Sec. 29-195. (Formerly Sec. 19-414). Inspection by the department.
Sec. 29-196. (Formerly Sec. 19-415). Issuance of certificate of operation; fees; renewal.
Sec. 29-195. (Formerly Sec. 19-414). Inspection by the department. (a) Each elevator or escalator shall be thoroughly inspected by a department elevator inspector at least once every eighteen months, except (1) elevators located in private residences shall be inspected upon the request of the owner, and (2) as provided in subsection (b) of this section. More frequent inspections of any elevator or escalator shall be made if the condition thereof indicates that additional inspections are necessary or desirable.
(b) Each elevator at a privately owned multifamily housing project, as defined in section 29-453a, shall be thoroughly inspected by an elevator inspector employed or engaged by the department at least once every twelve months. For each such inspection, such inspector shall submit a report to the State Building Inspector that describes the status of each elevator at such housing project, describes the status of any elevator repair and estimates the duration of time during which any inoperable elevator at such housing project is expected to remain inoperable.
(1949 Rev., S. 3770; P.A. 84-86, S. 1; P.A. 00-165, S. 3; P.A. 09-35, S. 1; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-1, S. 40.)
History: Sec. 19-414 transferred to Sec. 29-195 in 1983; P.A. 84-86 required elevators or escalators subject to full-maintenance contracts to be inspected once every two years; P.A. 00-165 changed frequency of inspections from 12 to 18 months, deleted provisions re inspection of elevator or escalator subject to full-maintenance contract and added provisions re inspection of private residence elevators upon request of the owner; P.A. 09-35 replaced reference to private residence elevators defined in regulations with reference to elevators located in private residences re exemption from inspection; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-1 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re annual inspection of elevators located in privately owned multifamily housing projects, effective January 1, 2026.
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Sec. 29-196. (Formerly Sec. 19-415). Issuance of certificate of operation; fees; renewal. As soon as the department approves any new, relocated or altered elevator or escalator as being fit for operation, the department shall issue to the owner a certificate of operation for a capacity and speed specified in the inspector's report. The fee for the certificate first issued shall be two hundred fifty dollars. Such certificate shall be posted conspicuously in the car or cage or on the platform of the elevator or escalator and shall be valid for twelve months. Thereafter, the certificate shall be renewed every two years upon receipt of the renewal fee of two hundred forty dollars, provided the elevator or escalator was deemed to be fit for operation pursuant to the most recent inspection of such elevator or escalator and is not the subject of any outstanding violation of applicable law. Elevators located in private residences shall not be subject to said renewal requirement. No fee shall be required of the state or any agency of the state. No elevator or escalator may be lawfully operated without such certificate.
(1949 Rev., S. 3771; 1953, S. 2024d; 1959, P.A. 335, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 118; P.A. 73-574, S. 2, 3; P.A. 80-297, S. 6, 20; P.A. 84-86, S. 2; P.A. 85-560, S. 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 62, 117; P.A. 93-348, S. 6, 8; P.A. 00-165, S. 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 145; P.A. 09-35, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 322; P.A. 25-108, S. 3.)
History: 1959 act raised fee for first issued certificate from $5 to $10 and renewal fee from $2 to $5; 1961 act added that no fee shall be required of the state or any state agency; P.A. 73-574 raised fee for first certificate to $15 and for renewal to $10; P.A. 80-297 raised fee for first certificate to $25 and for renewal to $20; Sec. 19-415 transferred to Sec. 29-196 in 1983; P.A. 84-86 provided for separate certificate renewal provisions for elevators or escalators subject to full-maintenance contracts; P.A. 85-560 increased fees for the initial issuance of certificates of operation from $25 to $100, for renewal certificates from $20 to $40 and for renewal certificates for elevators subject to full-maintenance contracts from $40 to $80; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 increased the fee for certificate of operation from $100 to $150 and the renewal fee for an elevator or escalator with a full maintenance contract from $80 to $120; P.A. 93-348 eliminated requirement for department approval of elevator or escalator prior to annual renewal of certificate of operation, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 00-165 deleted provisions re renewal of certificate for elevator or escalator subject to full-maintenance contract and exempted private residence elevators from renewal requirements; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 increased fee for initial certificate from $150 to $200, changed renewal period from each year to every 2 years and increased renewal fee from $40 to $120, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-35 replaced reference to private residence elevators defined in regulations with reference to elevators located in private residences re renewal exception; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased initial fee from $200 to $250 and increased renewal fee from $120 to $240; P.A. 25-108 added proviso re elevator or escalator fit for operation pursuant to most recent inspection and not subject to any outstanding violation of applicable law and made technical changes.
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