(a) All boilers shall be inspected as follows:

1. (1)

   1. (A) High-pressure steam boilers shall be inspected internally and externally once each year unless the Chief Inspector of the Boiler Inspection Division grants an extension for good cause.
   2. (B) Such an extension shall:

(i) Not exceed six (6) months; and

1. (ii) Cause the time period for the next annual inspection to begin on the day following the date of inspection;
2. (2) All low-pressure steam boilers shall be inspected externally annually and internally once each three (3) years to the extent permitted by the design and construction of the vessel;
3. (3) All hot water heating boilers shall be inspected externally annually and internally if required by the inspector; and
4. (4) An inspector may require a more frequent inspection than those required in subdivisions (a)(1) – (3) of this section if the inspector has reason to question the integrity of the boiler or boiler controls.

(b) Pressure vessels shall be inspected biennially externally and internally where conditions permit.

1. (c)
2. (1) Insurance companies shall employ inspectors licensed pursuant to Arkansas Code § 20-23-402, and shall inspect all boilers and pressure vessels insured by them.
3. (2) Insurance companies shall file annual reports of all boilers and pressure vessels insured and inspected by the company with the Boiler Inspection Division by January 30 of each year.

4. (3) Insurance company inspectors must report all boilers and pressure vessels found during their inspections that are in use, but not insured by their insurance company.

   1. (d)
5. (1) Authorized inspectors can shut down equipment they consider unsafe.
6. (2) Any inspector knowingly reporting an unsafe boiler as safe to operate may be subject to sanction, fines, or criminal prosecution.

(e) Inspectors shall attach state numbers to vessels as follows:

1. (1) High-pressure boiler state number shall be preceded by the letters “AR”;
2. (2) Low-pressure boilers used for heating or hot water supply and unfired pressure vessels state numbers shall be preceded by the letters “AR”; and
3. (3) All fired and unfired hot water heaters which come under the law shall have a state number assigned which shall be preceded by the letters “AR”.

(f)

1. (1) Insurance companies shall notify the division of any cancellation of insurance coverage or any new insurance policy issued within thirty (30) days of the event on a form approved by the division.
2. (2) In the event insurance coverage is canceled due to an existing dangerous defect, the division shall be notified immediately.
3. (3) If insurance companies do not file their inspection reports with the division within sixty (60) days from the date the inspection is due, the division shall make the required inspection, and charge the insurance company for a special inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100) per vessel, plus mileage, meals, and motel expenses incurred not to exceed the rates authorized for state employees.