Title 20, Public Health and Welfare

(a) Any inspector of boilers who shall report a boiler or pressure vessel for a certificate of inspection as safe to operate while knowing the report is false and that the boiler is unsafe to operate, who shall fail to perform his or her duties as stated in this chapter, or who s…

(a) (1) The Boiler Inspection Section or an authorized representative of the Boiler Inspection Section shall conduct examinations for each applicant seeking a boiler operator's license.(2) The examination shall be written.(3) Each applicant shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars …

(a) (1) All persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the sale, installation, or inspection services of boilers, unfired pressure vessels, hot water storage containers, or pressure piping in any location shall be licensed by the Boiler Inspection Section to perform the work.(2) …

(a) (1) (A) Upon reaching sixty-five (65) years of age or any time thereafter, any person who has been a boiler inspector for no fewer than twelve (12) years may apply for a restricted lifetime boiler inspector's certificate of competency and commission.(B) The restricted lifetim…

(a) Any owner or user of a steam boiler or pressure vessel subject to this chapter may perform any inspections required by this chapter on such vessels owned or operated by the owner or user if the owner or user meets the requirements prescribed by rule of the Secretary of the De…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Alteration” means any change made to an existing conveyance or to its hoistway, enclosure, or doors other than the repair or replacement of damaged, worn, or broken parts necessary for normal operation. The changing of the speed governor shall be …

(a) No city, town, or other governmental subdivision shall have the power to make any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution providing for the licensing, inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, or operation of elevators, dumbwaiters, or escalators or for the qua…

(a) (1) A person, owner, lessee, partnership, association, corporation, licensee, or inspector who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the Elevator Safety Board is subject to a civil fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars (…

(a) Except when otherwise provided, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to enforce this chapter and the rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board. (b) In cities, towns, or other government…

(a) There is created the Elevator Safety Board, consisting of six (6) members, one (1) of whom shall be the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing or his or her designee, who shall serve continuously, and five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Governor for terms o…

(a) It shall be the duty of the Elevator Safety Board to license elevator inspectors, elevator mechanics, elevator testing contractors, and elevator contractors as provided in this chapter and to revoke or suspend any such license for cause. (b) The board shall have the power and…

(a) (1) A public hearing shall be held by the Elevator Safety Board before the adoption of any rules authorized by this chapter.(2) Copies of such rules as are proposed by the board for adoption shall be made available to all interested parties at least thirty (30) days before th…

(a) (1) The inspections of conveyances required by this chapter shall be made by an elevator inspector licensed by the Elevator Safety Board.(2) To be eligible for a license to inspect conveyances, the applicant or licensee shall:(A) Have experience in designing, installing, main…

(a) (1) A written application for the examination and license for elevator inspector, elevator mechanic, elevator testing contractor, or elevator contractor shall be made upon a form to be supplied by the Elevator Safety Board upon request and shall be accompanied by a statement …

(a) No elevator inspector shall inspect an elevator, escalator, or dumbwaiter if the inspector or any member of his or her immediate family has a financial interest in the building in which the elevator, escalator, or dumbwaiter is located or in any business which occupies the bu…

Every elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator shall be maintained by the owner or lessee in a safe operating condition so that it conforms to the rules and requirements of the Elevator Safety Board as adopted under § 20-24-107(a) and (b).

(a) All new and existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, except dormant elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, shall be tested and inspected in accordance with the following schedule:(1) (A) Every new or altered elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator shall be inspected and …

(a) (1) A report of every required inspection or safety test shall be filed with the Department of Labor and Licensing or its authorized representative by the inspector making the inspection or witnessing the test on a form approved by the department or its authorized representat…

In addition to required inspections, the Department of Labor and Licensing or its authorized representative may designate a licensed inspector in its employ to make such additional inspections as may be required to enforce this chapter and the rules adopted by the Elevator Safety…

(a) (1) On and after the effective date of rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b), detailed plans and specifications of the elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator to be thereafter installed, relocated, or altered shall be submitted by the contractor, …

(a) (1) Operating permits shall be issued by the Department of Labor and Licensing within the time limits specified in this section to the owner or lessee of every new or altered elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator and of every existing elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator when th…

(a) The following fees shall be paid to the Department of Labor and Licensing for each passenger, freight, or one-man elevator or dumbwaiter installation permit:(1) Elevators $150.00(2) Escalators and moving walks 200.00(3) Dumbwaiters 100.00(4) Wheelchair lifts 100.00(5) Workmen…

(a) In all publicly owned buildings containing passenger elevators, braille tags shall be affixed on or immediately adjacent to all elevator pushbuttons, levers, or switches in order that blind persons may operate the elevators properly without assistance from sighted persons. (b…

(a) Any person aggrieved by an order or act of the Department of Labor and Licensing or its authorized representative under this chapter may, within fifteen (15) days after notice thereof, appeal from the order or act to the Elevator Safety Board, which shall, within thirty (30) …

Conveyances installed in private single-family dwellings shall be exempt from the testing and inspection requirements of § 20-24-112 and the permitting requirements of §§ 20-24-115 and 20-24-116.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Manufactured Homes Standards Act”.

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Authorized representative” means any person or employee approved, certified, or hired by the Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission to perform inspection services;(2) “Code” means standards adopted by the Arkansas Manufactured Home …

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to give the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission any authority with respect to the operation and maintenance of manufactured home parks in this state.

(a) It shall be deemed a violation of this chapter:(1) For any manufacturer or retailer of manufactured homes to fail to correct a code violation within a reasonable time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, of being ordered to do so in writing by an authorized representative of the …

(a) (1) There is created the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission consisting of eight (8) members. Members shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The members shall be representative of the following interests:(A) Four (4) members shall be active in the m…

(a) (1) The Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission by rule shall set uniform, reasonable standards for the proper:(A) (i) Initial installation of new manufactured homes installed in this state.(ii) The installation standards under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section shall equ…

(a) The Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission shall be appointed by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission. (b) The director shall administer the code for manufactured homes and the rules promulgated by the commission. (c) (1) The director shall establish an in…

(a) No retailer shall sell or offer for sale within this state any new manufactured home unless the manufactured home complies with the code. (b) No person shall manufacture in this state or manufacture out of this state and ship into this state for sale any new manufactured home…

(a) No retailer shall sell or offer for sale to anyone within this state any manufactured home manufactured after June 15, 1976, unless the manufactured home bears a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development label issued by the United States Department of Housing …

(a) Each manufactured home manufacturer in this state and manufacturers of all new manufactured homes shipped into this state for use in this state shall issue with each new manufactured home a warranty generally in use in the industry warranting the manufactured home to be free …

All manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and installers in this state shall make and maintain such reports and information deemed necessary and shall provide the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development such reports and information as the secretary may require …

All fees collected by the Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury. The Treasurer of State shall credit the amount paid into a special fund to be designated the “Manufactured Home Standards Fund” from whic…

(a) (1) All manufactured home retailers shall be required to provide a written purchase agreement to the purchaser of each new manufactured home sold in the State of Arkansas.(2) Each written purchase agreement issued by a manufactured home retailer upon the purchase of a new man…

(a) (1) A mobility accessible room in a new lodging establishment shall be furnished with a bed that measures no more than twenty-three inches (23”) in height when measured from the floor to the top of the mattress.(2) The bed height measurement under subdivision (a)(1) of this s…

(a) As used in this subchapter, “tourist camp” means:(1) Any place where:(A) Buildings or tents are maintained for hire to and used by transient guests; and(B) Free encampment is permitted to transients for the purpose of securing their trade; and(2) Any tract of land where space…

(1) The State Board of Health shall make necessary rules relating to tourist camps, hotels, or rooming houses not in conflict with any provision of this subchapter in order that:(1) The health and safety of guests may be protected; and(2) Tourist camps, hotels, or rooming houses …

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person seeking to become a guest of any tourist camp, hotel, or rooming house to:(1) Register or permit himself or herself to be registered under an assumed name;(2) Falsely represent himself or herself as the spouse of any other guest or person s…

Any person violating any provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not ex…

The Department of Health and the Division of Arkansas State Police are required to assist in the enforcement of this subchapter and of any rules promulgated by the State Board of Health relating to tourist camps, hotels, and rooming houses.

(a) Every person operating a tourist camp, hotel, or rooming house shall provide and keep a register in which shall be entered the name and address of every guest to whom accommodations are hired or given. (b) If a guest is traveling by automobile, the license number and state de…

An entity governed by this subchapter shall post information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline as required under § 12-19-102.