Michigan Compiled Laws Act 227 Of 1967 Elevator Safety Board (408.801 - 408.824)

AN ACT to regulate the inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair and operation of elevators and the licensing of elevator contractors; to regulate the construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of certain residential lifts; to prescribe the functions of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; to create, and prescribe the functions of, the elevator safety board; to provide penalties for violations of the act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

History: 1967, Act 227, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 35, Eff. Aug. 19, 2015

Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 3 of Act 35 of 2015 provides:"Enacting section 3. It is the intent of the legislature that the enactment of this amendatory act does not affect the department of licensing and regulatory affairs' examination or examination requirements for licensure as a residential builder under article 24 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412."

Section 408.801 Elevators; Applicability Of Definitions In American Standard Safety Code.
The definitions in section 3 of the standard are applicable to this act, except where they conflict with definitions in this act. History: 1967,...
Section 408.802 Definitions.
(1) “Approved” means that which the director designates as acceptable to the department. (2) “Board” means the elevator safety board. (3) “Department” means the...
Section 408.803 Definitions; E.
(1) "Elevator" means the machinery, construction, apparatus, and equipment of an incline lift, escalator, moving walk, or device serving 2 or more landings used...
Section 408.804 Definitions; G To S.
(1) "General inspector" means an individual who holds a general certificate of competency and is employed by this state as an elevator inspector or...
Section 408.805 Inapplicability Of Act To Certain Municipalities.
This act does not apply to or in any city, village or township having elevator inspection regulations under ordinances comparable to this act. History:...
Section 408.806 Elevators; Compliance With American Standard Safety Code; Adoption By Rule; Conflicts; Applicability To Residential Incline Elevator For Use By Members Of Homeowners Association Accessing Shoreline Of Great Lake Or Connecting Waterway; "Homeowners Association" Defined.
(1) An elevator shall be constructed, equipped, maintained, repaired, and used with respect to the supporting members, car or platform, hoistways, guides, cables, doors...
Section 408.807 Elevator Safety Board; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Vacancy; Compensation And Expenses.
(1) The elevator safety board consisting of 11 members is created, 1 of whose members is the director. The governor shall appoint, with the...
Section 408.808 Elevator Safety Board; Powers And Duties Generally; Rules Establishing Fee Schedules; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting.
(1) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To promulgate rules for the inspection, design, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, and use...
Section 408.809 Enforcement Of Act And Rules.
The director shall enforce the provisions of this act and the rules promulgated by the board pursuant to this act and where, owning to...
Section 408.810 General And Special Inspectors; Qualifications; Application Requirements For Examination As Elevator Inspectors; Acceptance Or Rejection Of Applications; Issuance Of Certificates Of Competency; Reexamination.
(1) A person is not authorized to serve as a general inspector unless he has had 3 years' experience in elevator construction or the...
Section 408.811 Special Inspectors; Designation By Insurers Or Local Units; Commissions; Renewal Fees; Compensation.
From the holders of special certificates of competency in the inspection of elevators, a company authorized to insure elevators in this state, may designate...
Section 408.812 Elevator Contractors' Licenses; Applications, Qualifications, Expiration; Exemptions.
A person, firm or corporation who is to install, construct, repair, alter and maintain an elevator shall secure from the director an elevator contractor...
Section 408.813 Certificates Of Competency, Commissions And Licenses; Reissuance When Lost Or Destroyed.
A certificate of competency, commission or elevator contractor license shall be reissued upon receipt of an application by the director and payment of the...
Section 408.814 Certificates Of Competency, Commissions And Licenses; Suspension Or Revocation; Grounds, Hearing, Notice.
A certificate of competency, commission or elevator contractor license may be suspended or revoked by the director upon recommendation of the board for incompetence,...
Section 408.814a Residential Chairlift Or Residential Stairway Platform Lift; Installation, Construction, Repair, Alteration, Or Maintenance; Requirements.
(1) An individual shall not install, construct, repair, alter, or maintain a residential stairway chairlift or residential platform lift unless that individual meets all...
Section 408.815 Permit For Installation Or Alteration; Plans And Specifications; Approval; Form; Fee; Emergency Alterations; Issuance By Municipality; Receipt Of Completed Application; Time Period For Issuance; Report; “completed Application” Defined.
(1) A person shall not install or alter an elevator without first obtaining a permit from the department. The department shall only issue a...
Section 408.816 Fees For Services; Determination; Payment; Deposits.
(1) Fees for the following matters shall be determined by the board subject to section 15: (a) Commission. (b) Certificate of competency examination. (c)...
Section 408.817 Inspections; Entry On Premises, Assistance.
The director and his inspectors during reasonable hours may enter any premises within this state without hindrance for the purpose of examining equipment covered...
Section 408.818 Certificates Of Operation; Annual Issuance.
The director shall issue a certificate of operation annually in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board. History: 1967, Act 227, Eff. Nov....
Section 408.819 Sealing Elevator Out Of Service; Grounds.
A general inspector may seal an elevator out of service in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board or when any of the...
Section 408.820 Smoking Or Carrying Lighted Tobacco In Passenger Elevators Prohibited; Posting Sign; Receptacles.
(1) A person shall not smoke or carry lighted tobacco in any form in a passenger elevator in any building, structure, or premises in...
Section 408.821 Violations Of Act Or Rules; Penalties.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person, firm, or corporation who violates this act or a rule promulgated by the board, or...
Section 408.822 Saving Clause.
A prosecution arising from a violation of the act repealed herein pending at the time this act becomes effective, or a prosecution which may...
Section 408.823 Repeals.
Act No. 82 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 408.351 to 408.374 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed....
Section 408.824 Elevator Safety Board; Membership, Rules And Fees, Continuation.
The membership of the board as now constituted shall continue to serve in accordance with their terms of office and the rules and fees...

Last modified: October 10, 2016