NY Lab L § 953 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 33 - Elevators and Other Conveyances; Licensing 953 - License Procedure.

* §  953.  License and permit procedure. All applications for elevator contractor's, elevator mechanic's, and elevator inspector's licenses and required permits shall be submitted to  the  department  in  writing  on forms  furnished  by  the commissioner and shall contain the information set forth in this section as well as any additional information that the commissioner may require. The  commissioner  shall  also  set  fees  for licensing and permitting under this section.   1.  Applications  for  licenses. Every application for a license under this article shall include the following:  (a) the name, residence address and business address of the applicant;  (b) the number of years the applicant has engaged in the  business  or practice  of  designing, constructing, erecting, installing, inspecting, testing, repairing,  altering,  maintaining,  or  servicing  conveyances covered by this article;  (c)  the  approximate number of persons, if any, to be employed by the applicant for an elevator contractor's license;  (d) evidence that the applicant is  or  will  be  covered  by  general liability, personal injury and property damage insurance; and  (e) any other information which the commissioner may require.   Upon  approval  of an application for a license the commissioner shall issue such license which shall be valid for two years. The fees for such license and renewal thereof shall be set by the commissioner. Any denial for such application shall set forth the reasons therefor.   2. Application for permits. Every application for a permit under  this article  shall  include plans and specifications stamped and signed by a professional engineer and/or an architect licensed pursuant  to  article one  hundred  forty-five  and/or  article one hundred forty-seven of the education law. Every application for a permit under this  article  shall include the following:  (a)  copies  of  the  specifications  and  accurately scaled and fully dimensioned plans showing the location of the installation  in  relation to the plans and elevation of the building;  (b)  the  location  of  the  machinery  room  and  the equipment to be installed, relocated or altered;  (c) all structural supporting members thereof, including foundations;  (d) a list of all materials  to  be  employed  and  all  loads  to  be supported and conveyed;  (e)  any other information that the commissioner may require to ensure that  such  plans  and  specifications  are  sufficiently  complete  and illustrate all details of construction and design;  (f)  any  required  permitting  fees, which are subject to return upon denial of a permit application; and  (g) the department shall  maintain  and  publish  a  registry  of  all licensed  elevator  mechanics,  contractors  and inspectors, which shall list and identify, all licensed  elevator  mechanics,  contractors,  and inspectors  doing  business in this state. The department shall make the registry available on its website.   Upon approval of an application for a permit  the  commissioner  shall issue  such  permit.  Such permit shall state the time by which the work shall commence and also when such permit expires. If after the work  has been started, work is suspended or abandoned for a period of sixty days, or  such  shorter  period of time as the commissioner may specify at the time the permit is issued, the permit shall expire. Upon expiration of a permit for which work has  not  been  completed,  the  commissioner  may extend such permit.   3.  Licensing  and permitting exemptions. Whenever an emergency exists in this state due to a disaster  or  act  of  God,  which  imperils  the health,  safety  or  welfare of an individual or individuals and placing  such individual or individuals in imminent danger of injury or death and the number of persons in the state holding licenses granted by the board is insufficient to cope with such emergency, any person certified  by  a licensed  elevator  contractor  to  have  an  acceptable  combination of documented experience and education to  perform  elevator  work  without direct  and  immediate  supervision  shall  seek  an  emergency elevator mechanic's license from the commissioner within five business days after commencing work  requiring  a  license.  The  commissioner  shall  issue emergency  elevator  mechanic's  licenses  to address the emergency that exists.  The  licensed  elevator  contractor  shall  furnish  proof   of competency  as  the  commissioner  may  require. Each such license shall recite that it is valid for a period  of  fifteen  days  from  the  date thereof  and  for such particular elevators or geographical areas as the commissioner may  designate  to  address  the  emergency  situation  and otherwise  shall entitle the licensee to the rights and privileges of an elevator mechanic's license issued in  this  article.  The  commissioner shall   renew  an  emergency  elevator  mechanic's  license  during  the existence of an emergency as needed. No fee shall  be  charged  for  any emergency elevator mechanic's license or renewal thereof.   4.  Restricted  license.  A  restricted class of lift mechanic license shall be known as "accessibility  technician".  Such  class  of  license shall   be  restricted  to  performing  work  involving  platform  lifts including those installed in private residences which are covered by the provisions of ASME (American society of mechanical engineer)  codes  and standards  A18.1-2005.  An  applicant  for such restricted license shall complete an application approved by the board and shall  have  at  least three  years  verified  work experience in constructing, maintaining and repairing those lifts covered by ASME A18.1-2005 and  shall  provide  to the  commissioner  a  certificate  of  completion  of  an  accessibility training program for lifts under the scope of  A18.1-2005  such  as  the certified accessibility training provided by the national association of elevator  contractors,  or  an  equivalent  program  as  deemed  by  the department.   * NB Effective and Repealed January 1, 2022   * § 953. License procedure. All applications  for  licenses  shall  be submitted  to  the  department  in  writing  on  forms  furnished by the commissioner and shall contain the information set forth in this section as well as any additional information that the commissioner may require. The commissioner shall also set fees for licensing under  this  section. Upon  approval  of  an  application for a license the commissioner shall issue such license which shall be valid for two years. The fees for such license and renewal thereof shall be set by the commissioner. Any denial for such application shall set forth the reasons therefor.   1. Applications for business licenses. Every application for a license under this article shall include the following:  (a)  the  name,  residence  address,  and  business  address  of   the applicant;  (b)  the  number of years the applicant has engaged in the business or practice of elevator contracting;  (c) the approximate number of persons, if any, to be employed  by  the applicant;  (d)  evidence  that  the  applicant  is  or will be covered by general liability, personal injury, and property damage insurance; and  (e) any other information which the commissioner may require.   2. Application for occupational  licenses.  Every  application  for  a license under this article shall include the following:  (a) the name and residential address of the applicant;  (b)  the  relevant  experience  of  the applicant, including years, or hours, or both, of experience  in  performing  elevator  and  conveyance work,  or  elevator  inspection  work,  or  both  and the nature of such experience, and the  names  of  the  elevator  contractors  or  elevator inspection  contractors that the applicant has worked for, including the license numbers of such contractors;  (c) any training completed by the applicant, including certificates of completion;  (d) any continuing education completed  by  the  applicant,  including certificates of completion;  (e)  the name and license number, if known, of the elevator contractor or elevator inspection contractor that the applicant works for or  seeks to work for; and  (f) any other information which the commissioner may require.   3.  The  department  shall  maintain  and  publish  a  registry of all licenses issued pursuant to this section and  shall  make  the  registry available on its website.   * NB Effective January 1, 2022