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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 09.12.81.07" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="81" heading="Owner Inspection Responsibilities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An owner shall hire a third-party qualified elevator inspector who is registered and authorized to perform periodic annual inspections under Regulation .04-1 of this chapter to conduct inspections under Public Safety Article, §12-809(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An inspection by a third-party qualified elevator inspector as provided for under Public Safety Article, §12-809(d), Annotated Code of Maryland, is required before a certification of registration and inspection is issued.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Commissioner may not issue a certificate of registration and inspection to an owner until the third-party qualified elevator inspector has filed an inspection report certifying compliance with the Safety Code and regulations adopted by the Commissioner.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An owner shall ensure that an elevator unit suspended by wire ropes, belts, chains, or a similar suspension or an elevator with rack and pinion drive has a comprehensive 5-year inspection.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Comprehensive 5-Year Inspection.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A comprehensive 5-year inspection under §D of this regulation is a periodic annual inspection and a full load test performed on an elevator unit as defined in the Safety Code as a Category 5 Periodic Test.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For a comprehensive 5-year inspection:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Commissioner shall establish the 5-year inspection anniversary date for each unit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An owner shall ensure that each unit is tested by persons qualified to perform such testing as provided in the Safety Code;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An owner shall coordinate with the Commissioner the date and time of the inspection by filing an inspection request with the Commissioner at least 60 days prior to the inspection; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>If an owner provides the Commissioner with less than 60 days notice of the inspection request, the Commissioner shall schedule the inspection at the convenience of the State, subject to the availability of State resources.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>This regulation does not preclude an owner from having an elevator unit inspected more frequently than required by this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>