ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                                 Ch. 5

12-835. EMERGENCY ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSES.

(A)     RESPONSE DURING EMERGENCY.

A LICENSED ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR SHALL RESPOND AS NECESSARY TO
ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY IF:

(1)      AN EMERGENCY EXISTS IN THE STATE BECAUSE OF DISASTER, ACT
OF GOD, OR WORK STOPPAGE; AND

(2)      THE NUMBER OF LICENSED ELEVATOR MECHANICS IN THE STATE IS
INSUFFICIENT TO COPE WITH THE EMERGENCY.

(B)     CERTIFIED INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK LICENSE.

WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER BEGINNING WORK THAT REQUIRES AN
ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE, AN INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BY A LICENSED
ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR TO HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE COMBINATION OF DOCUMENTED
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION TO PERFORM ELEVATOR WORK WITHOUT DIRECT AND
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION SHALL SEEK AN EMERGENCY ELEVATOR MECHANIC
LICENSE FROM THE BOARD.

(C)     PROOF OF COMPETENCY.

THE LICENSED ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PROOF OF
COMPETENCY AS THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED BY THE
LICENSED ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(D)     ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.

THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE EMERGENCY ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSES.

(E)     SCOPE OF LICENSE.

AN EMERGENCY ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE ENTITLES THE LICENSEE TO
THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF AN ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE ISSUED UNDER
PART III OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(F)     TERM OF LICENSE.

AN EMERGENCY ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE IS VALID FOR 30 DAYS FOR
PARTICULAR ELEVATOR UNITS OR GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AS THE BOARD
DESIGNATES.

(G)     RENEWAL OF LICENSE.

THE BOARD SHALL RENEW AN EMERGENCY ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE
DURING THE EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY.

(H) FEE.

THE BOARD MAY NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF AN
EMERGENCY ELEVATOR MECHANIC LICENSE.

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