97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5610
 
Introduced 2/15/2012, by Rep. Michael Unes
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



225 ILCS 312/95

     Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Provides that a certificate of operation is renewable every 4 years (instead of every 3 years) for a conveyance that meets certain specifications including conveyances that are used primarily for a fraternal or veterans' organizations or  that is in a  facility owned or operated by a not-for-profit organization. Effective January 1, 2013.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 95 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 312/95)


7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)

8    Sec. 95. New installations; annual inspections and 
9registrations. 

10    (a) All new conveyance installations regulated by this Act

11shall be performed by a person, firm, or
company to which a 
12license to install or service conveyances has been issued.

13Subsequent
to installation, the licensed person, firm, or 
14company must certify compliance
with the
applicable Sections of 
15this Act. Prior to any conveyance being used, the
property 
16owner or
lessee must obtain a certificate of operation from the 
17Administrator or Local Administrator. A
fee as authorized by 
18Section 35 of this Act or as set by the Local Administrator 
19shall be paid for the certificate of operation. It shall be
the 
20responsibility
of the owner to complete and submit first time

21registration for new
installations.

22    (b) (Blank).

23    (c) A certificate of operation is renewable annually, 
 
 
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1except that a certificate of operation is renewable every 4 3 
2years for a  conveyance (i) that is located in a building owned 
3and occupied by any church, synagogue, or other building, 
4structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and is 
5the only conveyance in the building, (ii) that is under the 
6jurisdiction of the Administrator, (iii) that is limited in use 
7to 2 levels, (iv) that is used primarily for a fraternal or 
8veterans' organizations, (v) that is in a facility owned or 
9operated by a not-for-profit organization, and (vi) (iv) for 
10which the church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or 
11place used primarily for religious worship has an annual 
12maintenance examination that includes the applicable category 
13tests. For these occupancies, on-site witnessing of the 
14category test shall be witnessed every 4 3 years. Records of 
15the applicable maintenance checks and elevator category test 
16results shall be maintained on-site by the building owner. The 
17certificates
of operation
or copy thereof, must be clearly 
18displayed in the conveyance for
the benefit of code enforcement 
19staff.

20(Source: P.A. 96-54, eff. 7-23-09; 97-310, eff. 8-11-11.)

 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
221, 2013.