The amendment to the statute was enacted as an outside section of the Fiscal Year 2012 state budget. Essentially, it subjects an owner or operator of an elevator to a fine of $1000 for each day that they run an elevator without a valid state certificate of inspection. The exception, essentially, is that if an application for annual inspection is submitted to the Department of Public Safety at least 30 days prior to the expiration date on the existing certificate and the unit is not inspected by a state inspector prior to the expiration date, the owner will not be subject to the fine for continuing to run the unit past the expiration date.
This new law becomes effective on December 28, 2011.
You may view the actual language of the new law by either logging on to www.mass.gov, clicking on the Your State Budget link and searching for the outside sections of the 2012 state budget OR by clicking here. The applicable sections are 94, 95, and 217. They are entitled Escalator Safety (they do apply to all elevators though).
This new law becomes effective on December 28, 2011.
You may view the actual language of the new law by either logging on to www.mass.gov, clicking on the Your State Budget link and searching for the outside sections of the 2012 state budget OR by clicking here. The applicable sections are 94, 95, and 217. They are entitled Escalator Safety (they do apply to all elevators though).