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Assembly Bill A7831

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of elevators that are not properly certified or maintained

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2017-A7831 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §27-1000.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9499

2017-A7831 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2017-A7831 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7831
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:

   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 27-1000.1 to read as follows:
   §  27-1000.1 ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE; PENALTIES.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY PROPERTY OWNER  FOUND
 TO  BE  OPERATING  AN  ELEVATOR  WITHOUT PROPER AND APPROPRIATELY POSTED
 CERTIFICATION, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 27-1004 OF THIS SUBCHAPTER, SHALL
 BE GUILTY OF A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY PROPERTY OWNER FOUND TO  BE  OPERATING  AN  ELEVATOR  WITH  AN  OPEN
 VIOLATION  ISSUED  BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS B MISDE-
 MEANOR.
   (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY PROPERTY OWNER FOUND TO BE OPERATING AN ELEVATOR IN WHICH  A  CEASE-
 USE  ORDER  AND  TAG  HAVE  BEEN ISSUED, AND SUCH OPERATION HAS OCCURRED
 PRIOR TO RE-INSPECTION AND THE REMOVAL OF  SUCH  CEASE-USE  TAG  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10039-01-7

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