As soon as the department approves any new, relocated or altered elevator or escalator as being fit for operation, it shall issue to the owner a certificate of operation for a capacity and speed specified in the inspector's report. The fee for the certificate first issued shall be two hundred fifty dollars. Such certificate shall be posted conspicuously in the car or cage or on the platform of the elevator or escalator and shall be valid for twelve months. Thereafter, the certificate shall be renewed every two years upon receipt of the renewal fee of two hundred forty dollars, except that elevators located in private residences shall not be subject to said renewal requirement. No fee shall be required of the state or any agency of the state. No elevator or escalator may be lawfully operated without such certificate.

(1949 Rev., S. 3771; 1953, S. 2024d; 1959, P.A. 335, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 118; P.A. 73-574, S. 2, 3; P.A. 80-297, S. 6, 20; P.A. 84-86, S. 2; P.A. 85-560, S. 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 62, 117; P.A. 93-348, S. 6, 8; P.A. 00-165, S. 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 145; P.A. 09-35, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 322.)

History: 1959 act raised fee for first issued certificate from $5 to $10 and renewal fee from $2 to $5; 1961 act added that no fee shall be required of the state or any state agency; P.A. 73-574 raised fee for first certificate to $15 and for renewal to $10; P.A. 80-297 raised fee for first certificate to $25 and for renewal to $20; Sec. 19-415 transferred to Sec. 29-196 in 1983; P.A. 84-86 provided for separate certificate renewal provisions for elevators or escalators subject to full-maintenance contracts; P.A. 85-560 increased fees for the initial issuance of certificates of operation from $25 to $100, for renewal certificates from $20 to $40 and for renewal certificates for elevators subject to full-maintenance contracts from $40 to $80; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 increased the fee for certificate of operation from $100 to $150 and the renewal fee for an elevator or escalator with a full maintenance contract from $80 to $120; P.A. 93-348 eliminated requirement for department approval of elevator or escalator prior to annual renewal of certificate of operation, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 00-165 deleted provisions re renewal of certificate for elevator or escalator subject to full-maintenance contract and exempted private residence elevators from renewal requirements; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 increased fee for initial certificate from $150 to $200, changed renewal period from each year to every 2 years and increased renewal fee from $40 to $120, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-35 replaced reference to private residence elevators defined in regulations with reference to elevators located in private residences re renewal exception; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased initial fee from $200 to $250 and increased renewal fee from $120 to $240.