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RSA 157-B:6 · Suspension of Certificate
157-B:6 Suspension of Certificate. –
Copy linkThe commissioner may suspend an inspection certificate when an elevator or accessibility lift does not meet the requirements of the standards established under this chapter. When an inspection certificate is suspended, the owner shall not permit the use of the elevator or accessibility lift until a new certificate of inspection is issued for the elevator or accessibility lift. The commissioner shall have a notice of the suspension of the inspection certificate posted at every entrance to the unsafe elevator or accessibility lift, and shall have the inspection certificate removed from the elevator car or accessibility lift platform. The notice of suspension may be removed only by the authority of the commissioner. The commissioner shall notify the owner in writing of the suspension of the inspection certificate. The notice may be served on the owner by registered mail or otherwise.
Copy linkThe commissioner may adopt by rule the conditions to empower an elevator inspector or authorized representative of the commissioner to make an emergency suspension of the inspection certificate for a period of not more than 24 hours, to enable the commissioner to take action on the suspension under paragraph I of this section, or to enable the owner to make repairs on the elevator or accessibility lift.
Copy linkAny person who removes or defaces a notice of suspension of the inspection certificate without the authority of the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1967, 310:1. 1973, 528:75. 1995, 100:5. 1997, 333:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
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Source. 1967, 310:1. 1973, 528:75. 1995, 100:5. 1997, 333:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Source history
- 1967, 310:1
- 1973, 528:75
- 1995, 100:5
- 1997, 333:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998
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