South Carolina § 41-16-100 - Operating certificates.
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§ 41-16-100. Operating certificates.
Operating certificates must be issued by the Director to the owner of every facility when the inspection report indicates compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. However, no certificates may be issued if the fees required by Section 41-16-140 have not been paid. Certificates must be issued within thirty days after determination by the department that all deficiencies found upon inspection have been corrected and all fees have been paid. No facility may be operated after the thirty days or after any extension granted by the Director has expired, unless an operating certificate has been issued.
The operating certificate shall indicate the type of equipment for which it is issued and, in the case of elevators, shall state whether passenger or freight, and also shall state the contract load and speed for each facility. The certificate must be posted conspicuously in the car of an elevator or on or near a dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk, handicap lift, or manlift.
HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 103, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 102, SECTION 7, eff June 14, 1993.
Effect of Amendment
The 1993 amendment rewrote this section.
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Section 41-16-100 ("Operating certificates.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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