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CO Code § 9-5-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5 - Standards for Accessible Housing|§ 9-5-105. Exemptions for Certain Privately Funded Projects

  Accessible dwelling units shall be provided as required in this article; except that this article does not apply to privately funded projects for the construction of a detached residence or residences or to other types of residential property containing less than seven residential units. For the purpose of determining the number of accessibility points required pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the accessible dwelling unit types shall have the following point values:    Residential projects.   A project shall be assigned accessibility points based on the number of units contained within the project as follows:    A project shall include enough accessible dwelling units to achieve at least the specified number of accessibility points required pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2). A project may use any combination of accessible dwelling unit types to comply with this section.         Accessible dwelling unit type: Accessibility point value per dwelling unit: Type A dwelling unit 6 Type A multistory dwelling unit 5 Type B dwelling unit 4 Type B multistory dwelling unit 3 Type B visitable ground floor 1    Number of units within the project: Accessibility points required: 0-6 0 7-14 6 15-28 12 29-42 18 43-57 24 58-71 30 72-85 36 86-99 42 100-114 48 115-128 54 129-142 60 143-157 66 158-171 72 172-185 78 186-199 84 etc. +6 additional points every 14 units or fraction thereof   History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1420, § 1, effective April 29.    Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 9-5-111 as it existed prior to 2003.
CO Code § 9-5-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5 - Standards for Accessible Housing|§ 9-5-106. Implementation Plan

 The builder of any project regulated by this article shall create an implementation plan that guarantees the timely and evenly phased delivery of the required number of accessible units. Such plan shall clearly specify the number and type of units required and the order in which they are to be completed. Such implementation plan shall be subject to approval by the entity with enforcement authority in such project's jurisdiction. The implementation plan shall not be approved if more than thirty percent of the project is intended to be completed without providing a portion of accessible units required by section 9-5-105 ; except that, if an undue hardship can be demonstrated, or other guarantees provided are deemed sufficient, the jurisdiction having responsibility for enforcement may grant exceptions to this requirement. The implementation plan shall be approved by the governmental unit responsible for enforcement before a building permit is issued.   History. Source: L. 2003: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1421, § 1, effective April 29.
CO Code § 9-5.5-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Elevator and Escalator Certification Act”.   History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1412, § 1, effective January 1, 2008.
CO Code § 9-5.5-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-102. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby declares that in order to ensure minimum safety standards throughout Colorado, the regulation of conveyances is a matter of statewide concern. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a local jurisdiction from regulating conveyances.   History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1412, § 1, effective January 1, 2008.
CO Code § 9-5.5-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-104. Scope

  Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this article applies to the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment:   Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or platform that moves between two or more landings. Such equipment includes elevators and platform lifts, personnel hoists, and dumbwaiters.    Power-driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings. Such equipment includes, but is not limited to, escalators and moving walks.    Automated people movers as defined in ASCE 21.       This article 5.5 does not apply to the following:   Material hoists;    Manlifts;    Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms;    Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance;    Conveyors and related equipment;    Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings;    Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME publication B56;    Items of portable equipment that are not portable escalators;    Tiering or piling machines used to move materials between storage locations that operate entirely within one story;    Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses, and other similar equipment;    Skip or furnace hoists;    Wharf ramps;    Railroad car lifts or dumpers;    Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms, and similar equipment used by a certified conveyance contractor for installing a conveyance;    Conveyances at facilities regulated by the mine safety and health administration in the United States department of labor, or its successor, pursuant to the “Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977”, Pub.L. 91-173, codified at 30 U.S.C. sec. 801 et seq., as amended;    Elevators within the facilities of gas or electric utilities that are not accessible to the public;    A passenger tramway as defined in section 12-150-103 (5);    Conveyances in a single-family residence; or    Stairway chair lifts as defined in ASME A18.1 - 2005.       This article shall not be construed to prohibit a local jurisdiction from regulating conveyances if the local jurisdiction has standards that meet or exceed the standards established by this article.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1414, § 1, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2010: IP(1), (1)(a), IP(2), (2)(q), and (2)(r) amended and (2)(s) added, (HB 10-1231), ch. 75, pp. 254, 255, §§ 2, 3, effective August 11. L. 2019: IP(2) and (2)(q) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1650, § 28, effective October 1.
CO Code § 9-5.5-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-105. Similar or Higher Standards Authorized

 This article shall not be construed to prevent the use of systems, methods, or devices of equivalent or superior quality, strength, fire resistance, code effectiveness, durability, and safety to those required by this article if technical documentation demonstrates such equivalency or superiority.   History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1415, § 1, effective January 1, 2008.
CO Code § 9-5.5-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-106. License Required

     A person shall not erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or dismantle a conveyance within a building or structure unless the person is licensed as a conveyance mechanic and is working under the supervision of a certified conveyance contractor. A person shall not wire a conveyance unless the person is licensed as a conveyance mechanic and is working under the supervision of a certified conveyance contractor. No other license shall be required for work described in this paragraph (a). (1) (a) A person shall not erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or dismantle a conveyance within a building or structure unless the person is licensed as a conveyance mechanic and is working under the supervision of a certified conveyance contractor. A person shall not wire a conveyance unless the person is licensed as a conveyance mechanic and is working under the supervision of a certified conveyance contractor. No other license shall be required for work described in this paragraph (a).    A person shall not be required to be a certified conveyance contractor or licensed conveyance mechanic to remove or dismantle conveyances that are 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 no access that endangers the safety of a person is permitted.    A conveyance helper or apprentice shall not be required to be licensed when working under the supervision of a licensed conveyance mechanic.       A person shall not inspect a conveyance within a building or structure, including but not limited to a private residence, for purposes of the issuance of a certificate of operation unless licensed as a conveyance inspector.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1415, § 1, effective January 1, 2008.
CO Code § 9-5.5-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-109. License Discipline

  A certification issued pursuant to this article may be suspended or revoked upon a finding by the administrator of any of the following:   A false statement in the application concerning a material matter;    Fraud, misrepresentation, or bribery in applying for certification;    Failure to notify the owner or lessee of a conveyance and the administrator or approved local jurisdiction, if any, of a condition not in compliance with this article; or    A violation of any provision of this article or of any rule adopted pursuant to this article.       The suspension or revocation of a license shall be made as a result of a notice of violation in accordance with section 8-20-104, C.R.S.    The administrator shall not issue a license to a person whose license has been revoked within the last two years.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1418, § 1, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2010: (1)(c) amended, (HB 10-1231), ch. 75, p. 255, § 5, effective August 11.
CO Code § 9-5.5-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-110. Accident Reports

 The owner shall report to the administrator or an approved local jurisdiction, within twenty-four hours, any accident that results in serious injury to an individual.   History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1419, § 1, effective January 1, 2008.
CO Code § 9-5.5-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-111. Registration of Existing Conveyances - Fund

  On or before August 1, 2008, the owner or lessee of every existing conveyance shall register the conveyance with the administrator. The registration shall include the type, rated load and speed, name of manufacturer, location, intended purpose for use, and such additional information as the administrator may require. Conveyances constructed or completed after July 1, 2008, shall be registered before they are placed in service.      The administrator shall set annual fees on conveyances for which the administrator has issued the current certificate of operation in an amount necessary to offset the costs of registration and of the administration of this article in accordance with section 24-4-104, C.R.S. (2) (a) The administrator shall set annual fees on conveyances for which the administrator has issued the current certificate of operation in an amount necessary to offset the costs of registration and of the administration of this article in accordance with section 24-4-104, C.R.S.    Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the conveyance safety fund, referred to in this article as the “fund”, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly and shall be used to implement this article. The moneys in the fund and interest earned on the moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general fund or be transferred to any other fund.       Repealed.      History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1419, § 1, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2015: (2)(b) amended, (HB 15-1261), ch. 322, p. 1313, § 4, effective June 5. L. 2020: (3) added, (HB 20-1406), ch. 178, p. 811, § 4, effective June 29. L. 2021: (3) repealed, (SB 21-266), ch. 423, p. 2795, § 6, effective July 2.
CO Code § 9-5.5-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-112. Compliance - Rules

  The administrator shall promulgate rules for the construction, alteration, repair, service, and maintenance of conveyances. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, such rules shall conform to the following standards:   ASCE 21;    ASME A17.1;    ASME A17.3; and    ASME A18.1.         The administrator shall determine whether a local jurisdiction's standards are equal to or greater than those of this article. If so, then the administrator shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the local jurisdiction that approves the jurisdiction's authority to regulate conveyances. (2) (a) The administrator shall determine whether a local jurisdiction's standards are equal to or greater than those of this article. If so, then the administrator shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the local jurisdiction that approves the jurisdiction's authority to regulate conveyances.    The administrator may establish a schedule for a local jurisdiction to adopt updated standards, equaling or exceeding the standards imposed under subsection (1) of this section, which shall be adopted within a reasonable amount of time as needed for a local jurisdiction to update its standards.           Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a), the administrator shall promulgate rules exempting a conveyance installed before July 1, 2008, from compliance with ASME A17.3 until approval is required by section 9-5.5-113 for substantial alteration or remodeling of the conveyance. (3) (a) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a), the administrator shall promulgate rules exempting a conveyance installed before July 1, 2008, from compliance with ASME A17.3 until approval is required by section 9-5.5-113 for substantial alteration or remodeling of the conveyance.    The administrator shall, in cooperation with local jurisdictions, promulgate rules that authorize the administrator or a local jurisdiction to require an elevator to comply with any portion of ASME A17.3 necessary to protect against a material risk to the public safety.       In promulgating the rules required by subsection (1) of this section, the administrator may adopt changes to the standards listed in subsection (1) of this section that the administrator deems to be in the public interest, including, without limitation, adopting modifications to, changing the applicability of, exempting conveyances from, changing inspector witnessing requirements of, and defining events that trigger the applicability of all or a portion of the standards.        History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1419, § 1, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1996, § 2, effective July 1.
CO Code § 9-5.5-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-113. Conveyance - Installation and Repair - Notice of Construction and Initial Inspection

  The owner or lessee of a conveyance shall not erect, construct, install, or alter a conveyance within a building or structure unless it conforms to the rules adopted by the administrator under this article and the work is performed by a certified conveyance contractor.    The owner or lessee of a conveyance shall not erect, construct, or install a conveyance within a building or structure unless a notice, including the construction plans, has been sent to the administrator or approved local jurisdiction at least thirty days prior to construction and the administrator or approved local jurisdiction has approved the construction.    The owner or lessee of the property where a new or altered conveyance is located shall not operate or permit it to be operated unless:   The conveyance has passed an initial inspection conducted by the administrator, approved local jurisdiction, or third-party inspector;    The person conducting the inspection determines that the conveyance is safe and complies with the rules adopted by the administrator or approved local jurisdiction; and    The administrator or approved local jurisdiction has issued a certificate of operation for the conveyance.        History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1419, § 1, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1231), ch. 75, p. 255, § 6, effective August 11.
CO Code § 9-5.5-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-114. Periodic Inspections and Registrations - Rules

     The administrator shall promulgate rules requiring the owner or lessee of a conveyance to periodically certify that the administrator, an approved local jurisdiction, or a licensed third-party conveyance inspector has determined that the conveyance is safe and complies with the rules adopted by the administrator or approved local jurisdiction. Upon such certification, the administrator or approved local jurisdiction shall issue a certificate of operation for the conveyance. (1) (a) The administrator shall promulgate rules requiring the owner or lessee of a conveyance to periodically certify that the administrator, an approved local jurisdiction, or a licensed third-party conveyance inspector has determined that the conveyance is safe and complies with the rules adopted by the administrator or approved local jurisdiction. Upon such certification, the administrator or approved local jurisdiction shall issue a certificate of operation for the conveyance.    and (c)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1231), ch. 75, p. 256, § 7, effective August 11, 2010.)       Upon request, the administrator shall provide notice to the owner of a private residence where a conveyance is located with relevant information about conveyance safety requirements. The penalty provisions of this article shall not apply to private residence owners.    The administrator shall promulgate rules requiring the owner of the conveyance to have it periodically inspected by a third-party conveyance inspector and the periodic expiration of certificates of operation.    The administrator shall promulgate rules allowing the continued operation of a private residence conveyance that was installed prior to January 1, 2008, in a building that is not a single-family residence.    The owner or lessee of a conveyance shall not permit the conveyance to be operated unless the owner or lessee obtains a certificate of operation from the administrator or approved local jurisdiction.    The owner or lessee shall pay a fee in an amount determined by the administrator for a certificate of operation issued by the administrator. The administrator shall set the fee in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S., to approximate the actual cost of issuing a certificate of operation.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1420, § 1, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2010: (1) amended and (4), (5), and (6) added, (HB 10-1231), ch. 75, p. 256, § 7, effective August 11. L. 2013: (6) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1664, § 11, effective August 7.
CO Code § 9-5.5-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-115. Insurance

  Each conveyance contractor shall submit to the administrator an insurance policy, certificate of insurance, or certified copy of either issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in Colorado. Such policy shall provide general liability coverage of at least one million dollars for injury or death in each occurrence and coverage for at least five hundred thousand dollars for property damage in each occurrence. In addition, a conveyance contractor shall submit evidence of the insurance coverage mandated by the “Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado”, articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S.    Certified conveyance inspectors shall submit to the administrator an insurance policy, certificate of insurance, or certified copy of either issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in Colorado. Such policy shall provide general liability coverage of at least one million dollars for injury or death in each occurrence and coverage for at least five hundred thousand dollars for property damage in each occurrence.    The administrator shall not certify a conveyance contractor or conveyance inspector unless the applicant has delivered the policy, certified copy, or certificate of insurance required by this section in a form approved by the administrator. A certified conveyance contractor or conveyance inspector shall notify the administrator at least ten days before a material alteration, amendment, or cancellation of a policy is made.    This section shall not apply to a local jurisdiction or the employee of a local jurisdiction in the performance of the employee's official duties.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1420, § 1, effective January 1, 2008. L. 2008: (1) and (2) amended and (4) added, p. 1997, § 3, effective July 1.
CO Code § 9-5.5-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-116. Enforcement - Rules

  The administrator may adopt rules to administer and enforce this article. The administrator may use certified conveyance inspectors for any investigation of an alleged violation of the rules or this article. The administrator may appoint an advisory board to assist in the formulation of rules authorized by this section.    A person may request an investigation into an alleged violation of the rules or this article, or of a danger posed by any conveyance, by giving notice to the administrator of such violation or danger. Such notice shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the person making the request. Upon the request of a person signing the notice, such person's name shall not appear on any copy of such notice or any record published, released, or made available.    Upon receipt of such notification, if the administrator determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that such violation or danger exists, the administrator shall investigate in accordance with this article to determine if such violation or danger exists. If the administrator determines that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists, the administrator shall notify the party in writing of such determination.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1421, § 1, effective January 1, 2008.
CO Code § 9-5.5-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 9 - Safety - Industrial and Commercial|Article 5.5 - Elevator and Escalator Certification|§ 9-5.5-117. Liability

 This article shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of a person owning, operating, controlling, maintaining, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting, testing, or repairing a conveyance for damages to person or property caused by a defect, nor does the state of Colorado assume any such liability or responsibility by the adoption or enforcement of this article.   History. Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 1421, § 1, effective January 1, 2008.