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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 3. County, City, and Town Building Codes › 50-60-301. County, city, and town building codes authorized -- health care facility and public health center doors -- fee adjustment for model plans

50-60-301. County, city, and town building codes authorized -- health care facility and public health center doors -- fee adjustment for model plans.
(1) The local legislative body of a county, city, or town may adopt a building code to apply to the county, city, or town by an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate:
(a) adopting a building code; or
(b) authorizing the adoption of a building code by administrative action.
(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), a county, city, or town may not adopt or enforce a building code that is more stringent than the building code adopted by the department or as required by state law.
(b) A county, city, or town may, as part of its building code or by town ordinance or resolution, adopt voluntary energy conservation standards for new construction for the purpose of providing incentives to encourage voluntary energy conservation. The incentive-based energy conservation standards adopted may exceed any applicable energy conservation standards contained in the state building code. New construction is not required to meet local standards that exceed state energy conservation standards unless the building contractor elects to receive a local incentive.
(3) Any provision of a building code requiring the installation or maintenance of self-closing or automatic closing corridor doors to patient rooms does not apply to health care facilities, as defined in 50-5-101, or to a public health center, as defined in 7-34-2102.
(4) (a) When the same single-family dwelling plan is constructed at more than one site, the county, city, or town shall, after the first examination of the plan, adjust the required plan fee to reflect only the cost of reviewing requirements pertaining to the review of:
(i) zoning;
(ii) footings, foundations, and basements;
(iii) curbs;
(iv) gutters;
(v) landscaping;
(vi) utility connections;
(vii) street requirements;
(viii) sidewalks; and
(ix) other requirements related specifically to the exterior of the building.
(b) If a building contractor alters the single-family dwelling plan referred to in subsection (4)(a) in a fashion that substantially affects the building code requirements, the county, city, or town may impose the full examination fee permitted under 50-60-106.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2112(1); (3) En. Sec. 1, Ch. 168, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 93, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 473, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 443, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 300, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 411, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 3. County, City, and Town Building Codes › 50-60-303. County, city, or town appeal procedure

50-60-303. County, city, or town appeal procedure.
(1) If a county, city, or town adopts a building code, it shall also establish an appeal procedure by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, that is acceptable to the department.
(2) If a county, city, or town does not adopt a code, appeals on the application of the state building code within the county, city, or town must be made to the department.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 226, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2116; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 546, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 3. County, City, and Town Building Codes › 50-60-304. Area of applicability of county, city, or town building code -- enforcement

50-60-304. Area of applicability of county, city, or town building code -- enforcement.
(1) A city or town that adopts a building code under this chapter may enforce its building code only within the incorporated limits of the city or town.
(2) A county may adopt a building code under this chapter on a countywide basis unless a city or town within the county has adopted a building code. If a city or town within the county has adopted a building code, then the county may not enforce the county building code in that city or town.
(3) A county, city, or town may contract for the enforcement of its building code.
History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 3. County, City, and Town Building Codes › 50-60-310. Repealed

50-60-310. Repealed.
Sec. 26, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 546, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 3. County, City, and Town Building Codes › 50-60-311. Repealed

50-60-311. Repealed.
Sec. 26, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 546, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 3. County, City, and Town Building Codes › 50-60-313. Repealed

50-60-313. Repealed.
Sec. 26, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 546, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 3. County, City, and Town Building Codes › 50-60-314. Repealed

50-60-314. Repealed.
Sec. 26, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 546, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 4. Factory-Built Buildings and Recreational Vehicles › 50-60-401. Department to adopt rules for factory-built buildings

50-60-401. Department to adopt rules for factory-built buildings.
The department may adopt by reference nationally recognized construction standards, in whole or in part, for the construction of factory-built buildings, but this does not prevent the department from adopting rules more stringent than those contained in the national standards.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 348, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 226, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2122; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 33, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 240, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 4. Factory-Built Buildings and Recreational Vehicles › 50-60-402. Factory-built buildings and recreational vehicles to comply with standards

50-60-402. Factory-built buildings and recreational vehicles to comply with standards.
(1) A person, firm, or corporation may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale any new factory-built building unless the factory-built building and its components, systems, and appliances have been constructed and assembled in accordance with the standards defined in this part.
(2) A factory-built building that has been approved by the department is considered to be in full compliance with the standards and rules prescribed in parts 1 through 4.
(3) All factory-built buildings approved by the department are acceptable as meeting the requirements of parts 1 through 4 throughout the state of Montana without further inspection or fees except for zoning, utility connections, and foundation permits required by local ordinance.
(4) A person, firm, or corporation may not manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a new recreational vehicle unless the vehicle has been constructed and assembled in accordance with the American national standards institute ANSI/A119.2 standard for recreational vehicles. The department is not responsible for enforcing the compliance of recreational vehicles with the ANSI/A119.2 standard as part of the state building code.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 348, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 459, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2123; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 33, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 240, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 4. Factory-Built Buildings and Recreational Vehicles › 50-60-403. Use of independent testing laboratories authorized

50-60-403. Use of independent testing laboratories authorized.
The department may use independent testing laboratories or the agencies of other states to determine if approved models of factory-built buildings are being constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications for those models.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 348, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2124(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 240, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 4. Factory-Built Buildings and Recreational Vehicles › 50-60-404. Enforcement of building construction standards for modular homes

50-60-404. Enforcement of building construction standards for modular homes.
(1) The provisions of this chapter apply to factory-built modular or prebuilt homes or buildings.
(2) A county, city, or town may regulate the construction of factory-built modular or prebuilt homes or buildings as provided in 50-60-106 if:
(a) the homes or buildings are constructed inside the jurisdiction of the county, city, or town;
(b) the homes or buildings are sold primarily to persons in the county in which the factory is located;
(c) the factory does not manufacture more than 100 homes or buildings a year; and
(d) the county, city, or town has an agency or officer assigned to inspect and enforce building construction standards.
(3) Inspection and enforcement approval given by a county, city, or town under this section may be recognized and accepted by any other county, city, or town of the state to which the factory-built home or building is transported for final installation. Additional inspections need not be conducted.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 440, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-501. Declaration of public interest

50-60-501. Declaration of public interest.
It is hereby declared that the public health and welfare require that minimum standards for the planning, installing, altering, extending, repairing, and maintaining of plumbing systems be established for the protection of the people of the state.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 251, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2412.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-502. No penalties for hiring unlicensed plumbers

50-60-502. No penalties for hiring unlicensed plumbers.
This part may not be construed as imposing any penalty on a person for hiring or contracting with an unlicensed person to do work in the field of plumbing. However, a person who engages in the field of plumbing at a time when the person is not duly licensed is subject to the penalties imposed by this part and Title 37, chapter 69.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 251, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 497, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2415; amd. Sec. 1861, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-503. Exceptions

50-60-503. Exceptions.
This part shall not be construed to apply to or to affect plumbing installations in any mines, mills, smelters, refineries, public utilities, railroads, or plumbing installations on farms having their own individual water supply or sewage disposal system.
History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 251, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 44, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 497, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2426.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-504. Department to prescribe minimum standards

50-60-504. Department to prescribe minimum standards.
The department of labor and industry shall by rule prescribe minimum standards that are uniform for all plumbing installations or maintenance, except those that are exempt under 50-60-503.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 251, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 236, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 497, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2416; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 168, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-505. Permit required

50-60-505. Permit required.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business, trade, or work of installing, removing, altering, or repairing plumbing and drainage systems or parts of plumbing and drainage systems without first obtaining a permit from the department of labor and industry.
(2) A separate permit must be obtained for each building or structure.
(3) A person may not allow any other person to do or cause to be done any work under a permit secured by the permittee except persons in the permittee's employ.
(4) When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing building or existing work to the public sewer or to connect to a new private disposal facility, backfilling of private sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent to the connection is included in the permit.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(part); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 169, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-506. Exceptions to permit requirement

50-60-506. Exceptions to permit requirement.
(1) A permit is not required for any minor replacement or repair work, the performance of which does not have a significant potential for creating a condition hazardous to public health and safety.
(2) A permit is not required where the installation is exempt under the provisions of 37-69-102 or 50-60-503.
(3) A state permit is not required whenever the installation occurs in an area governed by a county, city, or town and where there is in effect a county, city, or town building code that covers plumbing installations and that provides inspection procedures.
(4) This part does not prohibit the owner of residential property from making an installation for all sanitary plumbing and potable water supply piping without a permit if the owner personally does the work.
(5) The provisions of this part do not apply to regularly employed maintenance personnel doing maintenance work on the business premises of their employer unless the work is subject to the permit provisions of this part.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(2); amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-507. Application for and issuance of permit

50-60-507. Application for and issuance of permit.
(1) A person required to apply for a permit shall apply on a form provided by the department of labor and industry or its authorized representative. The applicant shall give a description of the character of the work proposed to be done and the location, ownership, occupancy, and use of the premises in connection with the work.
(2) The department or its authorized representative may require sketches, specifications, or drawings and other information it considers necessary in order to determine the scope of the work contemplated.
(3) If the department determines that the sketches, specifications, drawings, descriptions, and information furnished by the applicant are in compliance with the state plumbing code, it shall issue the permit applied for upon payment of the required fee as established by the department.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(3); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 170, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-508. Permit fees

50-60-508. Permit fees.
(1) The department of labor and industry shall establish permit fees in accordance with the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, and the fees must be deposited to the state special revenue fund of the department for use in the administration and enforcement of this part and the Montana state plumbing code and for other purposes as established by law.
(2) For the purpose of 50-60-505 through 50-60-513, a sanitary plumbing outlet on or to which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or attached must be construed to be a fixture. Fees for reconnection and retest of plumbing systems in relocated buildings must be based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas systems, water heaters, and the like involved. The fees established pursuant to this section must be commensurate with the costs of the administration and enforcement of this part and with appropriations for other purposes.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 11, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 357, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 171, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-509. Person commencing work without a permit to pay double the permit fee -- exception

50-60-509. Person commencing work without a permit to pay double the permit fee -- exception.
A person who commences any work for which a permit is required without first obtaining a permit shall, if subsequently allowed to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee for the work, except that this provision does not apply to emergency work when it is proved to the satisfaction of the department of labor and industry or its authorized representative that the work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit before the commencement of the work. In all emergency cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there is unreasonable delay in applying for the permit, a double fee must be charged.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 172, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-510. Inspections to ensure compliance

50-60-510. Inspections to ensure compliance.
All plumbing and drainage systems may be inspected by the department of labor and industry or an authorized representative or by a county, city, or town certified to perform an inspection pursuant to 50-60-302 in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the state plumbing code. As part of any inspection, the inspector shall request proof of licensure from any person who is required to be licensed who is involved with or, in the inspector's judgment, appears to be involved with plumbing activities if the person is on the site. The inspector shall report any instance of license violation to the inspector's employing agency, and the employing agency shall in turn report the violation to the board of plumbers.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(5); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 379, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 173, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-511. Duty of permittee regarding inspection and compliance

50-60-511. Duty of permittee regarding inspection and compliance.
(1) It is the duty of the person doing work authorized by the permit to notify the department of labor and industry, orally or in writing, that the work is ready for inspection. The notification must be given not less than 24 hours before the work is to be inspected.
(2) It is the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to ensure that the work performed before notification and after notification pending inspection complies with the state plumbing code.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(6); amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 174, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-512. Department authorized to order work stopped for noncompliance

50-60-512. Department authorized to order work stopped for noncompliance.
Whenever any work is being done contrary to the provisions of the state plumbing code, the department of labor and industry or its authorized representative may, after a hearing conducted under the provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, order work stopped by notice in writing served on any person engaged in the work.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(7); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 175, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-513. Suspension or revocation of permit

50-60-513. Suspension or revocation of permit.
The department of labor and industry may suspend or revoke a permit whenever it is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied or whenever work performed under the permit is in violation of any of the provisions of Title 37, chapter 69 or this part.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2427(8); amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 176, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-514. District court -- jurisdiction -- restraining orders

50-60-514. District court -- jurisdiction -- restraining orders.
The district court of any county has jurisdiction in equity, on application of the department of labor and industry, to restrain from connection any new plumbing installations on finding, after a hearing, that the plumbing is inferior to the standards of the state plumbing code.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 251, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 237, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2417; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 177, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 5. Plumbing Installations › 50-60-515. Penalty for violations -- exceptions

50-60-515. Penalty for violations -- exceptions.
A person who works in the field of plumbing or maintains or conducts a plumbing business or an individual who connects or disconnects plumbing from a public water or sewer system in violation of any provisions of this part or at a time when the person is not exempt from the provisions of this part pursuant to the provisions of a duly enacted and subsisting ordinance of a city or town is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $100 for each separate offense. However, this part may not be construed to apply to or affect plumbing or pipefitting as indicated in the exceptions under 37-69-102 and 50-60-503.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 203, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 185, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 497, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 101, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2411; amd. Sec. 1862, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-601. Purpose

50-60-601. Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to protect the health and safety of the people of this state from the danger of electrically caused shocks, fires, and explosions; to protect property from the hazard of electrically caused fires and explosions; to establish a procedure for determining where and by whom electrical installations are to be made; and to insure that the electrical installations and electrical products made and sold in this state meet minimum safety standards.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 269, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2802(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-602. Exceptions

50-60-602. Exceptions.
(1) This part does not apply to:
(a) the installation, alteration, or repair of electrical signal or communications equipment and traffic signals, street lighting, and other electrical traffic control devices owned or operated by a public utility, city, or county or the state;
(b) electrical installations on the premises of petroleum refineries, except a structure classified under chapter 7, section 701, group B, division 2, and chapter 9, section 901, group H, outside of process units, of the 1991 edition of the Uniform Building Code;
(c) mines and buildings on mine property regulated under Title 82, chapter 4, and subject to inspection under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act; or
(d) the installation, alteration, or repair of low-voltage electrical signal and communications equipment and optical fiber cable.
(2) The inspection provisions of this part do not apply to regularly employed maintenance electricians doing maintenance work on the business premises of their employer nor do they apply to line work on the business premises of the employer or to ordinary and customary in-plant or onsite installations, modifications, additions, or repairs.
(3) A person who plugs in an electrical appliance where an approved electrical outlet is already installed may not be considered as an installer.
(4) This part does not in any manner interfere with, hamper, preclude, or prohibit any vendor of any electrical appliance from selling, delivering, and connecting any electrical appliance if the connection does not necessitate the installation of electrical wiring of the structure where the appliance is to be connected.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 148, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 423, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 269, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2812(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 444, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 47, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-603. Electrical codes to be adopted by department by rule

50-60-603. Electrical codes to be adopted by department by rule.
(1) The department of labor and industry shall adopt rules relating to the installation of wires and equipment to convey electrical current and installations of apparatus to be operated by current, except as provided in 50-60-602.
(2) The department may adopt by reference the national fire protection association standard NFPA 70, national electrical code, in whole or in part, and may adopt rules more stringent than those in the national fire protection association standard NFPA 70, national electrical code.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 226, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 269, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2802(part); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 47, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 178, 221, Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-604. Inspections -- electrical permits -- fees

50-60-604. Inspections -- electrical permits -- fees.
The department of labor and industry or an authorized representative or a county, city, or town certified to perform an inspection pursuant to 50-60-302 shall inspect electrical installations, issue electrical permits for these installations, and establish and charge a reasonable and uniform fee for the inspections. The fee must be commensurate with the expense of providing the inspection and with appropriations for other purposes. As part of any inspection, the inspector shall require proof of licensure from any person who is required to be licensed who is involved with or, in the inspector's judgment, appears to be involved with electrical installations if the person is on the site. The inspector shall report any instance of license violation to the inspector's employing agency, and the employing agency shall in turn report the violation to the board of electricians.
History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(1); amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 357, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 379, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 179, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-605. Power supplier not to energize installation without electrical permit

50-60-605. Power supplier not to energize installation without electrical permit.
Individuals, firms, cooperatives, corporations, or municipalities selling electricity are power suppliers. Except for temporary connections that the department of labor and industry may authorize by rule for a period not exceeding 14 days without a preconnection inspection, power suppliers may not connect with or energize an electrical installation under this part unless the owner or a licensed electrical contractor has delivered to the power supplier an electrical permit covering the installation, issued by the department of labor and industry or a county, city, or town certified to enforce the electrical code pursuant to 50-60-302.
History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 47, L. 2001; amd. Secs. 180, 221, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-606. Repealed

50-60-606. Repealed.
Sec. 7, Ch. 47, L. 2001.
History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(3); amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 352, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-607. Energizing electrical installation without permit -- misdemeanor

50-60-607. Energizing electrical installation without permit -- misdemeanor.
Any person, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation, other than a power supplier, that energizes an electrical installation under this part for which an electrical permit has not been issued by the department of labor and industry or a county, city, or town certified to enforce the electrical code pursuant to 50-60-302 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: En. 66-2805.1 by Sec. 273, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2805.1(4); amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 352, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 47, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 182, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 443, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 6. Electrical Installations › 50-60-608. Injunction authorized

50-60-608. Injunction authorized.
The use or installation of wires or equipment conveying electrical current or the use or installation of any apparatus operated by electrical current in violation of any provision of this part or a lawful order of a state or local government building official may be enjoined by a judge in the district court of the judicial district in which the wires, equipment, or apparatus is located.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 47, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances › 50-60-701. Repealed

50-60-701. Repealed.
Sec. 24, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 315, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 569, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 439, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances › 50-60-702. Repealed

50-60-702. Repealed.
Sec. 24, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 315, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 439, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 60. Building Construction Standards › Part 7. Elevators and Other Conveyances › 50-60-703. Repealed

50-60-703. Repealed.
Sec. 24, Ch. 303, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 315, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 439, L. 2001.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.