(a) Any inspector of boilers who shall report a boiler or pressure vessel for a certificate of inspection as safe to operate while knowing the report is false and that the boiler is unsafe to operate, who shall fail to perform his or her duties as stated in this chapter, or who shall cause the repair, installation, or sale of a boiler or pressure vessel that does not comply with the standards as set out in this chapter and the rules provided shall be guilty of a felony.
(b) Upon conviction he or she shall be punished by a fine in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not to exceed three (3) years, or by both fine and imprisonment.