326B.163 DEFINITIONS; ELEVATORS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 326B.106 and 326B.163 to 326B.187, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Passenger or freight elevator. “Passenger or freight elevator” means all elevators except those that comply with the safety rules of the department relating to construction […]
326B.164 LICENSES. Subdivision 1. Master elevator constructor. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no individual shall perform or supervise elevator work, unless: (1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a master elevator constructor; and (2) the elevator work is for a licensed elevator contractor and the individual is an employee, partner, or […]
326B.166 ELEVATOR INSPECTION AND REPORTING. Subdivision 1. Elevator available for inspection. A person that owns or controls a building or other structure housing an elevator that is subject to inspection by the department, shall, upon request, provide access at a reasonable hour to the elevator for purposes of inspection. Subd. 2. Persons required to report. […]
326B.172 LICENSING AUTHORITIES. Any municipality may by ordinance establish a licensing authority with jurisdiction over all passenger and freight elevators within such municipality, fix the initial and renewal fee for, and the period of duration of, licenses to operate such elevators, and setting forth the requirements for applicants for and the terms and conditions of […]
326B.175 ELEVATORS, ENTRANCES SEALED. Except as provided in section 326B.188, it shall be the duty of the department and the licensing authority of any municipality which adopts any such ordinance whenever it finds any such elevator under its jurisdiction in use in violation of any provision of sections 326B.163 to 326B.178 to seal the entrances […]
326B.178 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Removal of seal. No person, firm, or corporation may remove any seal or notice forbidding the use of an elevator, except by authority of the department or the licensing authority having jurisdiction over the elevator, or operate an elevator after a notice has been attached forbidding its use, unless the […]
326B.184 FEES FOR LICENSURE AND PERMIT. Subdivision 1. Permits. No person may construct, install, alter, repair, or remove an elevator without first filing an application for a permit with the department or a municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to inspect elevators. A permit issued by the department is valid for work commenced within 12 months […]
326B.187 RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules for the following purposes: (1) to establish minimum qualifications for elevator inspectors that must include possession of a current elevator constructor license issued by the department and proof of successful completion of the national elevator industry education program examination or equivalent experience; (2) to establish minimum qualifications for […]
326B.188 TIMELINE AND EXEMPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ELEVATOR CODE CHANGES AFFECTING EXISTING ELEVATORS AND RELATED DEVICES. (a) This section applies to code requirements for existing elevators and related devices under Minnesota Rules, chapter 1307, where the deadline set by law for meeting the code requirements is January 29, 2012, or later. (b) If the department […]
326B.191 CONFLICT OF LAWS. Nothing in sections 326B.163 to 326B.191 supersedes the Minnesota Electrical Act in this chapter. History: 1995 c 166 s 15,17; 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 2010 c 280 s 21
