§21-3C-2a. Installation prohibited; exemptions; two-way communication required; key required.
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(a)On and after July 1, 2007, no private residence elevator may be installed in a nonresidential setting.
(b)A private residence elevator installed in a nonresidential setting which was in use on July 1, 2007, may continue in use so long as the elevator:
(1)Meets the specifications as set forth in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME)Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1 5.3 "Safety Code for Elevators";
(2)Has a method of two-way communication between the car and each floor served by the elevator;
(3)Is operated automatically; and
(4)Is inspected annually by an inspector and is issued a certification of operation by the division.
(c)New residential elevators shall undergo an acceptance test performed by an inspector, and the inspector shall file a report of the test with the division.
(d)An elevator in a residential property shall be inspected by an inspector when the residential property is transferred, and the inspector shall file a report of the inspection with the division.