As used in this chapter, “department” means the Department of Administrative Services; “commissioner” means the Commissioner of Administrative Services; “elevator” means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform which moves in guides or rails in a substantially vertical direction other than an inclined stairway chairlift and a vertical wheelchair or incline lift, including sidewalk elevators used for the carrying of persons or freight; and “escalator” means a moving inclined continuous stairway or runway used for raising or lowering passengers.

(1949 Rev., S. 3767; P.A. 77-614, S. 494, 610; P.A. 84-152, S. 2, 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced labor department and commissioner with department and commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-410 transferred to Sec. 29-191 in 1983; P.A. 84-152 excepted from the definition of “elevator”, inclined stairway chairlifts and vertical wheelchair or incline lifts; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013.