(1) Payment of
required fees and civil penalties imposed under these rules and regulations
shall be made in accordance with instructions and forms on the website of the
Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire. In determining acceptable methods of
payment, the Commissioner should consider all relevant factors, including the
convenience of the parties, the availability of better means of payment through
enhanced technology, the need for efficient administration of the law, and the
cost to the agency.
(2) Once
permits are processed by this office, no refunds will be issued.
(3) Fees shall be paid in accordance with the
following schedule:
(a) Certification -
Examination:
1. Inspector ...................
$100.00
2. Elevator Mechanic
............... $100.00
(b) Certification - Annual:
1. Inspector ..................... $50.00
2. Class I Elevator Contractor
............... $300.00
3. Class II
Elevator Contractor ............. $200.00
4. Class III Elevator Contractor ............
$100.00
(c) Certification
- Bi-Annual Renewal:
1. Elevator Mechanic
................ $50.00
(d) Installation Permits:
1. Passenger or Freight base price, per unit
............................ $400.00
Plus, each opening
................................................................ $50.00
2. Dumbwaiters and material lifts,
per unit ............................. $250.00
3. Escalator, per unit
................................................................ $500.00
4. Workmen's hoist, per unit
............................... $500.00
5. Workmen's hoist, tower rise, per jump
................................ $150.00
6. Private residence elevators
................................................... $400.00
Plus, each opening
..................................................................
$50.00
7. Private residence
platform lifts (wheelchair lifts) and stairway chairlifts, first unit permitted
at single residence ........... ....... $250.00
any additional units at time of permitting ......... $50.00
per unit
8. Belt Manlift
.........................................................................
$250.00
9. Special purpose
personnel elevators and wheelchair lifts, per unit
...................................................................................
$250.00
(e)
One acceptance inspection is included in the installation
permit fee. All additional permit inspections shall be at two hundred fifty
($250.00) dollars per hour. Elevator Construction Permits shall expire two (2)
years from the date of issue, if the permit has shown no action. Elevator
Construction Permit Certificates shall expire no more than six (6) months from
the date of completion of the permit. If the permit is open more than two (2)
years with no action, it will therefore be cancelled.
(f) Major Alteration Permits:
1. Each Alteration - One item as outlined in
the Standard, per unit
..................................................................................
$240.00
2. Each additional
alteration as outlined in the Standard, per unit
..................................................................................
$120.00
3. Maximum alteration fee,
per unit ....................................... $1,200.00
(g) The acceptance inspection fee is included
in the major alteration permit fee. The alterations acceptance inspection will
not change the normal inspection or the operating permit due date.
(h) Additional permit inspections shall be at
the rate of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per hour.
(i) Operating Permit:
1. Operating permit - one year, price per
unit ............................. $65.00
2. Temporary operating permit, per unit
.................................... $100.00
(j) Inspection by a certified inspector of
the Office:
1. Initial inspection of a
temporary elevator, per unit .................. $200.00
2. Periodic inspection of a temporary
elevator used during construction, per unit
.......................................................................................
$50.00
3. Annual fee for
inspections are based upon number of openings per unit.
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101 to 110 openings
|
$445.00
|
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91 to 100 openings
|
$420.00
|
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81 to 90 openings
|
$395.00
|
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71 to 80 openings
|
$370.00
|
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61 to 70 openings
|
$345.00
|
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51 to 60 openings
|
$320.00
|
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41 to 50 openings
|
$295.00
|
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31 to 40 openings
|
$270.00
|
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21 to 30 openings
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$245.00
|
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11 to 20 openings
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$220.00
|
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10 openings
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$195.00
|
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9 openings
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$170.00
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8 openings
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$145.00
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7 openings
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$120.00
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6 openings
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$95.00
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5 openings
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$85.00
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4 openings
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$75.00
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3 openings
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$65.00
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2 openings
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$55.00
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(k) All third and subsequent inspections
shall be at two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars per elevator for routine
inspections.
(l) Appeal hearings
before the Board, per Appeal ........................ $500.00
(m) The Office may bill applicants for
operating certificates prior to the issuance of such certificates.
(4) The Office may provide
services or perform inspections not otherwise specified in the fee structure.
The charge for this service shall be at the rate of $250.00 per visit, per
elevator.
(5) The Office will allow
licensed private inspection companies with valid commissioned inspectors to
perform permit inspections on residential equipment that falls under the scope
of ASME A18.1, latest adopted addition.
(a) No
inspection will be allowed as in (5) above prior to the installer obtaining the
required permit and two sets of approved stamped drawings from this Office.
These are required to be at the site of the prior to any inspection.
(b) These inspections shall be subject to
audit by the Office.
(c) Both the
installer and the inspection company will be responsible for ensuring that the
installation meets all state adopted regulations and that all testing has been
completed. The inspection company is responsible for supplying a copy of this
report to the installer. An electronic copy of this report shall be sent to the
Office prior to the equipment being placed in service.
(d) Any inspection of residential equipment
that falls under the scope of ASME A18.1 not performed by a licensed private
inspection companies with commissioned inspectors shall be performed by a State
Deputy Inspector.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R.
120-3-25-.14
O.C.G.A.
ยงยง
8-2-102,
8-2-103,
8-2-104.
Original Rule entitled "Existing Installation (General)" adopted.
F. Sep. 4, 2013; eff.
Sept. 24,
2013.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Dec. 12, 2014; eff.
Jan. 1, 2015.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Fees" adopted. F.
Dec. 4, 2020; eff.
Dec. 29, 2020, as
specified by the Agency.
Amended: F. June 10,
2022; eff. July 1,
2022, as specified by the
Agency.
