(A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, no individual shall provide conveyance services in buildings or structures unless that individual is a licensed elevator mechanic and one of the following applies:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4785.03

  • Business entity: includes a sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Conveyance: means any means of transportation subject to the jurisdiction of this chapter, as described in division (A) of section 4785. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Conveyance services: means erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, dismantling, removing, or maintaining a conveyance. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevator: means a conveyance defined as an elevator in the elevators and escalators safety code. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevator contractor: means any business entity that has been issued an elevator contractor's license under this chapter and that is engaged in the business of providing conveyance services. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevator mechanic: means any individual who has been issued an elevator mechanic's license under this chapter. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(1) The elevator mechanic is working for a licensed elevator contractor.

(2) The elevator mechanic is a sole proprietor who holds an elevator contractor’s license.

(3) The elevator mechanic is a member of a partnership that holds an elevator contractor’s license.

(B)(1) No individual shall wire any conveyance, from the mainline feeder terminals on the controller, unless that individual is a licensed elevator mechanic and one of the following applies:

(a) The elevator mechanic is working for a licensed elevator contractor.

(b) The elevator mechanic is a sole proprietor who holds an elevator contractor’s license.

(c) The elevator mechanic is a member of a partnership that holds an elevator contractor’s license.

(2) No other license shall be required to wire a conveyance.

(C) An individual or business entity providing conveyance services, including wiring a conveyance, exclusively in private residences is not required to obtain a license under this chapter.

(D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, an individual or business entity shall not dismantle a conveyance unless licensed under this chapter.

(2) Division (D)(1) of this section does not apply to a conveyance that is to be destroyed as a result of a complete demolition of a secured building or structure or where the hoistway or wellway is demolished back to the basic support structure and where no access is permitted therein.

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