Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 2, Chapter 24 - Elevators, Dumbwaiters, and Escalators
- § 20-24-101 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter: (1) "Alteration" means any change made to an existing conveyance or to its hoistway, enclosure, or doors other than...
- § 20-24-102 - State to Have Exclusive Jurisdiction -- Exception.
(a) No city, town, or other governmental subdivision shall have the power to make any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution providing for the licensing, inspection,...
- § 20-24-103 - Penalties -- Prosecution of Violations.
(a) (1) Any person, owner, lessee, partnership, association, corporation, or inspector who violates any provision of this chapter shall be penalized by a civil...
- § 20-24-104 - Enforcement.
(a) Except when otherwise provided, the Department of Labor shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to enforce this chapter and...
- § 20-24-105 - Elevator Safety Board -- Creation -- Members.
(a) There is created the Elevator Safety Board, consisting of six (6) members, one (1) of whom shall be the Director of the Department...
- § 20-24-106 - Elevator Safety Board -- Powers and Duties.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Elevator Safety Board to license elevator inspectors, elevator mechanics, and elevator contractors as provided in this...
- § 20-24-107 - Elevator Safety Board -- Adoption and Amendment of Rules and Regulations.
(a) (1) A public hearing shall be held by the Elevator Safety Board prior to the adoption of any rules or regulations authorized by...
- § 20-24-108 - Licenses Required -- Qualifications.
(a) (1) The inspections of conveyances required by this chapter shall be made by an elevator inspector licensed by the Elevator Safety Board. (2)...
- § 20-24-109 - Application and Examination for Licenses -- Issuance and Renewal.
(a) (1) A written application for the examination and license for elevator inspector, elevator mechanic, or elevator contractor shall be made upon a form...
- § 20-24-110 - Inspectors -- Prohibited Activities -- Requirements.
(a) No elevator inspector shall inspect an elevator, escalator, or dumbwaiter if the inspector or any member of his or her immediate family has...
- § 20-24-111 - Maintenance.
Every elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator shall be maintained by the owner or lessee in a safe operating condition so that it conforms to the...
- § 20-24-112 - Testing and Inspection Required.
(a) All new and existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, except dormant elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, shall be tested and inspected in accordance with the...
- § 20-24-113 - Report of Inspection.
(a) (1) A report of every required inspection shall be filed with the Department of Labor or its authorized representative by the inspector making...
- § 20-24-114 - Additional Inspections.
(a) In addition to required inspections, the Department of Labor or its authorized representative may designate a licensed inspector in its employ to make...
- § 20-24-115 - New Construction, Relocation, or Alteration.
(a) (1) On and after the effective date of rules and regulations adopted by the Elevator Safety Board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b), detailed...
- § 20-24-116 - Operating Permits.
(a) (1) Operating permits shall be issued by the Department of Labor within the time limits specified in this section to the owner or...
- § 20-24-117 - Fees.
(a) The following fees shall be paid to the Department of Labor for each passenger, freight, or one-man elevator or dumbwaiter installation permit: (1)...
- § 20-24-118 - Braille Tags in Elevators in Publicly Owned Buildings.
(a) In all publicly owned buildings containing passenger elevators, braille tags shall be affixed on or immediately adjacent to all elevator pushbuttons, levers, or...
- § 20-24-119 - Appeals.
(a) Any person aggrieved by an order or act of the Department of Labor or its authorized representative under this chapter may, within fifteen...
- § 20-24-120 - Exemption.
Conveyances installed in private single-family dwellings shall be exempt from the testing and inspection requirements of § 20-24-112 and the permitting requirements of §§...
Last modified: November 15, 2016