(a) Any owner or user of a steam boiler or pressure vessel subject to this chapter may perform any inspections required by this chapter on such vessels owned or operated by the owner or user if the owner or user meets the requirements prescribed by regulation of the Director of the Department of Labor.
(b) The director shall set out requirements for the certification of owner or user inspectors and certification of owner or user inspection programs by regulation and shall have full authority to promulgate and enforce those regulations.
(c) (1) (A) After notice and opportunity for hearing, any owner or user who is found to have violated regulations prescribed by the director pursuant to this subchapter shall be assessed a civil monetary penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(B) Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate violation.
(2) The director may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the amount of any civil monetary penalties.
(d) In addition to civil monetary penalties, any owner or user who is found to be in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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