Sec. 5. (a) The department shall issue a boiler and pressure vessel inspector license to an applicant who qualifies under this section.

     (b) To qualify for a license under this section an applicant must:

(1) meet the qualifications set by the commission in its rules;

(2) pass an examination approved by the commission and conducted, supervised, and graded as prescribed by the commission; and

(3) pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(9).

     (c) The commission may exempt an applicant from any part of the examination required by subsection (b) if the applicant has:

(1) a boiler and pressure vessel inspector’s license issued by another state with qualifications substantially equal to the qualifications for a license under this section; or

(2) a commission as a boiler and pressure vessel inspector issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.

     (d) The commission may sanction a boiler and pressure vessel inspector under IC 22-12-7 if the boiler and pressure vessel inspector violates this chapter or rules adopted by the commission.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.119-2002, SEC.30; P.L.1-2006, SEC.399; P.L.171-2019, SEC.10; P.L.249-2019, SEC.36; P.L.156-2020, SEC.85; P.L.187-2021, SEC.120.