Section 680IAC2-3-14. Fees for reports, inspections, and inspection certificates

   (a) At the time of forwarding each inspection report under IC 22-15-6-4, an owner or user inspection agency shall remit directly to the division the filing fee due as specified in IC 22-12-6-11. In the case of annual reports made by such agencies, the amount of such fee shall be determined on the basis of the number of boilers and unfired pressure vessels required to be inspected during the year and covered in the report.

  (b) After completion of an inspection by a state inspector under this article, the director shall send an invoice, in duplicate, to the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel upon which such inspection was made for the applicable inspection fee or fees specified in IC 22-12-6-10, and the owner or user shall promptly pay the amount of such invoice to the division, accompanying its remittance with a copy of the invoice. If the equipment qualifies for an inspection certificate, the director shall issue said certificate upon receipt of said remittance and no further fee will be charged.

  (c) If, upon inspection by an inspector in the employ of an insurance company, a boiler or pressure vessel is found to qualify for the issuance of an inspection certificate, the director shall, upon receiving the inspector's report covering such inspection, send an invoice, in duplicate, to the owner or user of said boiler or pressure vessel for the fee required in IC 22-12-6-11(b) for such a certificate; and the owner or user shall promptly pay the amount of such invoice to the division, accompanying its remittance with a copy of the invoice, upon receipt of which the director shall issue such certificate.

  (d) Remittances required in this section shall be made by check or money order, payable to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Division.

  (e) If the owner or user of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel required to be inspected refuses to allow an inspection to be made or refuses to pay the fees described in this article, the inspection certificate shall be withheld until the owner or user complies with the requirements. If such owner or user causes a boiler or unfired pressure vessel to be operated without possessing a valid inspection certificate, the owner or user shall be subject to the penalty or penalties provided for in IC 22-12-7. (Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules Board; 680 IAC 2-3-14; filed Jan 5, 1996, 10:15 a.m.: 19 IR 1116; readopted filed Jul 9, 2001, 1:33 p.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 21, 2007, 9:16 a.m.: 20071010-IR-680070389RFA; readopted filed Oct 19, 2007, 1:08 p.m.: 20071114-IR-680070389RFA; readopted filed Sep 5, 2013, 10:09 a.m.: 20131009-IR-680130182RFA)