§ 20-23-401 - Inspectors generally. - Arkansas Statutes

20-23-401. Inspectors generally.

(a) Certificates of competency and commissions as inspectors of boilers shall be issued by the Boiler Inspection Division to persons in the employ of any company authorized to insure boilers against explosions in this state.

(b) Persons employed as inspectors shall pass a written examination as to their knowledge of the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of boilers and their appurtenances. The examination shall be confined to questions the answers to which will aid in determining the fitness and competency of the applicant for the intended service and shall be of uniform grade throughout the state.

(c) However, a person who holds a certificate of competency or a commission issued by another state from a written examination equivalent to that required by this state may be issued a commission without further examination.

(d) For each certificate of competency and commission as inspector of boilers issued under this subchapter, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged to the person to whom the certificate and commission are issued.

(e) The commission shall be good for the fiscal year during which it is issued and shall be renewed upon receipt of fifteen dollars ($15.00).

(f) (1) Any commission issued under this subchapter shall be immediately returned to the division when the inspector to whom it has been issued shall cease to be employed by the insurance company employing him or her at the time the commission was issued.

(2) If a person holding a commission as an inspector shall be employed by any other insurance company than the one by which he or she was employed at the time the commission was issued, a duplicate commission may be issued upon the payment of a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00), provided that the commission has been renewed annually.

(g) Commissions that have lapsed will require a renewal fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00).

(h) Certificates of competency and commissions issued to boiler inspectors may be revoked upon notice to the holder thereof and to the employer of the inspector for:

(1) Incompetency or untrustworthiness; or

(2) Willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or any report of any inspection.

(i) The holder of the certificate of competency and commission shall be entitled to a hearing before the division to show cause why the certificate shall not be revoked.