Section 12-229-6.1 - Fees(a) Departmental inspection fees. The department shall collect from the owner or contractor, the fee listed in the schedules in Exhibit A, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Installation and Alteration Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, and Exhibit B, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Inspection Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, for each inspection made by a qualified inspector. The following shall apply to departmental inspection fees:(1) The fees for scheduled inspection delayed or canceled by the requester, shall be charged to the requester in accordance with the scheduled fee for the type of inspection scheduled, however, if the notice of cancellation or delay of the scheduled inspection is provided at least forty-eight hours prior to the scheduled date and time, not counting weekends and state holidays, no additional fee will be charged. A delayed inspection includes situations where the equipment is not ready for the inspection or the requester is not ready to conduct the required tests within one hour of the scheduled date and time;(2) Where an inspection must be re-scheduled due to untimely notification of delay or cancellation, the appropriate inspection fee must be paid prior to the re-scheduling of the inspection;(3) Permit renewal and witness fees are per inspection, which may constitute one day or part of the day. If the inspector is required or requested to return on another day or at another time on the same day, additional fees shall be assessed at the rate of $400 per day for up to two hours and $800 per day for more than two hours. Fees for overtime hours shall be $800 per day for up two hours and $1,600 per day for more than two hours;(4) When a special or dedicated inspection is made at the request of the owner, contractor, or vendor, the sum of expenses incurred shall be charged in addition to the inspection fee;(5) Whenever the requester of an inspection fails to pay the fees required pursuant to this section within sixty days after notification, the requester shall pay, in addition to the fees required, a penalty equal to fifty percent of the fee. For the purpose of this section, the date of invoice shall be considered the date of notification. For online inspection requests, fees must be paid at the time of the request, except for additional fees for special, dedicated, return, or overtime inspections for which the amount owed could not be determined in advance. In such cases, the requester shall be invoiced by the department;(6) Departmental reports of inspections for which expenses must be added to the basic fee shall be accompanied by an itemized account of the inspections made and the expenses incurred;(7) For elevators that have considerable rise but few openings, such as observation or deep well elevators, each ten feet of vertical rise shall be considered on floor in determining installation permit fees; and(8) The department shall charge and collect the fee listed in Exhibit B, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Inspection Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, for each category 3 or 5, or internal escalator inspection, witnessed by qualified inspectors of the department during regular working hours. If the inspector is required or requested to return on another day or at another time on the same day, additional fees shall be assessed at the rate of $400 per day for up to two hours and $800 per day for more than two hours. Fees for overtime hours shall be $800 per day for up to two hours and $1,600 per day for more than two hours.(b) Departmental installation and alteration permit and test fees. The following shall apply to installation, alteration, and test fees:(1) The department, before accepting an application for installing, constructing, re-constructing, or relocating an elevator or a related system, shall charge and collect a fee for each object in accordance with Exhibit A, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Installation and Alteration Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter;(2) The department, before accepting an application for an alteration, shall charge and collect a fee for each object in accordance with Exhibit A, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Installation and Alteration Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter. For online applications, fees must be paid electronically at the time of the application. Any transaction failure shall void the application;(3) For each instance requiring an installation or alteration permit fee, the department shall provide the final installation drawing review, inspection and witnessing of the initial acceptance test on the installation, any resulting permit to operate, and on additional follow-up inspection per permit, and the follow-up inspection shall be at the convenience of the department;(4) Fees in accordance with Exhibit A, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Installation and Alteration Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, or the fee in effect on the application submittal date shall be charged and collected for all applications for installation or alteration permits; For each instance requiring a building plan review, the department shall charge a fee in accordance with Exhibit A, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Installation and Alteration Fees", dated January 1, 2021, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter;
(5) For additional follow-up inspections for final acceptance, the fee shall be $400 per day for up to two hours and $800 per day for more than two hours if during the normal workday. Fees for overtime hours shall be $800 per day for up to two hours and $1,600 per day for more than two hours; and(6) For elevators that have considerable rise but few openings, such as observation or deep well elevators, each ten feet of vertical rise shall be considered one floor in determining installation permit fees.(c) Amusement rides, fees. The following shall apply to amusement ride fees: (1) The fee for an inspection of an amusement ride shall be $200;(2) Inspections, for which a fee is to be charged, shall include, but are not limited to: (A) A reinspection of a ride at a site to allow it to operate at that site after the ride was found at an earlier inspection to be unsafe;(B) An inspection made at a site after being unable to complete an earlier inspection at that site due to delay within the control of the requester;(C) A permit to operate; and(D) Scheduled inspections delayed or canceled by the requester where notification was provided to the department less than forty-eight hours prior to the scheduled inspection date and time (not including weekends and state holidays);(3) When an unscheduled inspection is made at the request of the owner or contractor, the sum of expenses incurred shall be charged in addition to the inspection fee;(4) For additional follow-up inspections for final acceptance, the fee shall be $400 per day for up to two hours and $800 per day for more than two hours if during the normal workday. Fees for overtime hours shall be $800 per day for up to two hours and $1,600 per day for more than two hours; and(5) Whenever the requester fails to pay the fees required under this section within sixty days after notification, the requester shall pay in addition to the fees required, a penalty equal to fifty percent of the fee. For the purpose of this section, the date of the invoice shall be considered the date of notification. For online inspection requests, fees must be paid at the time of the request, except for additional fees for unscheduled, return, or overtime inspections, which will be invoiced to the requester.Haw. Code R. § 12-229-6.1
[Eff and comp 6/30/14; am and comp 11/10/16; am and comp 2/15/19; am and comp 1/31/21] (Auth: § 397-4) (Imp: HRS § 397-5)