(1) (a) The administrator shall promulgate rules requiring the owner or lessee of a conveyance to periodically certify that the administrator, an approved local jurisdiction, or a licensed third-party conveyance inspector has determined that the conveyance is safe and complies with the rules adopted by the administrator or approved local jurisdiction. Upon such certification, the administrator or approved local jurisdiction shall issue a certificate of operation for the conveyance.

(b) and (c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1231), ch. 75, p. 256, § 7, effective August 11, 2010.)

(2) Upon request, the administrator shall provide notice to the owner of a private residence where a conveyance is located with relevant information about conveyance safety requirements. The penalty provisions of this article shall not apply to private residence owners.

(3) The administrator shall promulgate rules requiring the owner of the conveyance to have it periodically inspected by a third-party conveyance inspector and the periodic expiration of certificates of operation.

(4) The administrator shall promulgate rules allowing the continued operation of a private residence conveyance that was installed prior to January 1, 2008, in a building that is not a single-family residence.

(5) The owner or lessee of a conveyance shall not permit the conveyance to be operated unless the owner or lessee obtains a certificate of operation from the administrator or approved local jurisdiction.

(6) The owner or lessee shall pay a fee in an amount determined by the administrator for a certificate of operation issued by the administrator. The administrator shall set the fee in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S., to approximate the actual cost of issuing a certificate of operation.