{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-754.017","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.017","heading":"REGISTERED ELEVATOR INSPECTORS.","body":"(a) In order to inspect equipment, an individual must:\n(1) be registered with the department;\n(2) attend educational programs approved by the department;\n(3) be certified as an inspector in accordance with the rules adopted by the commission;\n(4) comply with the continuing education requirements established by commission rule for registration renewal; and\n(5) pay all applicable fees.\n(b) A person assisting a registered elevator inspector and working under the direct, on-site supervision of the inspector is not required to be registered.\n(c) A registration expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.\n(d) A registered elevator inspector may not inspect equipment if the inspector or the inspector's employer has a financial or personal conflict of interest or the appearance of impropriety related to the inspection of that equipment.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 65, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 865, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 9.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 935, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 538 (S.B. 540), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 538 (S.B. 540), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 558 (S.B. 673), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 558 (S.B. 673), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 9. SAFETY","SUBTITLE A. PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 754. ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.754.htm#754.017","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"fdd302885f82ae293d2c3260a9318a711cd045170c74e47c38d7c5ce2119fbe1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-754.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-754.0171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}