SECTION 380:70-3-8. Certificates of Operation

(a)   Any conveyance inspected in accordance with the provisions of this Act and found to be, in the opinion of the inspector, safe for continued operation and in compliance with the requirements of this Act, and upon payment of the required fee to the Department, shall be issued a Certificate of Operation by the Department.

(b)   All Certificates of Operation issued by the Department shall be maintained in a suitable frame under transparent cover.

(c)   All Certificates of Operation issued by the Department shall contain at a minimum the name and complete mailing address of the structure where the conveyance is installed or erected, the state identification number assigned to the conveyance, the date of the most recent inspection and the expiration date of the Certificate of Operation.

(d)   The required Certificates of Operation shall be posted conspicuously as follows:

(1)   inside elevator cars, or

(2)   inside escalator and moving walkway machinery rooms, or

(3)   in some other location acceptable to the Department.

(e)   If the Certificate of Operation is not conspicuously displayed in, upon, or adjacent to the conveyance for viewing by the general public, the conveyance must be equipped with a sign, placard, or other device informing those persons utilizing the conveyance of the location of the valid Certificate of Operation.

(f)   When an elevator or conveyance with a valid Certificate of Operation undergoes an alteration or is remodeled, the Certificate of Operation becomes invalid. To release the altered or remodeled elevator for use by the general public, the elevator must pass an inspection conducted by the Department.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 29, eff 11-1-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 2231, eff 6-25-07]