HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1923
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Council for Smarter Government offered the following:
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17 Section 8. Section 399.061, Florida Statutes, is
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19 399.061 Inspections; correction of deficiencies.--
20 (1)(a) All elevators or other conveyances subject to
21 this chapter must be annually inspected by a certified
22 elevator inspector through a third-party inspection service,
23 or by a municipality or county under contract with the
24 division pursuant to s. 399.13. If the elevator or other
25 conveyance is by a third-party inspection service certified as
26 a qualified elevator inspector or maintained pursuant to a
27 service maintenance contract continuously in force, it shall
28 be inspected at least once every two years by a certified
29 elevator inspector not employed by or otherwise associated
30 with the maintenance company; however, if the elevator is not
31 an escalator or a dumbwaiter and the elevator serves only two
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1 adjacent floors and is covered by a service maintenance
2 contract, no inspection shall be required so long as the
3 service contract remains in effect. A statement verifying the
4 existence, performance, and cancellation of each service
5 maintenance contract must be filed annually with the division
6 as prescribed by rule. All elevators covered by a service
7 maintenance contract shall be inspected by a
8 certificate-of-competency holder at least once every 2 years;
9 however, if the elevator is not an escalator or a dumbwaiter
10 and the elevator serves only two adjacent floors and is
11 covered by a service maintenance contract, no inspection shall
12 be required so long as the service contract remains in effect.
13 (b) The division may inspect an elevator whenever
14 necessary to ensure its safe operation or when a third-party
15 inspection service is not available for routine inspection.
16 (2) The division may shall employ state elevator
17 inspectors to conduct the inspections as required by
18 subsection (1) and may charge an inspection fee for each
19 inspection sufficient to cover the costs of that inspection,
20 as provided by rule. Each state elevator inspector shall hold
21 a certificate of competency issued by the division.
22 (3) Whenever the division determines from the results
23 of any inspection that, in the interest of the public safety,
24 an elevator is in an unsafe condition, the division may seal
25 the elevator or order the discontinuance of the use of the
26 elevator until the division determines by inspection that such
27 elevator has been satisfactorily repaired or replaced so that
28 the elevator may be operated in a safe manner.
29 (4) When the division determines that an elevator is
30 in violation of this chapter, the division may issue an order
31 to the elevator owner requiring correction of the violation.
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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7 399.061, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
8 the inspection of elevators; amending s.
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