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 207, sec.
11, effective July 15, 1980. — Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 10.