Licensing and compliance requirements

§ 952. Licensing and compliance requirements. 1. Except as otherwise provided for in subdivisions three, four, and five of section nine hundred fifty of this article, it shall be unlawful for any business or person:

(a) to engage in the business of elevator and conveyance work, or accessibility lift work, or hold themselves out as an elevator contractor, or both, unless such person or business has a valid elevator contractor's license; or

(b) to engage in the business of elevator and conveyance inspections, or hold themselves out as an elevator inspection contractor, or both unless such person or business has a valid elevator inspection contractor's license; or

(c) any combination of the above.

2. Except as otherwise provided for in subdivisions three, four, and five of section nine hundred fifty of this article, it shall be unlawful for any person:

(a) to engage in elevator and conveyance work, or to hold themselves out as an elevator mechanic, or both, unless such person has a valid elevator mechanic's license and works for a licensed elevator contractor or a public entity; or

(b) to engage in accessibility lift work, or to hold themselves out as accessibility lift technicians, or both, unless such person has a valid accessibility lift technician's license and works for a licensed elevator contractor or a public entity; or

(c) to engage in elevator and conveyance inspections, or to hold themselves out as an elevator inspector, or both, unless such person holds an elevator inspector's license and works for a licensed elevator inspection contractor or a public entity; or

(d) any combination of the above, provided, however, that the installation of branch circuits and wiring terminations for machine room and pit lighting, receptacles and HVAC as described in the NFPA National Electric Code 620.23 and 620.24 as well as fire and heat detectors and alarms, may be performed by a licensed electrical contractor.

3. It shall be the responsibility of licensees to ensure that any elevator and conveyance work or elevator and conveyance inspections that they perform is in compliance with existing state and local building and maintenance codes.

4. It shall be the responsibility of holders of business licenses to ensure that the licensing requirements of subdivisions one and two of this section are complied with by their employees and by businesses that they contract with, and to immediately report to the commissioner any failures to comply with the licensing requirements of subdivisions one and two of this section by other businesses or persons that they become aware of.