Section 7721 Of Chapter 4. Inspection Fees From California Labor Code >> Division 5. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) The division may fix and collect fees for the shop,
field, and resale inspection of tanks and boilers and for
consultations, surveys, audits, and other activities required or
related to national standards concerning the design or construction
of boilers or pressure vessels or for evaluating fabricator's plant
facilities when these services are requested of the division by
entities desiring these services. The division may fix and collect
the fees for the inspection of pressure vessels as it deems necessary
to cover the actual costs of having the inspection performed by a
division safety engineer, including administrative costs. An
additional fee may, in the discretion of the division, be charged for
necessary subsequent inspections to determine if applicable safety
orders have been complied with.
(b) The division may charge a fee of not more than fifteen dollars
($15) to cover the cost of processing a permit.
(c) The division may fix and collect fees for field consultations
regarding pressure vessels as it deems necessary to cover the actual
costs of the time spent in the consultation by a division safety
engineer, including administrative expenses.
(d) Whenever a person owning or having the custody, management, or
operation of a pressure vessel fails to pay the fees required under
this chapter within 60 days after notification, he or she shall pay,
in addition to the fees required under this chapter, a penalty fee
equal to 100 percent of the fee.
(e) Any fees required pursuant to this section shall be embodied
in regulations which shall be adopted as emergency regulations. These
emergency regulations shall not be subject to the review and
approval of the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to the
provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act provided for in
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code. These regulations shall become
effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.