Section 12-917 - Prohibited acts; penalty.

§ 12-917. Prohibited acts; penalty.
 

(a)  Prohibited acts.- A person may not: 

(1) willfully and persistently operate in the State a boiler or pressure vessel, except a pressure vessel covered by an owner-user inspection service as provided by this subtitle, without a certificate; 

(2) operate in the State a boiler or pressure vessel at a pressure exceeding that specified on the certificate; or 

(3) interfere with or impede the official duties of the Commissioner, an authorized representative of the Commissioner, or a member of the Board. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject for each violation to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 48, § 178A(b); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]