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MT Code § 50-60-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-704. Scope

  50-60-704. Scope. (1) This part covers the design, construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, repair, inspection, installation, and testing of the following equipment, associated parts, and hoistways:   (a) hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or platform, which move between two or more landings, including but not limited to:   (i) elevators; and   (ii) platform lifts and stairway chairlifts;   (b) power-driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings, including but not limited to:   (i) escalators; and   (ii) moving walks;   (c) hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car, which serves two or more landings and is restricted to the carrying of material by its limited size or limited access to the car, including but not limited to:   (i) dumbwaiters; and   (ii) material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices; and   (d) automatic guided transit vehicles on guideways with an exclusive right-of-way, including but not limited to automated people movers.   (2) The department shall adopt rules designating equipment that is not subject to the provisions of this part, including but not limited to certain types of:   (a) personnel hoists;   (b) material hoists;   (c) manlifts;   (d) mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms;   (e) powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance;   (f) conveyors and related equipment;   (g) cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings;   (h) industrial trucks;   (i) portable equipment, except for portable escalators that are covered by this part;   (j) tiering or piling machines used to move materials to and from storage that are located and operating entirely within one story;   (k) equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses, and similar locations;   (l) furnace hoists;   (m) railroad car lifts or dumpers; and   (n) moving platforms and similar equipment used by an elevator contractor for installing an elevator.   (3) This part does not apply to private residences or farm and ranch operations.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-60-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-705. Authority of department -- rulemaking

  50-60-705. Authority of department -- rulemaking. (1) The department may consult with engineering authorities and organizations concerned with safety codes, rules, and regulations governing the design, construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, repair, inspection, installation, and testing of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and other equipment subject to the provisions of this part.   (2) (a) The department shall adopt rules relating to the design, construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, repair, inspection, installation, and testing of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and other equipment subject to the provisions of this part.   (b) The department may adopt by reference national standards for equipment subject to the provisions of this part, including national safety codes for elevators and escalators, safety standards for platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, safety codes for existing elevators and escalators, and standards for automated people movers.   (3) The department may modify or grant exceptions to any provision of this part or any rule or standard adopted pursuant to this part if to do so would not jeopardize the public safety or welfare.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 303, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 44, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-60-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-706. Registration of elevators and other conveyances

  50-60-706. Registration of elevators and other conveyances. (1) Within 6 months of October 1, 2005, the owners or lessees of existing elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, or other equipment subject to the provisions of this part shall register the equipment with the department on a form provided by the department unless the equipment was previously registered with the department.   (2) The registration form must contain the type, load and speed, name of manufacturer, location, use, and any other information the department may require for each elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or other equipment subject to the provisions of this part that is registered pursuant to this section.   (3) Each elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or other equipment subject to the provisions of this part whose construction is completed subsequent to the 6-month period referred to in subsection (1) must be registered by the owner or lessee when the construction is complete.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-60-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-707. and 50-60-708 reserved

  50-60-707 and 50-60-708 reserved.
MT Code § 50-60-709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-709. Permits

  50-60-709. Permits. (1) (a) An elevator contractor may not erect, construct, install, or alter an elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or other equipment subject to the provisions of this part unless the elevator contractor has obtained a permit from the department and paid the requisite permit fees.   (b) Only a licensed elevator contractor may perform the work described in subsection (1)(a).   (2) Each permit application must be accompanied by copies of specifications and accurately scaled and fully dimensioned plans that:   (a) show the location of the installation in relation to the plans and elevation of the building;   (b) show the location of the machinery room and the equipment to be installed, relocated, or altered;   (c) show all structural supporting members, including foundations;   (d) specify all materials to be employed and all loads to be supported or conveyed; and   (e) are sufficiently complete to illustrate all details of construction and design.   (3) The department may by rule establish criteria for revoking a permit, including but not limited to materially false statements or misrepresentations made in conjunction with a permit application, an elevator contractor's failure to perform in accordance with the specifications or plans submitted with the application or with conditions of the permit, or the elevator contractor's failure to comply with a department stop-work order.   (4) A permit issued under this section expires:   (a) 6 months from the date of its issuance unless the permit specifies a shorter expiration period; or   (b) if an elevator contractor suspends or abandons work covered by a permit for 60 days unless the permit specifies a shorter expiration period for suspension or abandonment.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-60-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-710. reserved

  50-60-710 reserved.
MT Code § 50-60-711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-711. Inspections -- fees -- exception

  50-60-711. Inspections -- fees -- exception. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, or other equipment subject to the provisions of this part, including freight elevators, must be inspected by the department to ensure compliance with the requirements of the applicable building code and this part. The department shall establish and charge a reasonable fee based on the type of equipment being inspected that may not exceed the expense of providing the inspection. Inspections must be made on an annual basis, except that freight elevator inspections must be conducted every 2 years.   (2) (a) In lieu of an inspection by the department, inspections of equipment provided for in subsection (1) may be made by a licensed elevator inspector.   (b) When an inspection is made by an elevator inspector, a copy of the condition report must be provided to the owner and a copy must be sent to the department. The department may not charge more than $10 for receiving and processing a condition report for each individual piece of equipment in a building and for issuing a certificate of inspection for the piece of equipment if the licensed elevator inspector doing the inspection certifies to the department that there are not any deficient conditions or that all deficient conditions noted in the condition report have been corrected and that a followup inspection by the department is not necessary.   (3) It is the responsibility of the owner or lessee of equipment subject to the provisions of this section to ensure compliance with any inspection requirements.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-60-712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-712. through 50-60-714 reserved

  50-60-712 through 50-60-714 reserved.
MT Code § 50-60-715 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-715. Testing

  50-60-715. Testing. (1) The department shall establish by rule requirements for periodic testing of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and other equipment subject to the provisions of this part. It is the responsibility of the owners or lessees of equipment subject to the provisions of this section to ensure compliance with any testing requirements.   (2) An owner or lessee shall obtain the services of a licensed elevator contractor for testing and all tests must be conducted by a licensed elevator mechanic.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-60-716 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-716. Insurance requirements

  50-60-716. Insurance requirements. (1) Each licensed elevator contractor and licensed elevator inspector shall provide the department with a certified copy of an insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state that provides at least $1 million coverage for injury or death for any number of persons in any single occurrence and $500,000 for property damage in any single occurrence.   (2) A licensed elevator contractor or licensed elevator inspector shall notify the department of any material policy alteration or policy cancellation within 10 days of receiving notice of the alteration or cancellation.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-60-717 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-717. through 50-60-719 reserved

  50-60-717 through 50-60-719 reserved.
MT Code § 50-60-720 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances|50-60-720. Violation -- misdemeanor -- injunction

  50-60-720. Violation -- misdemeanor -- injunction. (1) Any person taking part or assisting in the design, construction, alteration, operation, maintenance, repair, inspection, installation, or testing of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, or other equipment subject to the provisions of this part who knowingly violates any provision of this part, the applicable building code, or any lawful order of a state, county, or municipal building official is guilty of a misdemeanor.   (2) A violation described in subsection (1) may be enjoined by a district court judge in the judicial district where the violation occurs.   (3) Subsection (2) is governed by the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-60-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 8. Residential Energy Efficiency|50-60-801. Statement of policy on residential energy efficiency

  50-60-801. Statement of policy on residential energy efficiency. The legislature finds that the people of Montana have an interest in energy efficiency in certain residential buildings for the purpose of protecting and improving their economic and environmental well-being and energy security, while recognizing the basic need for safe and affordable shelter. It is the policy of the state of Montana to encourage energy efficiency in residential buildings through strategies that ensure that:   (1) the housing consumer has access to the information required to make informed choices about structures and energy efficiency measures;   (2) energy efficiency measures are safe, reliable, and readily available for use in Montana;   (3) investments in energy efficiency measures are cost-effective;   (4) the cost of energy efficiency measures on the combination of down payments, monthly mortgage payments, and monthly utility bills does not adversely affect the affordability of housing to prospective home buyers and renters; and   (5) energy efficiency measures do not place an undue or inequitable burden on residential building owners or renters, the residential construction industry, financial institutions, real estate salespersons and appraisers, energy providers, or state and local governments.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 383, L. 1993.
MT Code § 50-60-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 8. Residential Energy Efficiency|50-60-802. Enforcement of energy code through builder self-certification

  50-60-802. Enforcement of energy code through builder self-certification. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who begins construction on a residential building in Montana after October 1, 1993, shall certify in writing to the building owner at the conclusion of construction that the residential building has been constructed in compliance with the energy-efficient construction standards adopted under the provisions of 50-60-203(1).   (2) A person who begins construction on a residential building in Montana after October 1, 2009, shall certify in writing to the building owner at the conclusion of construction that the residential building has been constructed in compliance with the voluntary energy-efficient construction standards adopted by a county, city, or town with a building code enforcement program that has jurisdiction over the construction if the building meets or exceeds those standards.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 383, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 300, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-60-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 8. Residential Energy Efficiency|50-60-803. Energy labeling sticker

  50-60-803. Energy labeling sticker. (1) The department of labor and industry, in consultation with the department of environmental quality, shall prescribe by rule requirements for a labeling sticker to be affixed to a new residential building that describes the energy efficiency components of the home, including but not limited to heating appliance efficiencies and R-value or U-value of ceilings, walls, floors, windows, and doors in new residential buildings.   (2) A person constructing a new residential building shall affix to that residential building in a manner prescribed by the department of labor and industry a labeling sticker as described in subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 383, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 141, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 183, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 50-60-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 9. Fire Mitigation Construction Techniques|50-60-901. Purpose -- rulemaking

  50-60-901. Purpose -- rulemaking. (1) The purpose of this part is to provide specific rulemaking authority to the department of labor and industry for the purposes of 76-3-504(1)(e).   (2) By October 1, 2009, the department shall adopt rules identifying appropriate construction techniques that may be used by a local government in mitigation of identified fire hazards pursuant to 76-3-504(1)(e). Rules adopted under this section may not be construed to be part of the state building code as provided in 50-60-203. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule under this section is of significant public interest for the purposes of 2-3-103.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 443, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-60-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards|Part 9. Fire Mitigation Construction Techniques|50-60-902. Enforcement

  50-60-902. Enforcement. Rules promulgated under 50-60-901 may be enforced only as provided in Title 76, chapter 3, part 5. The powers and duties for enforcement provided in 76-3-501 apply to rules adopted under 50-60-901 and do not apply to or include any rules adopted under Title 50, chapter 60, parts 1 through 8.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 443, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-61-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-101. Purpose of chapter

  50-61-101. Purpose of chapter. The purpose and intent of this chapter are to provide for the public safety in case of fire in those occupancies specified in 50-61-103 and to allow for inspection of the buildings and premises by specified officers.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 279, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 229, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1801; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 706, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 387, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-61-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-102. Department of justice to administer chapter

  50-61-102. Department of justice to administer chapter. (1) The department of justice has general charge and supervision of the enforcement of this chapter, and the officers enumerated in 50-61-114 shall act under its general charge and supervision, shall assist the department in giving effect to this chapter, and are subject to its direction and the rules adopted under 50-3-102 and 50-3-103 for the enforcement of 50-61-120, 50-61-121, and this chapter.   (2) Upon its approval of a fire code and a plan for enforcement of the code filed by a municipality or other governmental fire agency organized under Title 7, chapter 33, the department may approve a municipal or governmental fire agency fire inspection program for local enforcement.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 279, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 229, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1808(6); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 506, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 706, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 212, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 449, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-61-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-103. Application of chapter -- definitions

  50-61-103. Application of chapter -- definitions. This chapter applies to the occupancies defined below:   (1) "Assembly occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or a structure or any portion of a building or a structure by a gathering of 50 or more persons for purposes such as civic, political, religious, or social functions, recreation, education, instruction, food or drink consumption, or awaiting transportation.   (2) "Business occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or a structure or any portion of a building or a structure for office, professional, or service transactions. A business occupancy includes the use of a structure for the storage of records and accounts or for an eating or drinking business establishment with an occupant load of less than 50 persons.   (3) "Educational occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or a structure or any portion of a building or a structure by persons assembled for the purpose of learning or receiving educational instruction. An educational occupancy includes but is not limited to any building used for:   (a) educational purposes through the 12th grade for more than 12 hours a week or 4 hours in any 1 day; or   (b) day-care purposes for more than 12 persons.   (4) "Industrial occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or a structure or any portion of a building or a structure for assembling, disassembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repairing, or processing operations.   (5) "Institutional occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or a structure or any portion of a building or a structure by more than five persons harbored or detained to receive medical, charitable, or other care or treatment or by persons involuntarily detained. An institutional occupancy includes but is not limited to:   (a) nurseries for the full-time care of children under the age of 6;   (b) hospitals, sanitariums, or nursing homes; and   (c) mental hospitals, mental sanitariums, jails, prisons, reformatories, or buildings where personal liberties of those harbored or detained are similarly restrained.   (6) "Residential occupancy" means the occupancy or use of a building or a structure or any portion of a building or a structure by persons for whom sleeping accommodations are provided and who are not harbored or detained to receive medical, charitable, or other care or treatment and who are not involuntarily detained. A residential occupancy includes but is not limited to hotels, motels, apartment houses, dwellings, and lodging houses. A residential occupancy does not include a building used only for private residential purposes for a family.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 279, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 229, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1802; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 387, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-61-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-104. Repealed

  50-61-104. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 706, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 279, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1949; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1803.
MT Code § 50-61-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-105. Repealed

  50-61-105. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 706, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 279, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1804.
MT Code § 50-61-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-106. Unlawful to obstruct fire exit

  50-61-106. Unlawful to obstruct fire exit. It is unlawful to obstruct in any manner any fire exit, or any hallway, corridor, or entranceway leading to a fire exit, required by rules adopted by the department of justice.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 279, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1805(part); amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 706, L. 1991.
MT Code § 50-61-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-107. Repealed

  50-61-107. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 706, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 279, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1805(part).
MT Code § 50-61-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 61. Fire Safety in Public Buildings|Part 1. General Provisions|50-61-108. Repealed

  50-61-108. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 706, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 279, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-1805(part).