Title XIX, Public Safety and Morals

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act, and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall apply to all boilers and pressure vessels.

As used in this chapter: (1) "Boiler" or "boilers" means and includes a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is heated, steam or vapor is generated, steam is superheated, or in which any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or vacuum, for use ext…

(1) After reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, the commissioner, upon advisement and subject to comment by the committee under the requirements of KRS 198B.030(8) shall, by administrative regulation, fix reasonable standards for the sa…

Inspections. (1) No boiler or pressure vessel which fails to conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the commissioner governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state. (2) Subject to exemptions established in this chapter, all n…

(1) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel carrying the ASME code symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the code under which it was constructed and stamped. (2) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure vessel…

(1) This chapter applies to all boilers, pressure vessels, and related piping in the Commonwealth unless statutorily exempted. (2) KRS 236.005 to 236.150 shall not apply to boilers or pressure vessels or related piping under federal control. (3) KRS 236.005 to 236.150 shall not a…

The department shall employ boiler inspectors who have at the time of appointment not less than five (5) years of practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, practical steam op…

(1) In addition to the boiler inspectors authorized by KRS 236.070, the department shall, upon the request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and pressure vessels in this state, issue to any boiler inspectors of said company commissions as …

Examination for a certificate of competency or a national board commission for boiler inspectors or special boiler inspectors shall be in writing and shall be given and monitored by the boiler inspection section of the division. Examinations are given on the first Wednesday and T…

Reports -- State salary prohibited. (1) In addition to boiler inspectors authorized by KRS 236.070, the department shall issue an owner-user inspector commission to any inspector commissioned by a company operating a pressure vessel within the Commonwealth if: (a) The company has…

inspection agency license -- Application of licensing requirements. (1) An owner facility subject to piping inspection by the department under this chapter may apply for a license from the department to allow the facility to conduct its own site piping inspections, other than for…

hearing -- Reinstatement -- Penalty for falsification of application or inspection report. (1) Any boiler inspector's, special inspector's, owner-user inspector's, or owner's piping inspector's appointment or commission may be suspended or revoked by the department, after due inv…

inspection -- Periods of inspection -- Penalty for falsifying certificate of inspection. (1) Each boiler or pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or pressure vessels exempt under KRS 236.060, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their constr…

Suspension -- Reissuance. (1) If, upon inspection, a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the administrative regulations of the department, the owner, user, or insurance company of it shall pay to the department the sum of fifteen dollars ($15). When the inspection i…

(1) The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected shall pay to the department, upon completion of inspection, reasonable fees not to exceed the cost of inspection as established by the commissioner in an administrative regulation promul…

(1) Any person aggrieved by an order or act of a boiler inspector, under this chapter, may, within fifteen (15) days of notice thereof, appeal from the order or act to the commissioner who shall schedule and conduct an administrative hearing in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. (2…

pressure vessels -- Issuance -- Renewal -- Exception. (1) A person shall not engage in the business of installing, erecting, or repairing boilers or pressure vessels unless that person first obtains a license from the commissioner. (2) Each person, firm, or corporation shall pass…

(1) A license issued under KRS 236.210 to 236.260 may be suspended or revoked for falsification of any information contained in the application. Written notice of a suspension shall be given to the licensee by the chief boiler inspector within ten (10) days of the first notificat…

If a license is lost or destroyed, a new license shall be issued in its place, without submitting another application, upon request and payment of a fee of five dollars ($5).

(1) A person shall not install, erect, or make repairs affecting the strength of a boiler or pressure vessel without first securing a permit from the department. Permits shall be issued only to a person licensed under KRS 236.210 to 236.260. (2) No work shall be performed except …

-- Emergency repairs. (1) A person shall not make repairs affecting the strength or safety of boilers or pressure vessels without first securing a permit from the department unless repairs have been authorized by a boiler inspector or special boiler inspector pending issuance of …

The commissioner, the chief boiler inspector, any boiler inspector, or any special boiler inspector shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or pressure vessel is being constructed, operated, installed, or repaired for the purpo…

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate in this state a boiler or pressure vessel without a valid certificate of inspection. The operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without a valid certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that spe…

countries to buy firearms. (1) Residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky who are citizens of the United States shall have the right to purchase or otherwise acquire rifles, shotguns, handguns, and any other firearms which they are permitted to purchase or otherwise acquire under …

(1) Each law enforcement agency of state, county, urban-county, charter county, or city government or any other law enforcement agency that participates in a "gun buy- back program" or other program in which firearms or ammunition are purchased or surrendered for the purpose of d…

(1) "Destructive device" means any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb, grenade, mine, rocket, missile, or similar device and includes the unassembled components from which such a device can be made. (2) "Booby trap device" includes any device, or substance designed to surr…

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a destructive device or a booby trap device when he possesses, manufactures, or transports such substance or device with: (1) Intent to use that device to commit an offense against the laws of this state, a political subdivision thereo…

KRS 237.030 to 237.050 shall not apply to: (1) Destructive devices or booby trap devices which are possessed by the government of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision thereof; (2) Any device which is lawfully possessed under the Gun Control Act of 1968, the O…

The following definitions apply in KRS 237.060 to 237.090 and KRS 197.170, 218A.992, 244.125, 244.990, and 514.110, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Handgun" means any pistol or revolver originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand, or any other firearm …

(1) No person shall knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to any person prohibited from possessing it by KRS 527.040. (2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (3) Any firearm transferred in violation of this s…

firearm -- Immunity from liability -- Appeal of denial of certification request. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Certification" means the participation and assent of the chief law enforcement officer necessary under federal law for the approval of the application to transf…

armor-piercing ammunition -- Exceptions. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, sell, deliver, transfer, or import armor-piercing ammunition. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to members of the Armed Forces of the United States or law e…

Any firearm or ammunition forfeited pursuant to KRS 237.060 to 237.090 shall, upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction, be disposed of or retained as provided in KRS 500.090.

courts and law enforcement agencies of purchase or attempt to purchase -- Protocol for providing notice -- Duty to notify petitioner -- Immunity from liability. (1) Upon receiving notice that a person barred from purchasing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(8) has purchased o…

Immunity. (1) Upon receipt of notice that a person barred from purchasing a firearm under 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(8) has purchased or attempted to purchase a firearm, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice to the petitioner who obtain…

weapon license permitted only in accordance with KRS 237.110 and 237.138 to 237.142. (1) No person, unit of government, or governmental organization shall have the authority to suspend, revoke, limit the use of, or impair the validity of a concealed deadly weapon license issued p…

Seizure of deadly weapons prohibited -- Application of section. (1) No person, unit of government, or governmental organization shall, during a period of disaster or emergency as specified in KRS Chapter 39A or at any other time, have the right to revoke, suspend, limit the use o…

ammunition, or accessories -- Use of public funds and resources -- Penalties -- Interpretation. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Ammunition" has the same meaning as KRS 237.060; (b) "Federal ban" means a federal law, executive order, rule, or regulation that is enacted, adopted,…

Employer liable for denying right -- Exceptions. (1) No person, including but not limited to an employer, who is the owner, lessee, or occupant of real property shall prohibit any person who is legally entitled to possess a firearm from possessing a firearm, part of a firearm, am…

institutions -- Identifying information to be forwarded to Department of Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Information to be included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System database -- Petition to court for relief from prohibition against …

(1) Persons age twenty-one (21) or older, and otherwise able to lawfully possess a firearm, may carry concealed firearms or other concealed deadly weapons without a license in the same locations as persons with valid licenses issued under KRS 237.110. (2) Nothing in this section …

or electronic application -- Issuance and denial of licenses -- Automated listing of license holders -- Suspension or revocation -- Renewal -- Prohibitions -- Reciprocity -- Reports -- Requirements for training classes. (1) The Department of Kentucky State Police is authorized to…

carrying concealed deadly weapons in governmental buildings -- Restriction on criminal penalties. (1) Except as provided in KRS 527.020, nothing contained in KRS 237.109 or 237.110 shall be construed to limit, restrict, or prohibit in any manner the right of a college, university…

upon expiration -- Fee -- Surrender -- Administrative regulations. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Provisional license" means a license to carry concealed firearms or other deadly weapons issued pursuant to this section; and (b) "Standard license" means a license to carry conce…

training program -- Qualification and certification requirements -- In-service training -- Fee. (1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training shall operate and maintain a program for firearms instructor trainers for the concealed deadly weapon training program. Only the General…

weapon program -- Qualification and certification requirements -- In-service training -- Fees. (1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training shall operate and maintain a program for certification of firearms instructors for the concealed deadly weapon training program. Only the…