Jail time for Beavers

Yep he "had" a license. Now he no longer "has" a license. Therefore, he "can't" perform work without a license. Hence, he ignores the law and "goes" to jail. 

You speak as though you know him?

Authority's has a job to make sure the consumer's are getting industry standardized /health safe products installed in their home.

If a consumer properly files a complaint with the regulating board then the contractor will be notified of such and have twenty(20) days to correct the issue and it will be over with. If the board does not hear back from the consumer that the complaint has not been resolved then the board will send an investigator to check out said work. If the installation is done in a way to satisfy the requirements set in the law then the contractor is cleared and all is OK.

 In the event there is sub-standard work done the  contractor is cited and given a fair amount of time to make said corrections, If the contractor fails to make the investigator happy then it is at the boards will to give out punishment accordingly. A health safety violation(anything that can affect a consumer's health and well being) has a lot more weight on the punishment than something that is just not done according to the guidelines set forward.

 If the contractor make good effort to work with the investigator and consumer then they are allowed much more leniency than anyone who flat out refuses to follow the instructions given to him. The latter is the case with Mr. Beavers.

 Beavers talks as though he has been licensed for 40 years? The Alabama board of Heating and Air conditioning was enacted in the early eighty's so the 40 years is a stretch. In fact I personally know Mr. Beavers lost his license at least five years ago. He worked under his son's license for a few years until they were revoked. He was working under another contractor's license until they pulled them out or else they would have been loosing theirs as well.

 Not too long ago Mr. Beavers was in the news concerning  this issue and was told under no circumstance that he be doing any heating and air conditioning work but instead continued to do so.

 With all due respect to Mr. Beavers, he is of retirement age, retired from TVA, draws other pensions so it is not like he has to have the money. He should just hang it up and let someone else do the public service who will agree to go by the laws put forth!

It seems weird to most people that you can go to jail for something as simple as working on an air conditioner.   Just my opinion, but his sentence is more about his blatant disregard for the law instead of the actual offense.  He is notorious for substandard work and it is my understanding that he even was taken off the TVA heat pump program for so many substandard violations, yet he continued to mislead consumers and notify them he was installing units that would be included in said program.   I also have heard exactly what UngleGus stated, that he was revoked 5 years ago, and worked under his son who then received a lifetime revocation.   He then worked under someone else's until that gentleman was threatened with a similar revocation.   I have heard plenty of people say he was a nice guy who would do anything for you, and perhaps at times he is that, but he has always treated me horribly and with utter contempt.   He dug himself this hole, no one else.

In the end, he blatantly disregarded the judge's orders.  Plain and simple. 

I think when one gets to the bottom of this there is an  inspector with a grudge against certain folks trying to make a living. The inspector operates  on behalf of rip-off artists who have large ads in the yellow pages. Inspectors, in most cases, are nuts with authority.

I know of the investigator of which you speak.   And I know he was in the private sector for many years.   I also know he goes way back with Dan Beavers, probably 30 or more years.   I do not know his personal feelings on Mr. Beavers, but knowing the investigator somewhat, I am hard pressed to believe he would carry a personal vendetta when doing his job.  

Regardless, the notion that anyone should be able to break the law and defy a judges orders because they feel someone in the governing board has a hankering for them is preposterous at best, and lunacy as worst.

If I break into someone's house and a police officer that I do not like arrest me, he may be happy about it and get some sense of satisfaction beyond his normal from doing his duty, but I would have broke the law and he was enforcing it.   Point blank.

.I would think a school board member should have immunity from prosecution....after all he has been chosen more than once by the "people".  he might appeal based on being an hourly employee working for a property owner acting as his own contractor. I will consult the law on this matter. he should call Tim Case.

Beavers certainly would qualify as an apprentice given the complaints from those who want him in jail.

2) APPRENTICE. A person other than a certified heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration contractor, who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation, service, or repair of a heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration system and working under the direct supervision of a certified heating, air conditioning, or refrigeration contractor, and who has successfully fulfilled the voluntary registration requirements of the board and has been duly registered by the board as such for the current year. Section 34-31-18

a judge's instruction not to perform work would be found unconstitutional in a higher court; otherwise an apprentice could not work as could be argued by the decision.

 Anyone violating this chapter who fails to cease work, after a hearing and notification from the board, shall not be eligible to apply for a certified contractor's license for a period not to exceed one year from the date of official notification to cease work - See more at: http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/al...sthash.ty2jS8np.dpuf

wasn't he denied a license for several years?  he should sue.

(c) The board may reprimand, in writing, any certified contractor who provides substandard or dangerous service, repair, or installation, or who otherwise violates this chapter.Section 34-31-32

according to this a written reprimand is the only punishment the board can levy for substandard or dangerous work. The Southern Building Code is the only authority in determining what is not standard or is dangerous. A state certified mechanical and electrical engineer only could interpret that any work is substandard or dangerous. The inspector in question is neither.

I think the rub is, you can't become an apprentice once you have had your license revoked.   That's a bit counter intuitive.  Apparently everything has held up in court, and he has had two qualified lawyers represent him, to my knowledge.   I don't claim to be an expert, but I do know he defied a judges orders and broke the law, and I also know there was an a/c guy in St. Clair County whom was sentenced to many years in prison for similar, but worse violations.  I believe the story I heard was he got around 10 years.  

Quaildog, you would have to know the history of this guy's demeanor towards authority. All the local inspector's have hated dealing with them for years because if they asked him to make any change to make his work in compliance of the code he would argue with them. They have a hard enough job having as it is to have to ask for you to make changes and when you argue against their point it does not make them happy. Yes they are going to scrutinize you in the future. I have instructed all my employee's that if an inspector gives the slightest hint they want you to make a change to not hesitate at all and do what they want, they are the authority and it states it plain in the code that local authority's supersedes  what is in the code.

 When you do something so wrong that it gets to the state level, then you are not dealing with just an inspector, but instead an investigator who's job it is to find any and all issues substandard. When you defy what he asks you to do then you have a lot of weight against you. Mr. Beavers has defied the state not only one time, but at least three times and possibly more. Yes I would say he has made the board unhappy and they are only doing the job we the people have put them in Montgomery to do! 

believe me, I know him well having had family in his employ and quit because of his doings but I think a HVAC inspector should hold an engineering degree. What if he had been appointed inspector?

I am going to defer to Unclegus on this because he obviously has more knowledge about the hvac world than I do, but I am sure that the INVESTIGATOR that you are referencing has more than enough qualifications or the HVAC board would not have employed him.

 The investigators are very well qualified, and believe me, they go a long ways to give the contractor plenty of leeway to correct the issues.

On a side note it is funny that he would go to jail while illegal immigrants get a free pass for breaking our immigration laws sort of like being trapped in a alternate universe.

hi, I agree. There is something hard to put one's finger on here in this situation. The general public is being screwed daily by those who will not see jail time. This mans situation is manageable and  cheers rise up to crucify him. It is though he is a martyr for other injustices by culprits we don't have the privilege to arrest. His pound of flesh is satisfying.

 It is not right that a U.S. citizen can go to jail for long period of time for a simple possesion when an illegal caught trafficking the same only gets deported back to his home state either. But, we are a nation of laws and law abiding people,

 Why should I have to be licensed and insured to do work if they are not going to make everyone be on the same level?

 HIFLYER2, has there ever been anyone in your profession who lost their license due to unsafe operations? What if they continued to be in the sky competing against your well being? What if they were repeatedly told to cease doing so, tell me what would happen to them and how would you feel about it?

Never said I approved of him!! Plenty of pilots have lost their license or medical and cannot work.  I guess I would look at his work and if he defrauded someone or did substandard work that was a threat to someones health or not safe.  If the answer to any of the above is yes then jail time if not probably a fine.   I have dealt with Shelby County code enforcement in the Memphis area where I live numerous times and I can tell you they are a pain in the A**.  There is safe and legal and then there is stupid and many "most" inspectors have the God or little man syndrome and love to talk down to and push around people.

On of the great things out in the edge of Colbert County where I sometimes reside is no inspectors!  When I built my home there most guys said no building codes existed in my area and I sent them down the road.  My home was built to national codes by skilled craftsmen and not having to deal with inspectors was great.

I believe there is a requirement for perk test if one uses a septic tank. Otherwise, agreed.