Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-96 - Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances › Part B-1 - PERMIT REGULATIONS AND FEES, PENALTIES AND INSPECTION TYPES FOR ALL CONVEYANCES › Section 296-96-01070 - Operating a conveyance without an operating permit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Any licensee, installer, owner or
				operator of a conveyance who violates a provision of chapter 70.87 RCW or this
				chapter shall be subject to the following civil penalties:
First violation
Second violation
Each additional violation
(a) Operation of a conveyance without a
						  permit or written approval from the department:
$171.20
$342.60
$500.00
(b) Installation of a conveyance without a
						  permit:
$171.20
$342.60
$500.00
(c) Relocation of a conveyance without a
						  permit:
$171.20
$342.60
$500.00
(d) Alteration of a conveyance without a
						  permit:
$171.20
$342.60
$500.00
(e)(i) Operation of a conveyance for which
						  the department has issued a red tag or has revoked or suspended an operating
						  permit or operation of a decommissioned elevator:
$500.00
(ii) Removal of a red tag from a
						  conveyance:
$500.00
After:*
90 Days
180 Days
270 Days
360 Days
Each 30 days after 360
(f) Failure to comply with a correction
						  notice:
$114.10
$285.40
$457.00
$500.00
$500.00
(g) Failure to submit official written
						  notification that all corrections have been completed:
$114.10
$285.40
$457.00
$500.00
$500.00
(h) Failure to notify the department of each
						  accident to a person requiring the services of a physician or resulting in a
						  disability exceeding one day may result in a $500.00 penalty per day. The
						  conveyance shall be removed from service until the department authorizes the
						  operation of the conveyance. This may require an inspection and the applicable
						  fees will be applied. Failure to remove the conveyance from service may result
						  in an additional $500.00 penalty per day.
(i) Falsifying official written
						  documentation submitted to the department. Each day is a separate violation:
						  $500.00.
*Note:
Penalties are cumulative.
(2)
				A violation as described in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), and (d) of this
				section will be a "second" or "additional" violation only if it occurs within
				one year of the first violation.
(3) The department shall serve notice by
				certified mail to an installer, licensee, owner, or operator for a violation of
				chapter 70.87 RCW, or this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 70.87 RCW and 2011 1st
					 sp.s. c 50. 12-06-065, § 296-96-01070, filed 3/6/12, effective 4/30/12.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 70.87 RCW. 07-24-041,
					 § 296-96-01070, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 18.27, 18.106,
					 43.22, and
					 70.87 RCW. 07-11-128, §
					 296-96-01070, filed 5/22/07, effective 6/30/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters
					 18.106, 43.22, and
					 70.87 RCW. 06-10-066, §
					 296-96-01070, filed 5/2/06, effective 6/30/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 18.27,
					 43.22, and
					 70.87 RCW. 05-12-032, §
					 296-96-01070, filed 5/24/05, effective 6/30/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185,
					 70.87.190, 2002 c 98, 2003 c 143
					 and 2004 c 66. 04-12-047, § 296-96-01070, filed 5/28/04, effective
					 6/30/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.87.020,
					 70.87.030,
					 70.87.034,
					 70.87.120,
					 70.87.185 and
					 chapter
					 70.87 RCW. 01-02-026,
					 § 296-96-01070, filed 12/22/00, effective
					 1/22/01.