Florida Statutes Title XXIX Chapter 399 - Elevator Safety
- 399.001 - Short Title And Purpose.
This chapter may be cited as the “Elevator Safety Act.” The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the safety of life and limb...
- 399.01 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Alteration” means any change or addition to the vertical conveyance other than maintenance, repair, or replacement.(2) “Certificate of operation” means...
- 399.02 - General Requirements.
(1) The Elevator Safety Technical Advisory Committee shall develop and submit to the Director of Hotels and Restaurants proposed revisions to the elevator safety code so...
- 399.03 - Design, Installation, And Alteration Of Conveyances.
(1) A conveyance covered by this chapter may not be erected, constructed, installed, or altered within buildings or structures until a permit has been obtained from...
- 399.035 - Elevator Accessibility Requirements For The Physically Handicapped.
(1) Each elevator, the installation of which is begun after October 1, 1990, must be made accessible to physically handicapped persons with the following requirements:(a) In a...
- 399.049 - Disciplinary Action.
(1) The department may suspend or revoke an elevator inspector certification, an elevator company registration, an elevator certificate of competency, or an elevator certificate of operation...
- 399.061 - Inspections; Service Maintenance Contracts; Correction Of Deficiencies.
(1)(a) All elevators or other conveyances subject to this chapter must be annually inspected by a certified elevator inspector or by a municipality or county under...
- 399.07 - Certificates Of Operation; Fees.
(1) The certificate of operation is valid for a period not to exceed 2 years and shall expire at the end of the period unless revoked....
- 399.10 - Enforcement Of Law.
It shall be the duty of the department to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The department shall have rulemaking authority to carry out the...
- 399.105 - Administrative Fines.
(1) Any person who fails to comply with the reporting requirements of this chapter or with the reasonable requests of the department to determine whether the...
- 399.1061 - Elevator Safety Technical Advisory Council.
(1) The Elevator Safety Technical Advisory Council is created within the division and shall consist of eight members appointed by the secretary of the department who...
- 399.11 - Penalties.
(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules of the department is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second...
- 399.125 - Reporting Of Elevator Accidents; Penalties.
Within 5 working days after any accident occurring in or upon any elevator, the certificate of operation holder shall report the accident to the division...
- 399.13 - Delegation Of Authority To Municipalities Or Counties.
(1) The department may enter into contracts with municipalities or counties under which the municipalities or counties will issue construction permits and certificates of operation; will...
- 399.15 - Regional Emergency Elevator Access.
(1) In order to provide emergency access to elevators:(a) For each building in this state which is six or more stories in height, including, but not limited...
- 399.16 - Unlicensed Activity; Citations; Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) The division may issue a citation for unlicensed activity upon a finding of probable cause that activity requiring a permit, certificate, or license is being...
- 399.17 - Certified Elevator Inspectors; Registration.
Each certified elevator inspector must annually register with the division and provide proof of completion of 8 hours of continuing education, proof of good standing,...
Last modified: September 23, 2016