Section 12-810 - Final acceptance inspection. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-810. Final acceptance inspection.
 

(a)  Required.- The Commissioner shall conduct a final acceptance inspection on completion of the installation, modification, or alteration of an elevator unit before it is placed in service. 

(b)  Inspection checklist.- The Commissioner shall provide an inspection checklist that specifies the requirements for compliance with the Safety Code and other regulations adopted by the Commissioner. 

(c)  Duties of contractor.- At least 15 days before a scheduled final acceptance inspection for an elevator unit being installed, modified, or altered in the State, the contractor, owner, or lessee shall submit to the Commissioner a written certification that: 

(1) the elevator plans and construction documents have been reviewed by a third-party qualified elevator inspector; 

(2) the third-party qualified elevator inspector has certified that the elevator unit as constructed and installed complies with this subtitle, its regulations, and the Safety Code; and 

(3) the elements indicated on the inspection checklist are operational, have been tested, and are functional. 

(d)  Failure to meet criteria.- If a State inspector arrives to inspect an elevator unit at the designated time and the elevator unit does not meet the criteria established in subsection (c) of this section, the inspector may cancel the inspection and charge the contractor a fee in accordance with § 12-809 of this subtitle. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 49B(b)(11), (12), (i)(2); 2003, ch. 5, § 2; 2006, ch. 39; 2007, ch. 5, § 7; ch. 408.]