Current as of: Dec. 2011 (1) The initial application for a certificate of competency shall be accompanied by a fee of $100. (2) The renewal application for a certificate of competency shall be accompanied by a fee of $50. (3) All applicants for a Certificate of Competency must have a degree in mechanical or electrical engineering from a four-year, accredited College or University or equivalent work experience in the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of elevators. Work in the areas indicated above may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required College training. (4) Each Certificate of Competency shall be issued for a calendar year and shall expire at the end of the year unless renewed by the division. For the purpose of this section, certificates will expire on December 31 at 11:59 p.m. of each year. Applications for renewal certificates of competency must be paid by January 1 of each year. (5) Before an initial Certificate of Competency is issued by the division, the applicant must pass an examination conducted by the division or its designee covering the construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of elevators and their appurtenances. (6) Each elevator company employing a person or persons to construct, install, inspect, maintain, or repair any vertical conveyance regulated by the bureau, must register and have on file with the division a valid Certificate of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance evidencing coverage limits in the minimum amounts of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence and the name of at least one employee who holds a current Certificate of Competency issued pursuant to Section 399.01(17), Florida Statutes. (7) Any elevator company that fails to register with the division is subject to an administrative fine set by the division not greater than $500 in addition to any other penalty provided by law. (8) Each certified elevator inspector and each certified elevator technician who, independent of a registered elevator company as defined in Section 399.01(13), F.S., performs any services on any vertical conveyance regulated by the bureau must have on file with the division a valid Certificate of Comprehensive General Liability Insurance evidencing coverage limits in the minimum amounts of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence prior to performing any services independent of a registered elevator company. Laws implemented by this Rule: Florida Statutes § 399.01, 399.01, 399.01, 399.049,  |  |  | | 
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