Idaho § 39-8609 - Responsibility for operation and maintenance of equipment and for periodic tests
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§ 39-8609. Responsibility for operation and maintenance of equipment and for periodic tests
(1) The person installing or altering a conveyance is responsible for its operation and maintenance until the division has issued an operating certificate for the conveyance. The owner is responsible for all tests of a new, relocated or altered conveyance until the division has issued an operating permit for the conveyance.
(2) The owner shall be responsible for the safe operation and proper maintenance of the conveyance after the division has issued the operating certificate and also during the period of effectiveness of any temporary operating permit. The owner shall be responsible for assuring that all required periodic tests are performed by a QEI as defined in this chapter.
[39-8609, added 2004, ch. 359, sec. 1, p. 1070.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-8609 ("Responsibility for operation and maintenance of equipment and for periodic tests") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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