39-8601 Short Title
39-8602 Legislative Findings and Intent
39-8603 Definitions
39-8604 Enforcement
39-8605 Administrator’S Rulemaking Authority
39-8606 Scope — Exemptions
39-8607 Inspections
39-8608 Installation Permits Required — Application — Posting — Exceptions — Other Licenses, Permits and Inspections
39-8609 Responsibility for Operation and Maintenance of Equipment and for Periodic Tests
39-8610 Temporary Certificate to Operate
39-8611 Certificate to Operate
39-8612 Operation Without Certificate May Be Enjoined
39-8613 Order to Discontinue Operation — Notice — Conditions — Contents of Order — Rescission of Order — Violation — Penalty — Random Inspections
39-8614 Adoption of Codes
39-8615 Inspections and Tests
39-8616 Fees
39-8617 Annual Renewal
39-8618 Inspection Reports and Compliance Agreements
39-8619 Violations — Misdemeanors
39-8620 Civil Penalty for Violation of Chapter — Notice
39-8621 No Limitation or Assumption of Liability
39-8622 Accidents — Report and Investigation — Cessation of Use — Removal of Damaged Parts
39-8623 Idaho Elevator Safety Fund Established

Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 86 - Idaho Elevator Safety Code Act

  • Administrator: means the administrator of the division of occupational and professional licenses for the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • ASME: means the American society of mechanical engineers. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conveyance: includes elevators, escalators, moving walks, platform lifts, material lifts, and dumbwaiters. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Division: means the Idaho division of occupational and professional licenses. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Elevator: means a hoisting or lowering machine equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides and services two (2) or more floors or landings of a building or structure. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Escalator: means a power-driven, inclined, continuous stairway used for raising and lowering passengers. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Existing installation: means an installation that has been completed or upon which construction was commenced prior to July 1, 2004. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Installation: means a complete conveyance including any hoistway, hoistway enclosures and related construction and all machinery and equipment for its operation. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Maintenance: means a process of routine examination, lubrication, cleaning, adjustment, and replacement of parts for the performance in accordance with applicable code requirements. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Major alteration: means any change to equipment or other maintenance, repair or replacement where work is defined by any applicable code requirement. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Modernization: means the replacing or upgrading of any major operating component(s) of a conveyance. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Moving walks: means a type of passenger-carrying device on which passengers stand or walk and in which the passenger-carrying surface remains parallel to its direction of motion and is uninterrupted. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Owner: includes the designated agent or representative of the owner. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • QEI: means a person who is currently certified by the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities International (NAESA International) accredited certifying organization as meeting the requirements of the ASME QEI-1 Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors and who is employed by or under contract to the division of occupational and professional licenses. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Repair: means the process of rehabilitation, upgrading or replacement of parts that are basically the same as the originals for the purpose of ensuring performance in accordance with the applicable code requirements. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • Replacement: means the substitution of a device or component in its entirety with a new unit that is basically the same as the original for the purpose of ensuring performance in accordance with the applicable code requirements. See Idaho Code 39-8603
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.