Ch. 254                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(7) "ELEVATOR RENOVATOR MECHANIC" MEANS A PERSON WHO
PERFORMS WORK:

(I)      ON THE INTERIOR OF AN ELEVATOR INVOLVING THE REMOVAL
OR INSTALLATION OF THE NONSTRUCTURAL SURFACE OF THE ELEVATOR'S WALL,
CEILING, FLOOR, RAIL, OR HANDLE; AND

(II)     THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE ELEVATOR'S MOVING
OPERATION.

[(5)] (8) "Elevator mechanic" means a person who is engaged in erecting,
constructing, wiring, altering, replacing, maintaining, repairing, dismantling, or
servicing elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks.

[(6)] (9)     "License" includes:

(i)     An elevator contractor license; [and]

(ii)    An elevator mechanic license;

(III) AN ELEVATOR RENOVATOR CONTRACTOR LICENSE; AND

(IV)  AN ELEVATOR RENOVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE.

(g) (3) (i) The Board shall establish fees for the application, issuance, and
renewal of licenses issued under this section.

(ii) The total amount of fees in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph
may not exceed $100 per year for an elevator mechanic OR ELEVATOR RENOVATOR
MECHANIC and $150 per year for an elevator contractor[,] OR AN ELEVATOR
RENOVATOR CONTRACTOR which may be collected for the 2-year period of the
license.

(h) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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 elevators,
dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks in the State.

(2)     (i) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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 elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks in the
State.

(ii) A licensed elevator contractor is not required for removing or
dismantling conveyances that are destroyed as a result of a complete demolition of a
building or where the hoistway or wellway is demolished back to the basic support
structure.

(3)   (I) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A PERSON
SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD AS AN ELEVATOR RENOVATOR CONTRACTOR
BEFORE THE PERSON ENGAGES IN THE BUSINESS OF ELEVATOR RENOVATING.

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