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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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 17, between lines 18 and 19, of the bill
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17         Section 8.  Section 399.061, Florida Statutes, is
18  amended to read:
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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    File original & 9 copies    04/24/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1923 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 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. 2 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjc0003 01:56 am 01923-sgc -365231
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1923 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 2 And the title is amended as follows: 3 On page 1, at the end of line 21, 4 remove from the title of the bill: nothing 5 6 and insert in lieu thereof: 7 399.061, F.S.; revising provisions relating to 8 the inspection of elevators; amending s. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 File original & 9 copies 04/24/01 hjc0003 01:56 am 01923-sgc -365231