Local government regulation and enforcement

(a) The governing body of any municipality or county which adopts at least the minimum rules and regulations relative to inspections and safety standards for elevators, escalators, manlifts, moving walks, and 895 8-2-106 dumbwaiters as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 8-2-102 and subsection (c) of Code Section 8-2-104 shall have the power: (1) To adopt by ordinance or resolution any reasonable provisions for the enforcement of such local standards adopted applicable to elevators, escalators, manlifts, moving walks, and dumbwaiters, including procedural requirements, provisions for hearings, provisions for appeals from decisions of local inspectors, and any other provisions or procedures necessary to the proper administration and enforcement of the requirements of such local standards; (2) To provide for inspection of buildings or similar structures to ensure compliance with the local standards; (3) To employ inspectors, including chief and deputy inspectors, and any other personnel necessary for the proper enforcement of such standards, provided that such inspectors meet the minimum qualifications of state inspectors and are certified by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 8-2-104; (4) To contract with other municipalities or counties adopting at least state minimum standards, or with the state, to administer such standards and to provide inspection and enforcement personnel and services necessary to ensure compliance with the standards; and (5) To contract with any other county or municipality whereby the parties agree that the inspectors of each contracting party may have jurisdiction to enforce the local standards within the boundaries of the other contracting party. (b) When a local enforcement authority conducts an inspection or issues an operating permit as provided in this part, any inspection fee or operating permit fee due shall be paid to the municipality or county employing the enforcement authority. History. Code 1981, § 8-2-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1244, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 8/SB 446. 8-2-106. Reporting of accidents; removal from service of equipment involved in accident. (a) The owner or lessee shall report, by telephone, to the enforcement authority on the same day or by noon on the next work day, excluding state holidays and weekends, all elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, or power dumbwaiter related accidents involving personal injury or death. The owner or lessee shall also file a report with all documentation of this accident by the end of the next business day. (b) The owner or lessee shall report to the enforcement authority by the end of the next business day, excluding state holidays and week896 8-2-106 ends, all elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, or power dumbwaiter related accidents involving structural damage to the elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, or power dumbwaiter. (c) Any elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, or power dumbwaiter involved in an accident described in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be removed from service at the time of the accident. The equipment shall not be repaired, altered, or placed back in service until inspected by a certified inspector for the enforcement authority. History. Code 1981, § 8-2-106, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1244, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1470, § 4; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1144, § 8/SB 446; Ga. L. 2024, p. 945, § 1/SB 417, effective July 1, 2024. Amendments. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted “file a report with all documentation of this accident by the end of the next business day” for “provide a written report of this accident within seven days” at the end of the last sentence of subsection (a) and, at the beginning of subsection (b), deleted “, in writing,” following “report” and substituted “by the end of the next business day” for “within seven days”.