HB994: Buildings and housing; failure to inspect elevators and related mechanisms within deadline; increase civil penalty

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, manlifts, and moving walks, so as to increase the civil penalty for failure to inspect elevators and related mechanisms within deadline and include all include inspections by nonprivate inspectors in the deadline and civil penalty; to provide for additional civil penalties for repeat violations; to require the Safety Fire Commissioner to notify the owner or lessee in writing and keep records of when said civil penalties are waived; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.