Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 12-812
Term of certificate; annual inspection
Effective Mar 27, 2019Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 39, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 408, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 145, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2014, c. 155, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2018, c. 337, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.State of Maryland
- (a) A certificate is valid for the period indicated on the certificate.
(b)
- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each elevator unit in the State shall have a periodic annual inspection by a State inspector as provided for in § 12-809(a)(6) of this subtitle or by a third-party qualified elevator inspector as provided for in § 12-809(d) of this subtitle.
- (2) Each cliffside elevator on the property of a privately owned single-family residential dwelling shall have a periodic inspection once every 2 years by a third-party qualified elevator inspector as provided for in § 12-809(d) of this subtitle.
(c) Before scheduling an inspection with the Commissioner or a third-party qualified elevator inspector, the contractor, owner, or lessee of an elevator unit shall:
- (1) ensure that the elevator unit is operated, inspected, and repaired in accordance with Part II of this subtitle and the regulations adopted under Part II of this subtitle; and
- (2) make inspection, maintenance, and repair records available to the inspector charged with inspecting the elevator unit.
(d)
- (1) When an inspector conducts an inspection and the elevator unit fails the inspection, the inspector shall issue an inspection checklist that specifies the corrections required.
- (2) The inspection checklist shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner and shall specify the requirements for compliance with the Safety Code and other regulations adopted by the Commissioner.
- (3) If a State inspector conducts a follow-up inspection to ensure compliance with the corrections specified on the inspection checklist, the contractor, owner, or lessee shall pay a fee in accordance with § 12-809 of this subtitle.
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 39, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 408, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 145, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2014, c. 155, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2018, c. 337, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.