Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-33 - Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters

Section 23-33-1. - Definitions. - § 23-33-1. Definitions. In this chapter unless the context otherwise...

Section 23-33-2. - Formulation and adoption of codes. - § 23-33-2. Formulation and adoption of codes. The code commission...

Section 23-33-2.1. - Chief inspector. - § 23-33-2.1. Chief inspector. The director shall appoint a chief...

Section 23-33-2.2. - Qualified service company. - § 23-33-2.2. Qualified service company. (a) Any firm or corporation...

Section 23-33-2.3. - Qualified mechanic. - § 23-33-2.3. Qualified mechanic. No person shall, within the limits...

Section 23-33-3. - Codes and rules available for public inspection. - § 23-33-3. Codes and rules available for public inspection. The...

Section 23-33-4. - Enforcement by inspectors — Disposition of fees. - § 23-33-4. Enforcement by inspectors — Disposition of fees. The...

Section 23-33-5. - Permit to act as authorized inspector. - § 23-33-5. Permit to act as authorized inspector. The chief...

Section 23-33-6. - Reexamination of applicant for permit after failure to pass. - § 23-33-6. Reexamination of applicant for permit after failure to...

Section 23-33-7. - Compensation of authorized inspectors. - § 23-33-7. Compensation of authorized inspectors. An authorized inspector shall...

Section 23-33-8. - Revocation of permits. - § 23-33-8. Revocation of permits. The chief inspector may at...

Section 23-33-9. - Registration of elevators and escalators. - § 23-33-9. Registration of elevators and escalators. It shall be...

Section 23-33-9.1. - Owner’s responsibility. - § 23-33-9.1. Owner’s responsibility. (a) Each owner of an elevator,...

Section 23-33-10. - Inspectors authorized to conduct inspections. - § 23-33-10. Inspectors authorized to conduct inspections. Only the chief...

Section 23-33-11. - Periodic inspections — Right of access — Consultation with person in charge. - § 23-33-11. Periodic inspections — Right of access — Consultation...

Section 23-33-12. - Inspection — Reinspection — Examination and Licensee fee — Renewal. - § 23-33-12. Inspection — Reinspection — Examination and Licensee fee...

Section 23-33-13. - Reports of authorized inspectors — Issuance of certificate — Fee. - § 23-33-13. Reports of authorized inspectors — Issuance of certificate...

Section 23-33-14. - Reports of refusal or cancellation of insurance. - § 23-33-14. Reports of refusal or cancellation of insurance. Every...

Section 23-33-15. - Order to cease operation or make repairs. - § 23-33-15. Order to cease operation or make repairs. If...

Section 23-33-15.1. - Enforcement procedure. - § 23-33-15.1. Enforcement procedure. (a) After the issuance of a...

Section 23-33-16. - Issuance and posting of certificate. - § 23-33-16. Issuance and posting of certificate. Whenever a compliance...

Section 23-33-17. - Notice of new installation — Temporary permit for testing. - § 23-33-17. Notice of new installation — Temporary permit for...

Section 23-33-18. - Assistance to owners — Appeal of decisions to commission. - § 23-33-18. Assistance to owners — Appeal of decisions to...

Section 23-33-19. - Appeals to superior court. - § 23-33-19. Appeals to superior court. Any owner of any...

Section 23-33-20. - Penalty for violations — Prosecution. - § 23-33-20. Penalty for violations — Prosecution. (a) Any owner...

Section 23-33-21. - Severability. - § 23-33-21. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 23-33-22. - Repealed. - § 23-33-22. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 108, §...

Section 23-33-22.1. - Warning signs near elevators in nursing homes. - § 23-33-22.1. Warning signs near elevators in nursing homes. A...

Section 23-33-23. - Safety devices on elevators. - § 23-33-23. Safety devices on elevators. All hoistway or elevator...

Section 23-33-24. - Inspections — Notice of violations. - § 23-33-24. Inspections — Notice of violations. It shall be...

Section 23-33-25. - Access of owners to leased premises. - § 23-33-25. Access of owners to leased premises. The owner...

Section 23-33-26. - Civil liability for injuries resulting from noncompliance. - § 23-33-26. Civil liability for injuries resulting from noncompliance. In...

Section 23-33-27. - Fine for noncompliance. - § 23-33-27. Fine for noncompliance. The lessee or owner or...

Section 23-33-28. - Municipal regulation. - § 23-33-28. Municipal regulation. No city or town shall have...

Section 23-33-29. - Relief from personal responsibility. - § 23-33-29. Relief from personal responsibility. The director of the...

Section 23-33-30. - Elevators placed out of service. - § 23-33-30. Elevators placed out of service. All elevators and...