N.Y. Labor Law § 952: 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.