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20-24-115. New construction, relocation, or alteration.
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20-24-115. New construction, relocation, or alteration.
(a)(1) On and after the effective date of rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b), detailed plans and specifications of the elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator to be thereafter installed, relocated, or altered shall be submitted by the contractor, or in the absence of an installing contractor, by a person or the owner, to the Department of Labor and Licensing. An application for a construction or alteration permit on forms to be furnished or approved by the department shall be submitted at the same time.
(2) Repairs or replacements normally necessary for maintenance may be made on existing installations with parts equivalent in material, strength, and design to those replaced. No plans or specifications or applications need be filed for the repairs or replacements.
(b) All companies, owners, lessees, or persons engaged in this type of work within the State of Arkansas shall be approved and registered by the department.
(c) Failure to comply with subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section subjects all to a penalty as described in § 20-24-103(a).
(d) A construction permit shall be issued by the department or its authorized representative to the installing contractor or, in his or her absence, the owner, for every new elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator installation or alteration before the installation thereof is started. The department or its authorized representative shall issue the permit if the plans and specifications required under subsection (a) of this section indicate compliance with the applicable rules adopted by the board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b).
(e) Any person who installs an elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator which does not meet the specifications of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-115
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20-24-115. New construction, relocation, or alteration.
(a)(1) On and after the effective date of rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b), detailed plans and specifications of the elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator to be thereafter installed, relocated, or altered shall be submitted by the contractor, or in the absence of an installing contractor, by a person or the owner, to the Department of Labor and Licensing. An application for a construction or alteration permit on forms to be furnished or approved by the department shall be submitted at the same time.
(2) Repairs or replacements normally necessary for maintenance may be made on existing installations with parts equivalent in material, strength, and design to those replaced. No plans or specifications or applications need be filed for the repairs or replacements.
(b) All companies, owners, lessees, or persons engaged in this type of work within the State of Arkansas shall be approved and registered by the department.
(c) Failure to comply with subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section subjects all to a penalty as described in § 20-24-103(a).
(d) A construction permit shall be issued by the department or its authorized representative to the installing contractor or, in his or her absence, the owner, for every new elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator installation or alteration before the installation thereof is started. The department or its authorized representative shall issue the permit if the plans and specifications required under subsection (a) of this section indicate compliance with the applicable rules adopted by the board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b).
(e) Any person who installs an elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator which does not meet the specifications of this chapter shall be liable for all expenses necessary to bring the elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator into compliance with this chapter.
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20-24-103. Penalties — Prosecution of violations.
(a)(1) A person, owner, lessee, partnership, association, corporation, licensee, or inspector who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the Elevator Safety Board is subject to a civil fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.
(2) Each day during which a violation continues shall be a separate offense.
(b) An action for recovery of the penalties provided by this section shall be instituted by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions or its authorized representative and shall be in the form of a civil action before a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) In addition to the penalties in subsection (a) of this section, the Director of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin or restrain violations of this chapter or a rule adopted by the board.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-103
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20-24-107. Elevator Safety Board — Adoption and amendment of rules.
(a)(1) A public hearing shall be held by the Elevator Safety Board before the adoption of any rules authorized by this chapter.
(2) Copies of such rules as are proposed by the board for adoption shall be made available to all interested parties at least thirty (30) days before the hearing.
(3) Notice of each hearing shall be published not less than fifteen (15) days before the date assigned for the hearing.
(4) The rules adopted by the board shall be effective and shall be applicable on and after the effective date specified by the board but in no case less than three (3) months after the adoption by the board.
(b) The rules adopted by the board shall be amended or repealed in the same manner in which they are adopted.
(c)(1) No amendment shall be made to the rules adopted by the board unless public hearings are held as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(2)(A) Any person engaged in the inspection, alteration, construction, repair, or operation of elevators, dumbwaiters, or escalators, or any owner, insurer, or lessee thereof, may, from time to time, by written petition to the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, request that any rules adopted by the board under subsection (a) of this section be amended, or the secretary shall refer the petition to the board for its consideration and recommendation.
(B) The board shall hold public hearings with respect to the subject matter of the petition and shall thereafter approve or disapprove the petition.
(3) The amendments approved by the board shall become effective as provided in this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-107
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-24-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.