# North Carolina — US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state

For North Carolina, governing body is Department of Labor, Boiler Safety Bureau; statute citation is North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 95, Article 7A, and North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 13, Chapter 13; power boiler inspection interval is High-pressure boilers: Internal 1 Year, External 1 Year; low-pressure boiler inspection interval is Low-pressure boilers and pressure vessels: External 2 Years; pressure vessel inspection interval is Low-pressure boilers and pressure vessels: External 2 Years. Hydropneumatic storage tanks: External 4 Years, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** North Carolina _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Governing body:** Department of Labor, Boiler Safety Bureau
- **Statute citation:** North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 95, Article 7A, and North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 13, Chapter 13. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Power boiler inspection interval:** High-pressure boilers: Internal 1 Year, External 1 Year.
- **Low-pressure boiler inspection interval:** Low-pressure boilers and pressure vessels: External 2 Years.
- **Pressure vessel inspection interval:** Low-pressure boilers and pressure vessels: External 2 Years. Hydropneumatic storage tanks: External 4 Years.
- **Accepted inspector types:** Inspections made by "Special" inspectors employed by insurance companies and commissioned by the Commissioner are accepted in lieu of inspections made by a State deputy inspector.
- **Exemptions:** Boilers and pressure vessels owned and/or operated by the federal government. Boilers and pressure vessels which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of fewer than six families. Pressure vessels operating at a working pressure not exceeding 15 psig.

## What the source says

> North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 95, Article 7A, and North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 13, Chapter 13. RULES FOR CODES AND STAMPING Codes:

## Source

- https://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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