The Florida Senate

399.13  Delegation of authority to municipalities or counties.--

(1)  The department may enter into contracts with municipalities or counties under which such municipalities or counties will issue construction permits and certificates of operation; will provide for inspection of elevators, including temporary operation inspections; and will enforce the applicable provisions of the Florida Building Code, as required by this chapter. The municipality or county may choose to require inspections to be performed by its own inspectors or by private certified elevator inspectors. Each such agreement shall include a provision that the municipality or county shall maintain for inspection by the department copies of all applications for permits issued, a copy of each inspection report issued, and proper records showing the number of certificates of operation issued; shall include a provision that each required inspection be conducted by a certified elevator inspector; and may include such other provisions as the department deems necessary.

(2)  The department may make inspections of elevators in such municipality or county for the purpose of determining that the provisions of this chapter are being met and may cancel the contract with any municipality or county which the department finds has failed to comply with such contract or the provisions of this chapter. The amendments to chapter 399 by this act shall apply only to the installation, relocation, or alteration of an elevator for which a permit has been issued after October 1, 1990.

History.--s. 13, ch. 24096, 1947; s. 5, ch. 65-421; ss. 16, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 12, ch. 71-157; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 11, 16, 17, ch. 83-145; s. 7, ch. 90-73; s. 8, ch. 93-16; s. 27, ch. 2000-141; ss. 17, 34, ch. 2001-186; s. 3, ch. 2001-372; s. 12, ch. 2002-293; s. 15, ch. 2002-299.