1. (a) Except as provided in section 3.5 of this chapter, the commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to adopt a statewide code of fire safety laws and building laws.

2. (b) The commission shall adopt the following national codes or their equivalent by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal):

   1. (1) ANSI A10.4 (Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists).
   2. (2) ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard).
   3. (3) ASME A18.1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, American National Standard).
   4. (4) ASME QEI-1 (Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, an American National Standard).
   5. (5) The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Automated People Mover Standard 21.
   6. (6) ANSI A90.1 Safety Code for Manlifts.
   7. (7) ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard).
   8. (8) ASME A17.6 (Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems).
3. (c) The commission shall review the subsequent edition of each code adopted under subsection (b) within twenty-four (24) months after the effective date of the subsequent edition.
4. (d) Except as provided in subsection (e), the commission may amend the national codes as a condition of the adoption under subsections (b) and (c).
5. (e) An amendment to the national code under subsection (d) may not unreasonably impair public safety.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.167-1997, SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.7; P.L.44-2005, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.358; P.L.101-2006, SEC.34; P.L.113-2014, SEC.117; P.L.29-2014, SEC.28; P.L.86-2015, SEC.5; P.L.104-2018, SEC.2; P.L.230-2019, SEC.3.