Section 6000.180  Stop Operation Order

a)         The Department of Labor may order, in writing, a temporary and immediate cessation of operation of any amusement ride or amusement attraction if it:

1)         Has been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe;

2)         Is in operation before the Director has issued a permit to operate that equipment; or

3)         The owner or operator is not in compliance with the insurance requirements contained in Section 2-14 of the Act. (Section 2-12 of the Act)

b)         Reinspection shall be performed within three working days after the Department has been notified where and when a reinspection can be performed.

c)         Only the Director may remove, deface in any manner, or cover a Stop Operation Order sticker after it has been applied to an amusement ride or amusement attraction.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 19907, effective December 8, 2020)