The Florida Senate

399.05  Construction permits.--

(1)(a)  Before any elevator is installed, relocated, or altered, detailed plans and specifications of the elevator, in duplicate, shall be submitted to the division for approval and a construction permit shall be obtained from the division for such work. When plans and specifications have been submitted to and approved by the division, a construction permit shall be issued upon payment of the construction permit fee. The elevator may not be operated until it has been inspected and a certificate of operation has been issued by the division, unless a temporary operation permit has been issued by the division. Prior to issuance of a construction permit to install, relocate, or perform major alterations to an elevator, the elevator company shall have on file with the division a certificate of comprehensive general liability insurance evidencing coverage limits in the minimum amount of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence. The insurance coverage must be maintained until the elevator has been inspected and approved by the division.

(b)  Each application for a construction permit must be accompanied by a fee set by rule in an amount not greater than $450. The fee must be deposited in the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund.

(c)  Before it commences the alteration of an elevator, an elevator company under contract to perform service must apply to the division for an alteration permit. When time is critical, an elevator company may initiate the application procedure by obtaining oral approval, by telephone, to commence the alteration; it must then submit a written application and permit fee to the division within 7 working days after receiving the oral approval. When the alteration is completed, the elevator company must contact the state elevator inspector to arrange for an inspection of the alteration. An elevator company which fails to comply with this paragraph is subject to an administrative fine of up to $500.

(2)  The permitholder shall notify the division, in writing, at least 7 days before completion of the work and shall, in the presence of a state elevator inspector, subject the newly installed, relocated, or altered portions of the elevator to the tests required to show that such elevator meets the requirements of this chapter.

History.--s. 5, ch. 24096, 1947; s. 1, ch. 65-12; s. 2, ch. 65-421; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 8, ch. 71-228; s. 5, ch. 75-184; s. 93, ch. 79-164; s. 1, ch. 79-342; s. 9, ch. 81-120; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 6, 16, 17, ch. 83-145; s. 4, ch. 90-73; ss. 5, 8, ch. 93-16.