As used throughout this title:

1. "Alteration" means any change to equipment, elevators, or other conveyances, including its parts, components, or subsystems thereof, other than maintenance, repair, or replacement in accordance with ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44, including the altering, rebuilding, upgrading, or modernizing of elevators or other conveyances.

2. "ASME" means the American society of mechanical engineers.

3. "Board" means the North Dakota state electrical board established under this chapter.

4. "Conveyance" means any elevator, escalator, stairway chairlift, platform lift, stage lift, orchestra lift, hoist, dumbwaiter, moving walk, automated people mover, automated-type parking structure, wind turbine elevators, or other device used for moving people, materials, equipment, or other objects from one landing or location to another. Such devices include those covered by ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44; ASME A18.1; ASME B20.1; Automated People Mover Standards; NFPA 88A; ANSI/ASSE 10.4; and ANSI/ASSE 10.5. The meaning of the terms for elevators, escalators, and other conveyance devices referenced includes the definitions provided in the referenced code sections, as applicable.

5. "Conveyance operation certificate" means a document consisting of one or more copies that certifies conveyance equipment was installed on premises or annually inspected by an elevator contractor and was done in strict compliance with all the provisions of North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-09 and all the requirements of the board.

6. "Correction order", also marked as FS, indicates a correction is necessary before installation may be considered approved by the board. It means a notice written by an inspector to the person responsible for the installation or annual inspection, stating violations and noncompliance of rules and regulations as listed shall be corrected within a designated time.

History: Effective July 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 43-09-27

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-09-27, 43-09-28, 43-09-29, 43-09-30, 43-09-31, 43-09-32, 43-09-33, 43-09-34