94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2121

 

Introduced 5/27/2005, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 312/15
225 ILCS 312/20
225 ILCS 312/45
225 ILCS 312/55
225 ILCS 312/60
225 ILCS 312/95
225 ILCS 312/105
225 ILCS 312/110
225 ILCS 312/120
225 ILCS 312/135

    Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Defines "residential accessibility license". Provides that after January 1, 2006, no person shall no person shall erect, construct, wire, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or dismantle any conveyance contained within buildings or structures in the jurisdiction of this State unless he or she is registered as an elevator industry apprentice or a helper by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and works under the direct supervision of an individual licensed under the Act as an elevator mechanic. Provides that the Office shall set elevator industry apprenticeship and helper qualifications and registration procedure by rule. Provides that an applicant for licensure as an elevator mechanic who provides acceptable proof that he or she has worked as an elevator constructor, maintenance, or repair person must make application within 3 months after the effective date of the initial rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Review Board that implement the Act (now, within one year of the effective date of the Act). Provides that a residential accessibility license shall be issued to an individual who has demonstrated certain qualifications required to obtain an elevator mechanic's license and who performs A18.1 work in a private owner occupied residence. Provides that an applicant for licensure as an elevator contractor may demonstrate 5 years work experience in the elevator industry by providing proof of insurance and submitting the business address and contact information of a designated officer within such business. Provides that a license issued under the Act must be renewed every 2 years (now, biannually). Removes a provision that requires the Office to inspect all newly installed and existing platform lifts and stairway chair lifts for private residences subsequent to an inspection by a person, firm, or company to which a license to inspect conveyances has been issued. Provides that any owner or lessee who violates any of the provisions of the Act shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $1,500 per violation, per day (now, just $1,500). Provides that the notice of safety requirements that the Office is required to provide to owners of private residences where a conveyance is located must be provided annually. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 15, 20, 45, 55, 60, 95, 105, 110,
6 120, and 135 as follows:
 
7     (225 ILCS 312/15)
8     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
9     Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act:
10     "Administrator" means the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
11     "ANSI A10.4" means the safety requirements for personnel
12 hoists, an American National Standard.
13     "ASCE 21" means the American Society of Civil Engineers
14 Automated People Mover Standards.
15     "ASME A17.1" means the Safety Code for Elevators and
16 Escalators, an American National Standard.
17     "ASME A17.3" means the Safety Code for Existing Elevators
18 and Escalators, an American National Standard.
19     "ASME A18.1" means the Safety Standard for Platform Lifts
20 and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.
21     "Automated people mover" means an installation as defined
22 as an "automated people mover" in ASCE 21.
23     "Board" means the Elevator Safety Review Board.
24     "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued by
25 the Administrator that indicates that the conveyance has passed
26 the required safety inspection and tests and fees have been
27 paid as set forth in this Act. The Administrator may issue a
28 temporary certificate of operation that permits the temporary
29 use of a non-compliant conveyance by the general public for a
30 limited time of 30 days while minor repairs are being
31 completed.
32     "Conveyance" means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator,

 

 

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1 moving sidewalk, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts and
2 automated people movers.
3     "Elevator" means an installation defined as an "elevator"
4 in ASME A17.1.
5     "Elevator contractor" means any person, firm, or
6 corporation who possesses an elevator contractor's license in
7 accordance with the provisions of Sections 40 and 55 of this
8 Act and who is engaged in the business of erecting,
9 constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or
10 maintaining elevators or related conveyance covered by this
11 Act.
12     "Elevator contractor's license" means a license issued to
13 an elevator contractor who has proven his or her qualifications
14 and ability and has been authorized by the Elevator Safety
15 Review Board to possess this type of license. It shall entitle
16 the holder thereof to engage in the business of erecting,
17 constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing,
18 repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyance
19 covered by this Act. The Administrator may issue a limited
20 elevator contractor's license authorizing a firm or company
21 that employs individuals to carry on a business of erecting,
22 constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or
23 maintaining platform lifts and stairway chairlifts within any
24 building or structure, including but not limited to private
25 residences.
26     "Elevator inspector" means any person who possesses an
27 elevator inspector's license in accordance with the provisions
28 of this Act or any person who performs the duties and functions
29 of an elevator inspector for any unit of local government with
30 a population greater than 500,000 prior to or on the effective
31 date of this Act.
32     "Elevator mechanic" means any person who possesses an
33 elevator mechanic's license in accordance with the provisions
34 of Sections 40 and 45 of this Act and who is engaged in
35 erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,
36 repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyance

 

 

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1 covered by this Act.
2     "Elevator mechanic's license" means a license issued to a
3 person who has proven his or her qualifications and ability and
4 has been authorized by the Elevator Safety Review Board to work
5 on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
6 install, construct, alter, service, repair, test, maintain,
7 and perform electrical work on elevators or related conveyance
8 covered by this Act.
9     "Escalator" means an installation defined as an
10 "escalator" in ASME A17.1.
11     "Existing installation" means an installation defined as
12 an "installation, existing" in ASME A17.1.
13     "Inspector's license" means a license issued to a person
14 who has proven his or her qualifications and ability and has
15 been authorized by the Elevator Safety Review Board to possess
16 this type of license. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
17 engage in the business of inspecting elevators or related
18 conveyance covered by this Act.
19     "License" means a written license, duly issued by the
20 Administrator, authorizing a person, firm, or company to carry
21 on the business of erecting, constructing, installing,
22 altering, servicing, repairing, maintaining, or performing
23 inspections of elevators or related conveyance covered by this
24 Act.
25     "Material alteration" means an "alteration" as defined by
26 the Board.
27     "Moving walk" means an installation as defined as a "moving
28 walk" in ASME A17.1.
29     "Private residence" means a separate dwelling or a separate
30 apartment in a multiple dwelling that is occupied by members of
31 a single-family unit.
32     "Repair" has the meaning defined by the Board, which does
33 not require a permit.
34     "Residential accessibility license" means a license issued
35 to a person who has proven his or her qualifications and
36 ability to, and has been authorized by, the Elevator Safety

 

 

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1 Review Board to install, construct, alter, service, repair,
2 test, maintain, and perform electrical work on A18.1 equipment
3 in a private owner occupied residence.
4     "Temporarily dormant" means an elevator, dumbwaiter, or
5 escalator:
6         (1) with a power supply that has been disconnected by
7     removing fuses and placing a padlock on the mainline
8     disconnect switch in the "off" position;
9         (2) with a car that is parked and hoistway doors that
10     are in the closed and latched position;
11         (3) with a wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch
12     installed by a licensed elevator inspector;
13         (4) that shall not be used again until it has been put
14     in safe running order and is in condition for use;
15         (5) requiring annual inspections for the duration of
16     the temporarily dormant status by a licensed elevator
17     inspector;
18         (6) that has a "temporarily dormant" status that is
19     renewable on an annual basis, not to exceed a one-year
20     period;
21         (7) requiring the inspector to file a report with the
22     chief elevator inspector describing the current
23     conditions; and
24         (8) with a wire seal and padlock that shall not be
25     removed for any purpose without permission from the
26     elevator inspector.
27 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03; revised 1-20-03.)
 
28     (225 ILCS 312/20)
29     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
30     Sec. 20. License or registration required.
31     (a) After July 1, 2003, no person shall erect, construct,
32 wire, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or dismantle any
33 conveyance contained within buildings or structures in the
34 jurisdiction of this State unless he or she possesses an
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1 works under the direct supervision of a person, firm, or
2 company having an elevator contractor's license in accordance
3 with Section 40 of this Act or exempted by that Section.
4 However, a licensed elevator contractor is not required for
5 removal or dismantling of conveyances that are destroyed as a
6 result of a complete demolition of a secured building or
7 structure or where the hoistway or wellway is demolished back
8 to the basic support structure and where no access is permitted
9 that would endanger the safety and welfare of a person.
10     (b) After July 1, 2003, no person shall inspect any
11 conveyance within buildings or structures, including, but not
12 limited, to private residences, unless he or she has an
13 inspector's license.
14     (c) After January 1, 2006, no person shall erect,
15 construct, wire, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or
16 dismantle any conveyance contained within buildings or
17 structures in the jurisdiction of this State unless he or she
18 is registered as an elevator industry apprentice or a helper by
19 the Administrator and works under the direct supervision of an
20 individual licensed under this Act as an elevator mechanic. The
21 Administrator shall set elevator industry apprenticeship and
22 helper qualifications and registration procedure by rule.
23 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
24     (225 ILCS 312/45)
25     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
26     Sec. 45. Qualifications for elevator mechanic's license
27 and residential accessibility license; emergency and temporary
28 licensure.
29     (a) No license shall be granted to any person who has not
30 paid the required application fee.
31     (b) No license shall be granted to any person who has not
32 proven his or her qualifications and abilities.
33     (c) Applicants for an elevator mechanic's license must
34 demonstrate one of the following qualifications:
35         (1) an acceptable combination of documented experience

 

 

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1     and education credits consisting of: (A) not less than 3
2     years work experience in the elevator industry, in
3     construction, maintenance, and service or repair, as
4     verified by current and previous employers licensed to do
5     business in this State; and (B) satisfactory completion of
6     a written examination administered by the Elevator Safety
7     Review Board or its designated provider on the adopted
8     rules, referenced codes, and standards;
9         (2) acceptable proof that he or she has worked as an
10     elevator constructor, maintenance, or repair person;
11     acceptable proof shall consist of documentation that he or
12     she worked without direct and immediate supervision for an
13     elevator contractor who has worked on elevators in this
14     State for a period of not less than 3 years immediately
15     prior to the effective date of this Act; the person must
16     make application within 3 months after the effective date
17     of the initial rules adopted by the Board under Section 35
18     of this Act that implement this Act one year of the
19     effective date of this Act;
20         (3) a certificate of successful completion of the
21     mechanic examination of a nationally recognized training
22     program for the elevator industry such as the National
23     Elevator Industry Educational Program or its equivalent;
24         (4) a certificate of completion of an elevator mechanic
25     apprenticeship program with standards substantially equal
26     to those of this Act and registered with the Bureau of
27     Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, or a
28     State apprenticeship council; or
29         (5) a valid license from a state having standards
30     substantially equal to those of this State.
31     (d) A residential accessibility license shall be issued to
32 an individual who has demonstrated the qualifications set forth
33 in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this Section and who
34 performs A18.1 work in a private owner occupied residence.
35     (e) Whenever an emergency exists in the State due to
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1 State holding licenses granted by the Board is insufficient to
2 cope with the emergency, the licensed elevator contractor shall
3 respond as necessary to ensure the safety of the public. Any
4 person certified by a licensed elevator contractor to have an
5 acceptable combination of documented experience and education
6 to perform elevator work without direct and immediate
7 supervision shall seek an emergency elevator mechanic's
8 license from the Administrator within 5 business days after
9 commencing work requiring a license. The Administrator shall
10 issue emergency elevator mechanic's licenses. The applicant
11 shall furnish proof of competency as the Administrator may
12 require. Each license shall recite that it is valid for a
13 period of 30 days from the date thereof and for such particular
14 elevators or geographical areas as the Administrator may
15 designate and otherwise shall entitle the licensee to the
16 rights and privileges of a elevator mechanic's license issued
17 under this Act. The Administrator shall renew an emergency
18 elevator mechanic's license during the existence of an
19 emergency. No fee may be charged for any emergency elevator
20 mechanic's license or renewal thereof.
21     (f) A licensed elevator contractor shall notify the
22 Administrator when there are no licensed personnel available to
23 perform elevator work. The licensed elevator contractor may
24 request that the Administrator issue temporary elevator
25 mechanic's licenses to persons certified by the licensed
26 elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination of
27 documented experience and education to perform elevator work
28 without direct and immediate supervision. Any person certified
29 by a licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable
30 combination of documented experience and education to perform
31 elevator work without direct and immediate supervision shall
32 immediately seek a temporary elevator mechanic's license from
33 the Administrator and shall pay such fee as the Board shall
34 determine. Each license shall recite that it is valid for a
35 period of 30 days from the date of issuance and while employed
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1 individual as qualified. It shall be renewable as long as the
2 shortage of license holders continues.
3 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
4     (225 ILCS 312/55)
5     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
6     Sec. 55. Qualifications for elevator contractor's license.
7     (a) No license shall be granted to any person or firm
8 unless the appropriate application fee is paid.
9     (b) No license shall be granted to any person or firm who
10 has not proven the required qualifications and abilities. An
11 applicant must demonstrate one of the following
12 qualifications:
13         (1) five years work experience in the elevator industry
14     in construction, maintenance, and service or repair, as
15     verified by current and previous elevator contractor's
16     licenses to do business, or satisfactory completion of a
17     written examination administered by the Elevator Safety
18     Review Board or its designated provider on the most recent
19     referenced codes and standards; or
20         (2) proof that the individual or firm holds a valid
21     license from a state having standards substantially equal
22     to those of this State; or .
23         (3) 5 years work experience in the elevator industry,
24     as verified by proof of insurance and submission of the
25     business address and contact information of a designated
26     officer within such business.
27     (c) This Section does not apply to a person or firm engaged
28 in business as an elevator contractor in a municipality with a
29 population over 500,000 that provides for the licensure of
30 elevator contractors for work performed within the corporate
31 boundaries of a municipality with a population over 500,000.
32 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
33     (225 ILCS 312/60)
34     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)

 

 

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1     Sec. 60. Issuance and renewal of licenses; fees.
2     (a) Upon approval of an application, the Administrator may
3 issue a license that must be renewed every 2 years biannually.
4 The renewal fee for the license shall be set by the Board.
5     (b) (Blank). Whenever an emergency exists in the State due
6 to disaster or work stoppage and the number of persons in the
7 State holding licenses granted by the Board is insufficient to
8 cope with the emergency, the licensed elevator contractor shall
9 respond as necessary to assure the safety of the public. Any
10 person certified by a licensed elevator contractor to have an
11 acceptable combination of documented experience and education
12 to perform elevator work without direct and immediate
13 supervision shall seek an emergency elevator mechanic's
14 license from the Administrator within 5 business days after
15 commencing work requiring a license. The Administrator shall
16 issue emergency elevator mechanic's licenses. The applicant
17 shall furnish proof of competency as the Administrator may
18 require. Each license shall recite that it is valid for a
19 period of 30 days from the date thereof and for such particular
20 elevators or geographical areas as the Administrator may
21 designate and otherwise shall entitle the licensee to the
22 rights and privileges of a elevator mechanic's license issued
23 under this Act. The Administrator shall renew an emergency
24 elevator mechanic's license during the existence of an
25 emergency. No fee shall be charged for any emergency elevator
26 mechanic's license or renewal thereof.
27     (c) (Blank). A licensed elevator contractor shall notify
28 the Administrator when there are no licensed personnel
29 available to perform elevator work. The licensed elevator
30 contractor may request that the Administrator issue temporary
31 elevator mechanic's licenses to persons certified by the
32 licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination
33 of documented experience and education to perform elevator work
34 without direct and immediate supervision. Any person certified
35 by a licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable
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1 elevator work without direct and immediate supervision shall
2 immediately seek a temporary elevator mechanic's license from
3 the Administrator and shall pay such fee as the Board shall
4 determine. Each license shall recite that it is valid for a
5 period of 30 days from the date of issuance and while employed
6 by the licensed elevator contractor that certified the
7 individual as qualified. It shall be renewable as long as the
8 shortage of license holders shall continue.
9     (d) The renewal of all licenses granted under the
10 provisions of this Section shall be conditioned upon the
11 submission of a certificate of completion of a course designed
12 to ensure the continuing education of licensees on new and
13 existing provisions of the rules of the Elevator Safety Review
14 Board. Such course shall consist of not less than 8 hours of
15 instruction that shall be attended and completed within one
16 year immediately preceding any such license renewal.
17     (e) The courses referred to in subsection (d) of this
18 Section shall be taught by instructors through continuing
19 education providers that may include, but shall not be limited
20 to, association seminars and labor training programs. The
21 Elevator Safety Review Board shall approve the continuing
22 education providers. All instructors shall be approved by the
23 Board and shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection
24 (d) of this Section with regard to their applications for
25 license renewal, provided that such applicant was qualified as
26 an instructor at any time during the one year immediately
27 preceding the scheduled date for such renewal.
28     (f) A licensee who is unable to complete the continuing
29 education course required under this Section prior to the
30 expiration of his or her license due to a temporary disability
31 may apply for a waiver from the Board. This shall be on a form
32 provided by the Board, which shall be signed under the penalty
33 of perjury and accompanied by a certified statement from a
34 competent physician attesting to such temporary disability.
35 Upon the termination of such temporary disability, the licensee
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1 physician, if practicable, attesting to the termination of the
2 temporary disability, at which time a waiver sticker, valid for
3 90 days, shall be issued to the licensee and affixed to his or
4 her license.
5     (g) Approved training providers shall keep for a period of
6 10 years uniform records of attendance of licensees following a
7 format approved by the Board. These records shall be available
8 for inspection by the Board at its request. Approved training
9 providers shall be responsible for the security of all
10 attendance records and certificates of completion, provided
11 that falsifying or knowingly allowing another to falsify
12 attendance records or certificates of completion shall
13 constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the approval
14 required under this Section.
15 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
16     (225 ILCS 312/95)
17     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
18     Sec. 95. New installations; annual inspections and
19 registrations.
20     (a) All new conveyance installations shall be performed by
21 a person, firm, or company to which a license to install or
22 service conveyances has been issued. Subsequent to
23 installation, the licensed person, firm, or company must
24 certify compliance with the applicable Sections of this Act.
25 Prior to any conveyance being used, the property owner or
26 lessee must obtain a certificate of operation from the
27 Administrator, unless the property is located within a
28 municipality with a population greater than 500,000. Except as
29 set forth in subsection (b) of this Section, a A fee as set
30 forth in this Act shall be paid for the certificate of
31 operation. It shall be the responsibility of the licensed
32 elevator contractor to complete and submit first time
33 registration for new installations. The certificate of
34 operation fee for newly installed platform lifts and stairway
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1 inspection by a licensed third party inspection firm.
2     (b) The certificate of operation for newly installed
3 platform lifts and stairway chair lifts for private residences
4 shall be subsequent to an inspection by a licensed third party
5 inspection firm. The certificate of operation fee for all new
6 and existing platform and stairway chair lifts for private
7 residences and any renewal certificate fees shall be waived.
8 The Administrator or his or her designee shall inspect, in
9 accordance with the requirements set forth in this Act, all
10 newly installed and existing platform lifts and stairway chair
11 lifts for private residences subsequent to an inspection by a
12 person, firm, or company to which a license to inspect
13 conveyances has been issued, unless the private residence is
14 located within a municipality with a population greater than
15 500,000.
16     (c) A certificate of operation referenced in subsection
17 subsections (a) and (b) of this Section is renewable annually,
18 except for certificates issued for platform and stairway
19 chairlifts for private residences, which shall be valid for a
20 period of 3 years. Certificates of operation must be clearly
21 displayed on or in each conveyance or in the machine room for
22 use for the benefit of code enforcement staff.
23 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
24     (225 ILCS 312/105)
25     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
26     Sec. 105. Enforcement.
27     (a) It shall be the duty of the Elevator Safety Review
28 Board to develop an enforcement program to ensure compliance
29 with rules and requirements referenced in this Act. This shall
30 include, but shall not be limited to, rules for identification
31 of property locations that are subject to the rules and
32 requirements; issuing notifications to violating property
33 owners or operators, random on-site inspections, policies for
34 administrative penalties, and tests on existing installations;
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1 satisfactory performance by licensed persons, firms, or
2 companies; and assisting in development of public awareness
3 programs.
4     (b) Any person may make a request for an investigation into
5 an alleged violation of this Act by giving notice to the
6 Administrator of such violation or danger. The notice shall be
7 in writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the
8 grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the person
9 making the request. Upon the request of any person signing the
10 notice, the person's name shall not appear on any copy of the
11 notice or any record published, released, or made available.
12     (c) If, upon receipt of such notification, the
13 Administrator determines that there are reasonable grounds to
14 believe that such violation or danger exists, the Administrator
15 shall cause to be made an investigation in accordance with the
16 provisions of this Act as soon as practicable to determine if
17 such violation or danger exists. If the Administrator
18 determines that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that
19 a violation or danger exists, he or she shall notify the party
20 in writing of such determination.
21     (d) This Section does not apply within a municipality with
22 a population over 500,000.
23 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
24     (225 ILCS 312/110)
25     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
26     Sec. 110. Liability.
27     (a) This Act shall not be construed to relieve or lessen
28 the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, or
29 corporation owning, operating, controlling, maintaining,
30 erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting,
31 testing, or repairing any elevator or other related mechanisms
32 covered by this Act for damages to person or property caused by
33 any defect therein, nor does the State or any unit of local
34 government assume any such liability or responsibility
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1 whatsoever by the adoption of this Act or any acts or omissions
2 arising under this Act.
3     (b) Any owner or lessee who violates any of the provisions
4 of this Act shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $1,500
5 per violation, per day.
6     (c) Compliance with this Act is not a defense to a legal
7 proceeding.
8 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
9     (225 ILCS 312/120)
10     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
11     Sec. 120. Inspection and testing.
12     (a) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all new
13 and existing conveyances located in any building or structure
14 to have the conveyance inspected annually by a person, firm, or
15 company to which a license to inspect conveyances has been
16 issued. Subsequent to inspection, the licensed person, firm, or
17 company must supply the property owner or lessee and the
18 Administrator with a written inspection report describing any
19 and all violations. Property owners shall have 30 days from the
20 date of the published inspection report to be in full
21 compliance by correcting the violations. The Administrator
22 shall determine whether or not such violations have been
23 corrected.
24     (b) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all
25 conveyances to have a firm or company licensed as described in
26 this Act to ensure that the required inspection and test are
27 performed at intervals in compliance with ASME A17.1, ASME
28 A18.1, and ASCE 21.
29     (c) All tests shall be performed by a licensed elevator
30 mechanic.
31 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
32     (225 ILCS 312/135)
33     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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1 conveyance located in his or her private residence may
2 register, pay the required fee, and have his or her existing
3 conveyance inspected. The Administrator shall provide annual
4 notice to the owner of the private residence where the
5 conveyance is located with relevant information about
6 conveyance safety requirements, including the need to have the
7 elevator periodically and timely inspected and made safe. Any
8 inspection performed shall be done solely at the request and
9 with the consent of the private residence owner. No penalty
10 provision of this Act shall apply to private residence owners.
11 (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.