Massachusetts Elevator & Conveyance Licensing Law

Massachusetts Code · 20 sections

The following is the full text of Massachusetts’s elevator & conveyance licensing law statutes as published in the Massachusetts Code. For the official version, see the Massachusetts Legislature.

M.G.L. ch. 141, s. 7

Section 7. This chapter shall not apply to: the installation, repairing, and wiring of elevators; the work in connection with the erection, construction, maintenance or repair of lines for transmission of electricity from the source of supply to the service switch on the premises where used by municipal electric plants, by electric companies as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and sixty-four, by gas companies authorized to make or sell electricity, by electric street railway companies, by electric railroad companies or by railroad companies; the work of such plants or companies on premises owned or controlled by them; the work of said municipal electric plants or of said electric or gas companies in installing, maintaining and repairing on the premises of customers, service connections and meters and other apparatus and appliances remaining the property of such plants or companies after installation; public employees engaged in the work of installing, maintaining or repairing public signalling systems; the work in connection with the lighting of public ways, alleys, private ways, or public parks, areas or squares; the work of companies subject to regulation by the department of public utilities or the department of telecommunications and cable, and incorporated for the transmission of intelligence by electricity in installing, maintaining or repairing wires, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances used by such companies and necessary for, or incident to, their business, whether or not such wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures or other appliances are on its own premises; or the work in connection with the installation, construction, maintenance, repair and renovation of telephone equipment, cable television service or computer systems by a person, firm or corporation primarily engaged in the telecommunications or the information systems industry.

M.G.L. ch. 142, s. 1

Section 1. In this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Certificate'', a certificate of registration issued in accordance with section three of chapter five hundred and thirty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine, section two of chapter five hundred and ninety-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and ten or chapter five hundred and eighteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and twelve. ''Certificate of a plumbing corporation or certificate of a plumbing partnership'', a certificate of registration issued to a master plumber authorizing him to conduct the plumbing business as a corporation or as a partner in a partnership, as the case may be. ''Certificate of a gas fitting corporation or certificate of a gas fitting partnership'', a certificate of registration issued to a master gas fitter authorizing him to conduct the gas fitting business as a corporation or as a partner in a partnership, as the case may be. ''Examiners'', the board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters appointed under section thirty-six of chapter thirteen. ''Gas fitting'', any work which includes the installation, alteration, and replacement of a piping system beyond the gas meter outlet or regulator through which is conveyed or intended to be conveyed fuel gas of any kind for power, refrigeration, heating or illuminating purposes including the connection therewith and testing of gas fixtures, ranges, refrigerators, stoves, water heaters, house heating boilers, and any other gas using appliances, and the maintenance in good and safe condition of said systems, and the making of necessary repairs and changes. ''Journeyman gas fitter'', a person who himself does any work in gas fitting, subject to inspection under any law, rule or regulation. ''Journeyman plumber'', a person who himself does any work in plumbing and gas fitting, subject to inspection under any law, rule or regulation. ''Master gas fitter'', a gas fitter, having a regular place of business and who, by himself or journeyman gas fitters in his employ, performs gas fitting work, subject to inspection and in compliance of any law, rule or regulation pertaining to same. ''Master plumber'', a plumber having a regular place of business and who, by himself or journeyman plumbers in his employ, performs plumbing and gas fitting work, subject to inspection and in compliance with any law, rule, or regulation pertaining to same. ''Plumbing'', the work and practice, materials and fixtures used in the installation, removal, maintenance, extension, and alteration of a plumbing system; of all piping, fixtures, fixed appliances, and appurtenances in connection with any of the following: sanitary drainage, storm drainage facilities, special wastes, the venting system and the public or private water-supply systems, within or adjacent to any building, structure, or conveyance; to their connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable terminal within the property line. ''Apprentice gas fitter'', a person who is learning and working at the business of gas fitting under the direct supervision of a master plumber, master gas fitter, journeyman plumber or journeyman gas fitter. ''Apprentice plumber'', a person who is learning and working at the business of plumbing under the direct supervision of a master plumber or journeyman plumber. ''Registered'', registered in accordance with section three of chapter five hundred and thirty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine, section two of chapter five hundred and ninety-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and ten or chapter five hundred and eighteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and twelve. ''Undiluted liquefied petroleum gas installer'', a person who does any work in installing undiluted liquefied petroleum gas systems and appliances. ''Limited undiluted liquefied petroleum gas installer'', a person who does any work in installing, connecting and moving from place to place undiluted liquefied petroleum gas salamanders, space heaters and related equipment used in buildings under construction.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 2A

Section 2A. The provisions of this chapter relative to the safety of persons in buildings shall apply to buildings and structures, other than the state house, owned, operated or controlled by the commonwealth, and to buildings and structures owned, operated or controlled by any department, board or commission of the commonwealth, or by any of its political subdivisions, in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to privately owned or controlled buildings occupied, used or maintained for similar purposes. The provisions of this chapter relative to the inspection of buildings privately owned shall apply in the same manner to the inspection of buildings subject to this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of the state safety code for window cleaners and elevator inspections shall also be applicable to the state house in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to privately owned or controlled buildings.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 62

Section 62. The commissioner shall cause a system of elevator inspection to be instituted and maintained in the commonwealth. The commissioner shall assign an adequate number of competent inspectors for all elevators in the commonwealth. The commissioner shall have supervision of the installation, alteration, maintenance, inspection and approval of all elevators and shall enforce the regulations of the board of elevator regulations. No elevator shall be installed or altered until a copy of the plans and specifications of such elevator or of the proposed alterations shall have been filed by the owner of the premises where such elevator is to be installed or altered, or by the manufacturer of such elevator, and a certificate of approval or a specification of requirements shall have been issued by the commissioner. The word ''elevator'' shall include moving stairways, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices, wheelchair lifts, automatic people movers and other associated devices, except stair lifts located and installed in residential homes, that are commonly included within the elevator industry.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 62A

Section 62A. The owner or person in control of a building in which an elevator is operated shall pay fees to be determined annually by the secretary of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven for inspection and safety tests by an inspector assigned by the commissioner; provided, however, that said fees shall be set at a rate sufficient to meet the cost of the division of occupational licensure for providing said inspections and safety tests; and, provided further, that each city and town may annually set a reasonable fee, and may collect such fee, for elevator registration of each elevator within such city or town. The owner or person in control of a building in which an elevator is operated shall be subject to the following inspections and safety tests: (1) For the inspection of a new installation, repair, or replacement of power passenger and freight elevators, hydraulic and electric passenger and freight elevators, hand power operated service elevators and temporary workmen's elevators. (2) For each safety test and inspection of elevators and devices as described in paragraph (1). (3) For the inspection of a new installation of a private residence elevator or an inclined lift.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 63

Section 63. On completion of the work of installation or alteration, the manufacturer of the elevator or the person making the alterations shall make a practical test of the safety devices of the elevator in the presence of an inspector assigned by the commissioner. If the test is satisfactory to said inspector, he shall issue a certificate approving the elevator and safety devices thereof.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 64

Section 64. All elevators shall be thoroughly inspected and a practical test made of the safety devices required therefor at intervals of not more than one year and at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the inspector; provided, however, that elevators in owner-occupied single family residences, whether attached or detached shall be inspected and tested as necessary for acceptance following an installation, alteration or modernization that requires a permit by the board of elevator regulations; provided, however, that any elevator classified by the commissioner as a limited use elevator including, but not limited to, a wheelchair lift, dumbwaiter and vertical reciprocating conveyor shall be inspected and tested at intervals of not less than 2 years; provided further, that the chief executive officer of any city or town may cause the commissioner to order an inspection of any elevator in such officers jurisdiction, within fourteen calendar days by notifying said commissioner, in writing, of the facts and circumstances which lead such officer to believe that the inspection is necessary; provided, further, that if such inspection is not made within such fourteen day period, such officer may cause an inspection to be made by a state certified elevator inspector selected from a list approved by the secretary of economic development, and the commonwealth shall reimburse any such city or town for the reasonable costs incurred as a result thereof. The inspection and practical test shall be made by a licensed elevator construction man, maintenance or repairman in the presence of an inspector assigned by the commissioner. Within ten days after the inspection, said inspector shall file a complete written report of all changes and defects in apparatus or equipment to the commissioner and the chief executive officer of the city or town in which such inspection occurred, upon forms to be furnished by him.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 65

Section 65. If in the judgment of an inspector assigned by the commissioner that an elevator is safe, and if the elevator has been constructed in the manner required by law or by the regulations of the board of elevator regulations or the state building code, the inspector shall issue a certificate to that effect to the owner of the elevator or to the person in charge thereof, who shall post the certificate in a conspicuous place in or near the cab or car of such elevator. If such elevator is judged unsafe, the inspector shall immediately post conspicuously upon the entrance or door of the cab or car of such elevator, or upon the elevator, a notice of its dangerous condition, and shall prohibit the use of the elevator until it has been made safe to his satisfaction; provided, however, that said inspector shall also immediately notify the chief executive of the city or town wherein such unsafe condition exists. No person shall remove such notice or operate such elevator until the inspector has issued his certificate as aforesaid. No elevator licensed under this chapter shall be operated without a valid inspection certificate. If a certificate has expired, no new certificate shall be issued until a new inspection has been completed and no elevator shall be operated until a new certificate has been issued by a qualified state inspector. The owner or operator of an elevator who fails to comply with this section shall be punished by a fine of $100 for each day that an elevator is in operation without a valid certificate. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may waive all or a portion of the $100 per day fine and may promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria used to determine whether the fine may be waived. For the purposes of this section, an elevator shall be deemed to be in operation unless it has been placed out of service or decommissioned in accordance with procedures approved by the board. Fines shall stop accruing on the date on which the owner or operator has, in writing or in any manner prescribed by the division, requested an inspection of the elevator by the division. For any dumbwaiter, limited use elevator or limited application elevator, as defined in section 71E, or a wheelchair lift that has a travel distance of 25 feet or less and is located in an owner-occupied single family residence in accordance with section 64, the maximum fine shall be $5,000. For all other units, the maximum fine shall be $20,000. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee, or any other person that the commissioner may specifically authorize, may issue a written notice of violation under section 22 of chapter 22 for a violation of this section. The commissioner may assess a fee for appeals filed under this section which shall be determined by the secretary of administration and finance under section 3B of chapter 7. Upon application for annual inspection, owners shall provide to the division a current mailing address for the location of the unit.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 66

Section 66. Any owner, operator or person in charge of an elevator or any person employed to inspect, repair or install an elevator shall immediately, if an accident occurs during such installation or repair, of if he thinks such elevator is unsafe, make a written report thereof to an inspector assigned by the commissioner, who shall forthwith inspect such elevator. If an accident occurs to an elevator, the operator, person in charge or owner having knowledge thereof shall immediately report such accident to an inspector assigned by the commissioner, who shall forthwith inspect such elevator. Upon completion of his inspection, said inspector shall upon request provide a copy of any accident report received by him in accordance with this section to each person who reported, or was involved in the accident so reported, and said inspector shall obtain a receipt for each report so provided.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 68

Section 68. The board of elevator regulations shall promulgate amendments to the regulations relating to the construction, installation, alteration and operation of all elevators, and relative to the location, design and construction of shafts or enclosures for elevators, safety devices, gates and other safeguards, protection against the elevator or hoisting machinery, and means to prevent the spread of fire, and also amendments to the regulations designed to make uniform the work of inspectors assigned to the office of public safety and inspections by the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure. All elevators in multi-story buildings containing dwelling units shall be of sufficient size to allow the transport of a person on a stretcher in a fully supine position, without having to raise, lower or bend such stretcher in any way and said board shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 69

Section 69. The board of elevator regulations shall from time to time draft amendments to the regulations referred to in section sixty-eight, and shall forthwith transmit such amendments to the commissioner who, within ten days thereafter, shall deposit with the state secretary a copy thereof, and the same shall become effective when so deposited. The attorney general shall assist the board in framing such amendments. The commissioner shall furnish, upon application, a printed copy of such regulations, as so amended, to all manufacturers of elevators operating in the commonwealth, to all inspectors of buildings or building commissioner in the cities and towns of the commonwealth, and to all others who are concerned. The board of elevator regulations shall hold public hearings on the first Wednesday in May and October in each year, and at such other times as it may determine, on petitions for changes in the regulations formulated by it. If, after any such hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said regulations, it shall appoint a day for further hearing, and shall give notice thereof and of the changes proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in each of the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell and Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If the board on its own initiative contemplates changes in said regulations, like notice and a hearing shall be given and held before the adoption thereof.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 70

Section 70. (a) Whoever is aggrieved by an interpretation, order, requirement or direction of an inspector or other person charged with the enforcement of any provision of law, code, rule or regulation relating to the installation or alteration of elevators may within ten days after the service or notice thereof appeal from such interpretation, order, requirement or direction to the board of elevator regulations. Whoever is or will be aggrieved by the application of any provision of law, code, rule or regulation relating to the installation or alteration of elevators, may file a petition for a variance therefrom with said board, whether or not compliance with such provision is required at the time of filing or at a future date on which such provision becomes effective. The filing fee for such appeal or petition for a variance shall be fifty dollars. After such notice as said board shall direct, a public hearing shall be had before the board at an early and convenient time and place fixed by it, not later than thirty days after the entry of such appeal or petition, unless such time is extended by agreement with the appellant or petitioner. Any such party may appear in person or by agent or attorney at such hearing. The board shall within thirty days after such hearing, unless such time is extended by like agreement, issue an appropriate decision or order reversing, affirming or modifying in whole or in part said interpretation, order, requirement or direction or postponing the application thereof or granting or denying a variance. In the case of a petition for a variance the board shall grant a variance if, owing to conditions especially affecting the particular building or installation involved, the enforcement of any provision of law, code, rule, or regulation relating to elevators, would do manifest injustice or cause substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the appellant or any occupant of the appellant's building or would be unreasonable under the circumstances or condition of the property; provided, that desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of such provision of law, code, rule or regulation. In exercising its powers under this paragraph, the board of elevator regulations may impose limitations both of time and of use, and a continuation of the use permitted may be conditioned upon compliance with regulations made and amended from time to time thereafter. A copy of such order or decision of the board shall be sent forthwith by registered mail to all interested parties. (b) Within thirty days after receipt of any decision or order of the board of elevator regulations, any person aggrieved thereby may file an appeal therefrom to the board of elevator appeals established under section eleven A of chapter twenty-two. After such notice as said board shall direct said board shall hold a public hearing on such appeal at an early and convenient time and place fixed by it, not later than thirty days after the entry of such appeal, unless such time is extended by agreement with the appellant. Any such party may appear in person or by agent or attorney at such hearing. Said board shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and, upon the facts as so determined make such decision or order, including the granting of any variance in accordance with the standards therefor set forth in paragraph (a) as may be required. Such decision or order of the board of elevator appeals shall be made within a reasonable time and not later than sixty days after such hearing, unless such time is extended by like agreement. In exercising its powers under this paragraph the board of elevator appeals may impose limitations both of time and of use, and a continuation of the use permitted may be conditioned upon compliance with regulations made and amended from time to time thereafter. A copy of such decision or order shall be sent forthwith by registered mail to all interested parties. (c) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board of elevator appeals, whether or not previously a party to the proceeding, or any municipal officer or board, may appeal to the superior court sitting in equity for the county in which the building or installation concerned is situated; provided, that such appeal is filed in said court within thirty days after receipt of notice of such decision. It shall hear all pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and, upon the facts as so determined, annul such decision if found to exceed the authority of such board, or make such other decree as justice and equity may require. The foregoing remedy shall be exclusive, but the parties shall have all rights of appeal and exception as in other equity cases. Costs shall not be allowed against the board of elevator appeals unless it shall appear to the court that such board acted with gross negligence or in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from. Costs shall not be allowed against the party appealing from the decision of such board unless it shall appear to the court that said appellant or appellants acted in bad faith or with malice in making the appeal to the court. (d) Compliance with any interpretation, order, requirement or direction of an inspector or other person charged with the enforcement of any provision of law, code, rule or regulation relating to the installation or alteration of elevators or with any provision of law, code, rule or regulation relating thereto, other than an order made under section sixty-five prohibiting the use of an elevator because of its dangerous condition, or with any decision or order of the board of elevator regulations or of the board of elevator appeals shall be excused pending the final determination of any appeal or petition hereunder.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 71A

Section 71A. There shall be in the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure a board to consist of not less than three examiners to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Members of said board, excepting the chairman, shall be employees of the division and shall serve without compensation for the performance of their duties as such examiners. The chairman shall be a licensed elevator engineer or a licensed elevator constructor, maintenance man and repairman having not less than ten years' practical experience in the construction, maintenance and repair of elevators. The chairman shall be paid by the commonwealth as compensation a sum of not less than $50 for each day of service performed in connection with his duties as chairman, but not more than $2,000 in a fiscal year. Each member shall receive from the commonwealth all expenses necessarily incurred by him in the performance of his duties. As used in sections seventy-one B and seventy-one C, board shall mean the board of examiners appointed under the provisions of this section.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 71B

Section 71B. No person shall work as an elevator constructor, maintenance man and repairman in the construction, maintenance or repair of elevators unless he holds a license therefor granted by the board, or a temporary license therefor granted by the commissioner. This section shall not apply to any person who furnishes the commissioner with satisfactory proof that he has worked as an elevator constructor, maintenance man or repairman without direct and immediate supervision for not less than five years immediately prior to July seventeenth, nineteen hundred and forty-five, and such person shall, upon making application for a license and paying the license fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, be entitled to receive a license without examination. No person shall work as an elevator inspector or supervising elevator inspector in the employ of the division of occupational licensure unless he holds a license granted by the board, for the construction, maintenance, or repair of elevators as provided by this section.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 71C

Section 71C. (1) The board shall hold frequent examinations in such municipalities as it deems necessary. Public notice shall be given of all examinations. Each person that makes written application for a elevator mechanic license and complies with the following requirements shall be entitled to be examined: (a) he shall be a current registered elevator constructor apprentice with the division of apprentice training; (b) he shall furnish documentary proof satisfactory to the board, from his registered joint apprentice committee or his current or previous employer or employees engaged primarily in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, testing, repairing or maintaining elevators, escalators, moving walks and other related conveyance equipment, that he has worked not less than 6,000 on-the-job-training hours over a period of not less than 3 years as an elevator constructor apprentice, under the direct and immediate field supervision of a licensed elevator mechanic in the commonwealth; (c) he shall furnish documentary proof to the board of successful completion of a minimum of 450 hours of classroom environment training from an approved instructional training program such as the United States Department of Labor-recognized National Elevator Industry Educational Program, known as NEIEP, or the educational equivalent, having core curriculum standards substantially equal thereto with classroom instruction directly related to erecting, constructing, installing, altering, testing, repairing or maintaining elevators, escalators, moving walks and other related conveyance equipment, recognized and accredited by the division of apprentice training or the department of education. A fee shall accompany each application and each renewal thereof, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under section 3B of chapter 7 for the filing thereof. The board shall subject each applicant to a written examination and to such practical tests as it may deem necessary and, if found by the board to be qualified, the applicant shall be granted a license as an elevator constructor, maintenance man and repairman. Each application shall entitle the applicant to 1 examination. Licenses shall be valid throughout the commonwealth but shall not be assignable or transferable. A license shall continue in force until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more than twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after the date of such license unless suspended or revoked. If any such license or the renewal thereof expires in an even year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an even year. If any such license or renewal thereof expires in an odd year any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A license issued to a person born on February twenty-ninth shall for the purposes of this section expire on March first. Licenses not renewed at the expiration date shall become void, and shall, after one year, be reinstated only by reexamination of the licensee; provided, however, that if the licensee is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States, the license shall remain valid until the licensee is released from active duty and for a period of not less than 90 days following that release. A notice of the date of expiration of a license shall be sent to the licensee at least thirty days prior to such date. Any license may, after notice and hearing, be suspended or revoked by the board for a violation by the holder of any statute or regulation relative to elevators, for incompetency or untrustworthiness of the holder, or for other sufficient cause. Upon suspension or revocation of a license, the holder thereof shall deliver the certificate of such license forthwith to the board. Any applicant or holder of a license aggrieved by the action of the board in denying, revoking or suspending a license may, within ten days, appeal therefrom to the board of elevator regulations whose decision shall be final. Failure of the board to act upon any application for a period of sixty days after the filing thereof shall be deemed to constitute a denial. The renewal of all licenses granted under the provisions of this section shall be conditioned upon the submission of a certificate of completion of a course designed to ensure the continuing education of licensees on new and existing provisions of the regulations of the board of elevator regulations. Such course shall consist of not less than eight hours of instruction which shall be attended and completed within the one year immediately preceding any such license renewal. Such course shall be taught by instructors through continuing education providers which may include, but shall not be limited to, association seminars and labor training programs; provided, however, that all such continuing education providers shall be approved by the board of elevator regulations; and provided further, that all instructors shall be licensed in the commonwealth as elevator mechanics, employed or retained by such providers, approved by the board of elevator regulations and exempt from the requirements of the preceding paragraph with regard to his application for license renewal provided that such applicant was qualified as an instructor at any time during the one year immediately preceding the scheduled date for such renewal. A licensee who is unable to complete the continuing education course required under this section prior to the expiration of his license due to a temporary disability may apply for a waiver from the board of elevator regulations on a form provided by said board which shall be signed under the pains and penalties of perjury and accompanied by a certified statement from a competent physician attesting to such temporary disability. Upon the termination of such temporary disability, such licensee shall submit to said board a certified statement from the same physician, if practicable, attesting to the termination of such temporary disability, at which time a waiver sticker, valid for 90 days, shall be issued to such licensee and affixed to his license. Approved training providers shall keep uniform records of attendance of licensees following a format approved by the board of elevator regulations and such records shall be available for inspection by said board at its request. Approved training providers shall be responsible for the security of all attendance records and certificates of completion; provided, however, that falsifying or knowingly allowing another to falsify such attendance records or certificates of completion shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the approval required under this section. (2) Whenever the commissioner finds that an emergency exists in the commonwealth due to disaster or an act of God and that the number of persons in the commonwealth holding licenses granted by the board is insufficient to cope with the emergency, he may issue temporary licenses to such non-residents as have been certified to him by recognized elevator companies doing business in the commonwealth as qualified and competent, and furnish such proof of competency as the commissioner may require. Each such license shall recite that it is valid for the period of one week from the date thereof and for such particular elevators or geographical areas as the commissioner may designate and otherwise shall entitle the licensee to the rights and privileges of a license issued under subdivision (1) of this section. A temporary license may be renewed by the commissioner from week to week during the existence of the emergency. No fee shall be charged for any such license or renewal thereof. No appeal shall lie from any decision, finding or action by the commissioner under this subdivision.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 71D

Section 71D. Whoever works as a constructor, maintenance man and repairman in the construction, maintenance or repair of elevators without a license, or during the suspension thereof, or without a temporary license, or whoever violates any provision of section seventy-one B or seventy-one C, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 71E

Section 71E. As used in sections 62 to 71F, inclusive, the term ''elevator'' shall include moving stairways, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts, wheelchair lifts, automatic people movers, vertical reciprocating conveyors, orchestra lifts, car lifts, limited use elevators or limited application elevators and other associated devices within the elevator industry recognized by the board of elevator regulations, except inclined stair lifts located and installed in residential homes. As used in this section and sections 62 to 71F, inclusive, ''limited use elevator'' or ''limited application elevator'' shall mean a power passenger elevator with a weight capacity that does not exceed 1,400 pounds, has a travel distance that does not exceed 25 feet and is not integrated with a fire detection system.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 71F

Section 71F. Such license or temporary license shall not be required for the installation of signal systems, fans, telephones, electric light fixtures, illuminated thresholds and feed wires to the terminals on the elevator main line control, nor shall they apply to electrical work in connection with the interlocking devices, so called, on other than automatic elevators, if such installation is made by a person licensed under chapter one hundred and forty-one.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 71G

Section 71G. No person shall work as an elevator operator unless he has received a license therefor from the commissioner of the division of professional licensure. Licenses shall be valid throughout the commonwealth but shall not be assignable or transferable. A license shall continue in force until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more than twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after the date of such license unless suspended or revoked for incompetence or untrustworthiness of the licensee. If any such license or the renewal thereof expires in an even year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an even year. If any such license or renewal thereof expires in an odd year any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A license issued to a person born on February twenty-ninth shall for the purposes of this section expire on March first. Licenses not renewed at the expiration date shall become void, and shall after one year be reinstated only by reexamination of the licensee. A notice of the date of expiration of a license shall, at least thirty days prior to such date, be sent to the licensee. The fee for said license and for each renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven.

M.G.L. ch. 143, s. 96

Section 96. The state building code shall incorporate any specialized construction codes, rules or regulations pertaining to building construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or demolition promulgated by and under the authority of the various boards which have been authorized from time to time by the general court. For the purposes of this section, ''specialized codes'' shall include, but not be limited to, the specialized stretch energy code developed and promulgated by the department of energy resources, the state plumbing code, electrical code, architectural barriers regulations, fire safety code, fire prevention regulations, sheet metal regulations and elevator regulations.

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