A. Initial inspections shall be conducted by the Commissioner or his or her designee. It shall be the responsibility of the owners of all new and existing conveyances located in any building or structure to have the conveyances inspected annually (ASME A17.1, category one) by a licensed elevator inspector. Subsequent to inspection, the licensed elevator inspector shall supply the property owner or lessee and the Commissioner with a written inspection report describing any and all violations. Property owners shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the published inspection report, or a reasonable period of time as determined by the Commissioner beyond the 30-day period, to be in full compliance with correcting the violations.
B. It shall be the responsibility of the owners of conveyances to have a licensed elevator inspector, as described in this chapter, ensure that the required tests are performed at intervals in compliance with ASME A17.1, ASME A18.1 and ASCE 21.
C. All tests shall be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 93, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 46, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.