Title 25 — Title 25

Any person or entity violating any provision of this chapter may be subject to an administrative penalty not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per violation. The secretary shall have the authority to collect and deposit an administrative penalty in the Employment Security Admin…

The Legislature finds that individuals need to take more personal responsibility for their actions. The Legislature further finds that certain individuals are not meeting their legal child support obligations. It is the express intent of the Legislature that individuals with lega…

When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) CLAIM INFORMATION. Data related to whether an individual is receiving, has received, or has made application for unemployment compensation, the amount of such compensation being rece…

There is hereby established, within the department, a State Directory of New Hires. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-228, p. 373, §4.)

(a) An employer shall report to the department, within seven days of hiring, each new hire, recall, or rehire. The information to be reported shall include the name, address, Social Security number, and date of hire of each newly hired, recalled, or rehired individual and the nam…

The State Directory of New Hires shall furnish on a quarterly basis, to the National Directory of New Hires, extracts of the reports required under Section 303(a)(6) of the Social Security Act to be made to the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages and unemployment compensation…

(a) The following entities shall have access to the information contained in the State Directory of New Hires: (1) The Department of Human Resources. (2) State agencies operating employment security and workers’ compensation programs. (3) State agencies responsible for administer…

(a) Pursuant to Section 3304(a)(16), Federal Unemployment Tax Act, in order for the state to be certified for tax credit, the custodian of records is specifically authorized to do the following, notwithstanding any law to the contrary: (1) Provide wage and unemployment compensati…

(a) Pursuant to Section 303(h), Social Security Act, in order for the state to receive administrative grants for unemployment compensation programs, the custodian of records shall, on a reimbursable basis, do the following: (1) Disclose quarterly to the Secretary of Health and Hu…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act” and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels. History: (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §1.)

(a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by Section 25-12-9, the secretary, upon the request of any company licensed to insure and insuring in this state boilers and pressure vessels, or upon the request of any company operating pressure vessels in this state for which…

The examination for chief, deputy, special, or owner or user inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the board or by an examining board appointed in accordance with the requirements of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, with at least two memb…

(a) An inspector’s certificate of competency may be suspended by the secretary after investigation and recommendation by the board for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder of the certificate, for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in the app…

If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a new certificate of competency shall be issued without further examination. History: (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §13.)

(a) The secretary, the chief inspector, or any deputy inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed for use in, or is being installed in, this state for the purpose of ascertaining wh…

(a) Each company employing special inspectors, within 30 days following each certificate inspection made by the inspectors, shall file a report of the inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms as promulgated by the secretary. The filing of reports of external ins…

(a) Boilers and pressure vessels subject to operating certificate inspections by special inspectors, or owner or user inspectors, shall be inspected within 60 calendar days following the required reinspection date. Inspections not performed within this 60 calendar day period shal…

After 12 months for power boilers, 24 months for low pressure steam heating, hot water heating, and hot water supply boilers, and 36 months for pressure vessels following July 1, 2001, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-539, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector or his or her deputy inspector shall pay directly to the chief inspector, upon comple…

The chief inspector shall furnish a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and each of the deputy inspectors employed and paid by the state shall furnish a bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties and up…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels. (2) BOILER. A closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, or steam is superheated, or in which any combin…

(a) Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of the secretary or the chief inspector under this chapter may, within 15 days of notice thereof, appeal from the order or act to the board which, within 30 days thereafter, shall issue an appropriate order either approving or disapp…

No county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall have the power to make any laws, ordinances, or resolutions providing for the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels within the limits of the county, municipalit…

Repealed by Act 2016-30, §3, effective February 29, 2016. History: (Act 2000-315, p. 488, §22.)

There is created within the Department of Labor a Board of Boilers and Pressure Vessels, which shall be referred to in this chapter as the board. The board shall consist of nine members, the majority of whom shall have experience in design, construction, inspection, repair, or op…

(a)(1) The department, with the advice of the board, shall formulate definitions, rules, and regulations for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels in this state. (2) The definitions, rules, and regulations formula…

No boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations of the department governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after 12 months from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter…

(a) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler carrying the ASME Code symbol or of a pressure vessel carrying the ASME or API-ASME symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed and stamped. Subject to the concurrence of t…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-539, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers and pressure vessels: (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under federal control or under regulations of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulat…

(a) The secretary may appoint as chief inspector a citizen of this state who at the time of the appointment shall have not less than five years’ experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vesse…

The secretary may employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the chief inspector. A deputy inspector at the time of appointment shall have three years of experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of high pressure boilers…

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the safety of life and limb and to promote public safety awareness. The use of unsafe and defective lifting devices imposes a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to employees and the public exposed to unsafe …

No license shall be granted to any sole proprietor, firm, or corporation that has not demonstrated the requisite qualifications and abilities. Duly authorized applicants for an elevator contractor’s license must have in their employ licensed elevator mechanics who perform the wor…

A license may be issued to a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation holding a valid license from a state having standards substantially equal to those of this chapter, upon application. History: (Act 2003-349, p. 903, §11.)

Continuing Education. [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-539, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Upon approval of an application, the administrator may issue a license which shall be renewable biennially. The fee for such license and …

(a) A license issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended, revoked, or subject to civil penalty by the administrator upon verification that any one or more of the following reasons exist: (1) Any false statement as to material matter in the application. (2) Fraud, misreprese…

Within six months after the date of the appointment of the board, the owner or lessee of every existing conveyance shall register with the board and the administrator each such elevator, dumbwaiter, platform lift, and escalator, or device described in Section 25-13-1 owned and op…

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-539, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. It shall be the responsibility of individuals, firms, or corporations licensed by this chapter to ensure that installation and/or service and maintenance of elevators and devices described in Sectio…

(a) No conveyance covered by this chapter shall be erected, constructed, installed, or altered within buildings or structures within this jurisdiction unless a permit has been obtained from the administrator before the work is commenced. Where any material alteration, as defined …

(a) Permits may be revoked for the following reasons: (1) Where any false statements or misrepresentations were made as to the material facts in the application, plans, or specifications on which the permit was based. (2) Where the permit was issued in error and should not have b…

(a) All new conveyance installations shall be performed by a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation to which a license to install or service conveyances has been issued. Subsequent to installation, the licensed sole proprietor, firm, or corporation must certify compliance with the…

(a) Elevator contractors shall submit to the administrator an insurance policy, or certified copy thereof, issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state to provide general liability coverage of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or death …

(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. The Secretary of the Department of Labor or his or her designee. (2) ASCE 21. American Society of Civil Engineers Automated People Mover Standards. (3) ASME A17.1. The Safety Co…

(a) It shall be the duty of the administrator to develop an enforcement program which will ensure compliance with regulations and requirements referenced in this chapter. An enforcement program shall include, but is not limited to, regulations for identification of property locat…

This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, or corporation owning, operating, controlling, maintaining, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting, testing, or repairing any elevator or other related …

Any owner or lessee who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding 30 days or both fined and imprisoned. History: (A…

The provisions of this chapter are not retroactive unless otherwise stated, and equipment shall be required to comply with the applicable code at the date of installation or within the period determined by the board for compliance with ASME A17.3, whichever is more stringent. If …

(a) It shall be the responsibility of the owners of all new and existing conveyances located in any building or structure to have the conveyances inspected annually (ASME A17.1, category one) by a licensed elevator inspector. Subsequent to inspection, the licensed elevator inspec…

Whenever a provision in this chapter is found to be inconsistent with any provision of applicable state law, any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or any code, the applicable state law shall prevail. This chapter, unless specifically stated otherwise, is not intended to …

(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, this chapter covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways: (1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or…