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44-918.Chief inspector; qualifications, compensation; powers and duties. (a) The secretary shall appoint a chief inspector who shall be a citizen of this state, or, if not available, a citizen of another state, and who shall have at the time of appointment not less than 10 years experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boiler maker or boiler inspector and who shall hold a commission issued by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors. The chief inspector shall be in the unclassified civil service and shall receive such compensation as prescribed by the secretary, subject to the approval of the governor.

(b) The chief inspector shall serve under the direction of the secretary and is hereby charged, directed and empowered:

(1) To take action necessary for the enforcement of this act and of the rules and regulations adopted hereunder;

(2) to maintain a complete record of all boilers and pressure vessels to which this act applies, which record shall include the name and address of each owner or user and the type, dimensions, maximum allowable working pressure, age and last recorded inspection of each such boiler or pressure vessel;

(3) to publish and make available copies of rules and regulations adopted hereunder to any person requesting them;

(4) to issue, or to suspend or revoke for cause, inspection certificates as provided in K.S.A. 44-924, and amendments thereto; and

(5) to cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this act or of the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

History: L. 1977, ch. 172, § 6; L. 1998, ch. 67, § 6; July 1.



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