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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-809" title_number="12" title_name="Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Elevator Safety">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A State inspector shall make the following inspections:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>final acceptance inspection of all new elevator units prior to issuance of first certificate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>investigation of accidents and complaints;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>follow–up inspections to confirm corrective action;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>final acceptance inspection of the modernization or alteration of an elevator unit;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>for privately owned buildings and until October 1, 2019, for publicly owned buildings, when the inspection shall be performed by a third–party qualified elevator inspector, a comprehensive 5–year inspection as defined by regulation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>except as provided by § 12–807(b) of this subtitle, inspections of elevator units owned by the State or a political subdivision; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>quality control monitoring of inspections conducted by third–party qualified elevator inspectors.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A contractor, owner, or lessee shall provide the Commissioner with at least 60 days’ notice of a requested inspection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a contractor, owner, or lessee provides the Commissioner with less than 60 days’ notice of a requested inspection that will be conducted by a State inspector, the Commissioner shall schedule the inspection at the convenience of the State subject to the availability of State resources.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>For all inspections conducted by a State inspector, the contractor, owner, or lessee of an elevator unit shall pay a fee for an inspection under § 12–810 of this subtitle at the following rate:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>half day (up to 4 hours), not to exceed $250; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>full day (up to 8 hours), not to exceed $500.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each fee collected under this subsection shall be paid into the Elevator Safety Review Board Fund established under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A contractor, owner, or lessee who notifies the Commissioner at least 24 hours in advance of a scheduled inspection that the elevator unit does not comply with the requirements of Part II of this subtitle may not be charged a fee under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An owner shall hire a third–party qualified elevator inspector to conduct all periodic inspections that are required by the Safety Code.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An inspection by a third–party qualified elevator inspector shall ensure that the elevator unit complies with the Safety Code and other regulations adopted by the Commissioner under Part II of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Commissioner shall establish qualifications, insurance requirements, and procedures based on nationally accepted standards that the Commissioner considers necessary to register third–party qualified elevator inspectors under Part II of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any fees collected by the Commissioner to register third–party qualified elevator inspectors shall be paid into the Elevator Safety Review Board Fund established under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
