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§ 20-24-104. Enforcement

(a) Except when otherwise provided, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to enforce this chapter and the rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board. (b) In cities, towns, or other governmental subdivisions having a building department with qualified personnel to enforce […]

§ 20-24-120. Exemption

Conveyances installed in private single-family dwellings shall be exempt from the testing and inspection requirements of § 20-24-112 and the permitting requirements of §§ 20-24-115 and 20-24-116.

§ 20-24-105. Elevator Safety Board — Creation — Members

(a) There is created the Elevator Safety Board, consisting of six (6) members, one (1) of whom shall be the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, who shall serve continuously, and five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four (4) years. (b) Upon the death, resignation, or […]

§ 20-24-106. Elevator Safety Board — Powers and duties

(a) It shall be the duty of the Elevator Safety Board to license elevator inspectors, elevator mechanics, and elevator contractors as provided in this chapter and to revoke or suspend any such license for cause. (b) The board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to consult with engineering authorities and organizations […]

§ 20-24-107. Elevator Safety Board — Adoption and amendment of rules

(a) (1) A public hearing shall be held by the Elevator Safety Board before the adoption of any rules authorized by this chapter. (2) Copies of such rules as are proposed by the board for adoption shall be made available to all interested parties at least thirty (30) days before the hearing. (3) Notice of […]

§ 20-24-108. Licenses required — Qualifications

(a) (1) The inspections of conveyances required by this chapter shall be made by an elevator inspector licensed by the Elevator Safety Board. (2) To be eligible for a license to inspect conveyances, the applicant or licensee shall: (A) Have experience in designing, installing, maintaining, or inspecting conveyances to the extent established by rules of […]

§ 20-24-109. Application and examination for licenses — Issuance and renewal

(a) (1) A written application for the examination and license for elevator inspector, elevator mechanic, or elevator contractor shall be made upon a form to be supplied by the Elevator Safety Board upon request and shall be accompanied by a statement of the applicant’s experience together with an examination fee not to exceed one hundred […]

§ 20-24-110. Inspectors — Prohibited activities — Requirements

(a) No elevator inspector shall inspect an elevator, escalator, or dumbwaiter if the inspector or any member of his or her immediate family has a financial interest in the building in which the elevator, escalator, or dumbwaiter is located or in any business which occupies the building in which the elevator, escalator, or dumbwaiter is […]

§ 20-24-111. Maintenance

Every elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator shall be maintained by the owner or lessee in a safe operating condition so that it conforms to the rules and requirements of the Elevator Safety Board as adopted under § 20-24-107(a) and (b).

§ 20-24-112. Testing and inspection required

(a) All new and existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, except dormant elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, shall be tested and inspected in accordance with the following schedule: (1) (A) Every new or altered elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator shall be inspected and tested in conformity with the applicable rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board before the […]