H.B. 798                                                 VETOES

(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.

(II) BY JUNE 1, 2004, A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE BUSINESS OF
ELEVATOR RENOVATING FOR A BUSINESS INCORPORATED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2002,
SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD AS AN ELEVATOR RENOVATOR CONTRACTOR
BEFORE THE PERSON ENGAGES IN THE BUSINESS OF ELEVATOR RENOVATING.

(4)   EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A PERSON
SHALL BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD AS AN ELEVATOR RENOVATOR MECHANIC
BEFORE THE PERSON PERFORMS ELEVATOR RENOVATOR WORK.

[(3)] (5) A license is not required for an elevator apprentice.

(6) A LICENSE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR AN ELEVATOR REFINISHER.

(i) (1) An applicant for an elevator mechanic license shall:

(i) Have an acceptable combination of documented experience and
education credits, with at least 3 years of recent and active work experience in the
elevator industry, in construction, maintenance, and service/repair, as verified by
current and previous employers and satisfactorily complete a written examination
administered by the Board on the most recent referenced codes and standards;

(ii) Upon completion of 3 years of work experience as provided in
item (i) of this paragraph, have a certificate of completion of the mechanic

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