Ch. 254
2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(3) AN ELEVATOR REFINISHER AND RENOVATOR LICENSE.
[(l)](M) "Moving walk" means a type of passenger carrying device on which
passengers stand or walk and in which the passenger carrying surface remains
parallel to its direction of motion and is uninterrupted.
[(m)] (N) "Safety Code" means the American National Standard/American
Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators,
and moving walks, known as ANSI A17.1 1971, and all subsequent amendments and
revisions to it, as adopted by the Commissioner.
[(n)] (O) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
12-824.
(a) The Board shall establish fees for the application, issuance, and renewal of
licenses issued under Part III of this subtitle.
(b) The total amount of fees established under subsection (a) of this section
may not exceed, for the 2 year term of the license:
(1) $100 per year for an elevator mechanic OR ELEVATOR REFINISHER
AND RENOVATOR LICENSE; and
(2) $150 per year for an elevator contractor.
12-826.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Part III of this subtitle, a person shall be
licensed by the Board as an elevator mechanic before the person erects, constructs,
wires, alters, replaces, maintains, repairs, dismantles, or services elevator units in
the State.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Part III of this subtitle, a person shall be
licensed by the Board as an elevator contractor before the person engages in the
business of erecting, constructing, wiring, altering, replacing, maintaining, repairing,
dismantling, or servicing elevator units in the State.
(c) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PART III OF THIS SUBTITLE, A
PERSON SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD AS AN ELEVATOR REFINISHER AND
RENOVATOR BEFORE THE PERSON ENGAGES IN THE BUSINESS OF ELEVATOR
REFINISHING AND RESTORING.
(D) (1) A licensed elevator contractor is not required for removing or
dismantling an elevator unit if:
(i) the elevator unit is destroyed as a result of a complete
demolition of a building; or
(ii) a hoistway or wellway is demolished back to the basic support
structure.
(2) (i) An individual who works as an elevator apprentice under the
direct supervision of a licensed elevator mechanic need not obtain a license.
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