Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-6.1 - Fees

Current through June, 2024
(a) Departmental inspection fees. The
				  department shall collect from the owner or contractor, the fee listed in the
				  schedules in Exhibit A, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Installation and
				  Alteration Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter
				  and located at the end of this chapter, and Exhibit B, titled "Elevator and
				  Kindred Equipment Inspection Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part
				  of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, for each inspection
				  made by a qualified inspector. The following shall apply to departmental
				  inspection fees:
(1) The fees for scheduled
				  inspection delayed or canceled by the requester, shall be charged to the
				  requester in accordance with the scheduled fee for the type of inspection
				  scheduled, however, if the notice of cancellation or delay of the scheduled
				  inspection is provided at least forty-eight hours prior to the scheduled date
				  and time, not counting weekends and state holidays, no additional fee will be
				  charged. A delayed inspection includes situations where the equipment is not
				  ready for the inspection or the requester is not ready to conduct the required
				  tests within one hour of the scheduled date and time;
(2) Where an inspection must be re-scheduled
				  due to untimely notification of delay or cancellation, the appropriate
				  inspection fee must be paid prior to the re-scheduling of the
				  inspection;
(3) Permit renewal and
				  witness fees are per inspection, which may constitute one day or part of the
				  day. If the inspector is required or requested to return on another day or at
				  another time on the same day, additional fees shall be assessed at the rate of
				  $400 per day for up to two hours and $800 per day for more than two hours. Fees
				  for overtime hours shall be $800 per day for up two hours and $1,600 per day
				  for more than two hours;
(4) When a
				  special or dedicated inspection is made at the request of the owner,
				  contractor, or vendor, the sum of expenses incurred shall be charged in
				  addition to the inspection fee;
(5) Whenever the requester of an inspection
				  fails to pay the fees required pursuant to this section within sixty days after
				  notification, the requester shall pay, in addition to the fees required, a
				  penalty equal to fifty percent of the fee. For the purpose of this section, the
				  date of invoice shall be considered the date of notification. For online
				  inspection requests, fees must be paid at the time of the request, except for
				  additional fees for special, dedicated, return, or overtime inspections for
				  which the amount owed could not be determined in advance. In such cases, the
				  requester shall be invoiced by the department;
(6) Departmental reports of inspections for
				  which expenses must be added to the basic fee shall be accompanied by an
				  itemized account of the inspections made and the expenses incurred;
(7) For elevators that have considerable rise
				  but few openings, such as observation or deep well elevators, each ten feet of
				  vertical rise shall be considered on floor in determining installation permit
				  fees; and
(8) The department shall
				  charge and collect the fee listed in Exhibit B, titled "Elevator and Kindred
				  Equipment Inspection Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this
				  chapter and located at the end of this chapter, for each category 3 or 5, or
				  internal escalator inspection, witnessed by qualified inspectors of the
				  department during regular working hours. If the inspector is required or
				  requested to return on another day or at another time on the same day,
				  additional fees shall be assessed at the rate of $400 per day for up to two
				  hours and $800 per day for more than two hours. Fees for overtime hours shall
				  be $800 per day for up to two hours and $1,600 per day for more than two
				  hours.