Ch. 254                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(J) "ELEVATOR RENOVATOR CONTRACTOR" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS
ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF PERFORMING WORK:

(1)      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

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

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

(1)      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

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

[(i)] (L) "Elevator unit" includes an elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, and
moving walk.

[(j)] (M) "Escalator" means a power driven, inclined, continuous stairway used
for raising and lowering passengers.

[(k)] (N)    "License" includes:

(1)     an elevator contractor license; [and]

(2)     an elevator mechanic license;

(3)  AN ELEVATOR RENOVATOR CONTRACTOR LICENSE; AND

(4)  AN ELEVATOR RENOVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE.

[(l)](O) "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)](P) "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)](Q) "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 HI 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 RENOVATOR
MECHANIC; and

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