{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-198b.480","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 198B.480","heading":"Report of inspection -- Hearing on construction plans and specifications -","body":"- Findings and orders of department.\n(1) Every inspector shall forward to the department a full report of each inspection\nmade of any passenger elevator or fixed guideway sys tem, showing the exact\ncondition of the elevator or fixed guideway system, and the inspector shall leave a\ncopy of the report at the elevator or fixed guideway system on the day the inspection\nis completed.\n(2) If any passenger elevator or fixed guideway s ystem requires certain changes or\nrepairs to make it reasonably safe to operate, recommendations shall be made by the\ninspector upon his or her report and a copy of the report as approved by the\ndepartment shall be given to the owner or operator of the elevator or fixed guideway\nsystem, and, unless appealed, upon compliance with the report and upon the\npayment of the fees required by law, the department shall issue a certificate of\noperation for a capacity not to exceed that named in the report of inspectio n. This\ncertificate shall be valid for one (1) year after the date of inspection.\n(3) If construction plans or an application of specifications is not approved, the\ndepartment shall state in writing the necessary changes to obtain approval and the\nowner or  operator shall be given a copy of the necessary changes, and, unless\nappealed, upon compliance by the owner or operator, the department shall approve\nthe plans or specifications and issue a permit for construction.\n(4) Any owner or operator, within twenty  (20) days from receipt of the copy of the\nreport or statement of changes in plans or specifications, may make written\napplication to the department upon forms to be furnished by the department for a\nhearing on the report or the statement regarding changes  in plans or specifications\nas to whether the elevator or fixed guideway system in question is reasonably safe,\nor whether the elevator or fixed guideway system, if constructed in accordance with\nthe plans and specifications, would be reasonably safe. The department shall\npromptly consider the application and schedule a hearing to be conducted consistent\nwith the provisions of this section and KRS Chapter 13B.\n(5) If it appears from the evidence presented at the hearing that the elevator or fixed\nguideway system will be reasonably safe to operate without those changes or repairs\nshown in the report or by making only a part or all of the changes, or if none or only\na part of all the changes in the plans or specifications are found necessary to make\nthe elevator reasonably safe, the department shall issue its final order accordingly. If\nthe final order requires changes or repairs to be made in the elevator or fixed\nguideway system or changes in the plans or specifications of either, the department\nshall, upon t he payment of the required fees, issue a certificate of operation when\nthe order has been executed or issue its approval of the plans or specifications. If the\nfinal order of the department has been affirmed or modified by appeal on the\ngrounds of reasonab le safety considered by the department, then the department\nshall, upon compliance with the final order and the payment of required fees, issue\nthe certificate of operation or issue its approval of the plans and specifications; but,\nif the order of the dep artment has been vacated, the certificate of operation, upon\nthe payment of fees or approval of plans and specifications, shall be issued\nimmediately. No elevator or fixed guideway system shall be operated after being\ninspected without bearing a conspicuou sly posted certificate of operation, except\npending a hearing on the issuance of the certificate.","path":["KRS Chapter 198B"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36615","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:52Z","sha256":"f347ac50283e3ee42016b34c6ef53f7819846705c804ffe94c9bacfebd1b4261","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-198b.470","next":"us-ky/krs-198b.490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}