Relates to elevator safety, specifically the operation of an elevator without proper certification, with an open violation or a cease-use order; makes offenses punishable as a class A or B misdemeanor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7831
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 16, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. DE LA ROSA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to elevator safety
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
2 by adding a new section 27-1000.1 to read as follows:
3 § 27-1000.1 Elevator maintenance; penalties. (a) Notwithstanding any
4 other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any property owner found
5 to be operating an elevator without proper and appropriately posted
6 certification, as described in section 27-1004 of this subchapter, shall
7 be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
8 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
9 any property owner found to be operating an elevator with an open
10 violation issued by the department shall be guilty of a class B misde-
11 meanor.
12 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
13 any property owner found to be operating an elevator in which a cease-
14 use order and tag have been issued, and such operation has occurred
15 prior to re-inspection and the removal of such cease-use tag by the
16 department, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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