2006 Minnesota Statutes

183.57 REPORT OF INSURER; EXEMPTION FROM INSPECTION.
    Subdivision 1. Report required. Any insurance company insuring boilers and pressure
vessels in this state shall file a report showing the date of inspection, the name of the person
making the inspection, the condition of the boiler or pressure vessel as disclosed by the inspection,
whether the boiler was operated by a properly licensed engineer, whether a policy of insurance has
been issued by the company with reference to the boiler or pressure vessel, and other information
as directed by the chief boiler inspector. Within 21 days after the inspection, the insurance
company shall file the report with the chief boiler inspector or designee. The insurer shall provide
a copy of the report to the person, firm, or corporation owning or operating the inspected boiler or
pressure vessel. Such report shall be made annually for boilers and biennially for pressure vessels.
    Subd. 2. Exemption. Every boiler or pressure vessel as to which any insurance company
authorized to do business in this state has issued a policy of insurance, after the inspection thereof,
is exempt from inspection by the department made under sections 183.375 to 183.62, while the
same continues to be insured and provided it continues to be inspected in accordance with the
inspection schedule set forth in sections 183.42 and 183.45, and the person, firm, or corporation
owning or operating the same has an unexpired certificate of registration.
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1957 c 503 s 24]
    Subd. 4.[Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 50]
    Subd. 5. Notice of insurance coverage. The insurer shall notify the commissioner or
designee in writing of its policy to insure and inspect boilers and pressure vessels at a location
within 30 days of receipt of notification from the insured that a boiler or pressure vessel is present
at an insured location. The insurer must also provide a duplicate of the notification to the insured.
    Subd. 6. Notice of discontinued coverage. The insurer shall notify the commissioner or
designee in writing, within 30 days of the effective date, of the discontinuation of insurance
coverage of the boilers and pressure vessels at a location and the cause or reason for the
discontinuation if the insurer has received notice from the insured that a boiler or pressure vessel
is present at an insured location, as provided under subdivision 5. This notice shall show the
effective date when the discontinued policy takes effect.
    Subd. 7. Penalties. The commissioner shall assess upon the insurer a $50 penalty, per
applicable boiler and pressure vessel, for failing to submit an inspection report or notify the
commissioner of insurance coverage or discontinuation of insurance coverage as set forth in this
section. The commissioner shall assess upon the insurer a penalty of $100, per applicable boiler
and pressure vessel, for failing to conduct the required in-service inspection within 120 days after
the inspection was due in accordance with section 183.42. The penalties in this subdivision may
only be assessed for notice, reports, and inspections required during the period that the insurance
coverage was in effect and for which the insurer has received notice from the insured that a boiler
or pressure vessel is present at an insured location, as provided under subdivision 5.
History: (5493) 1919 c 240 s 8; 1957 c 503 s 18; 1959 c 148 s 1; 1969 c 1148 s 33; 1974 c
427 s 3; 1978 c 485 s 5; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 93; 1982 c 379 s 21,22; 1983 c 301 s 158; 1997 c 7
art 1 s 88; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 50