N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-12.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 5:23-12.4 - Registration of elevator devices

(a) On or before July 1, 1992, and thereafter as required by (e) below, the owner of every existing structure containing one or more elevator devices, other than a structure of Group R-3, R-4, or R-5, or other than an elevator device wholly within a dwelling unit in a structure of Group R-2 that is not accessible to the general public, shall register each elevator device with the Department on a form provided by the Commissioner.

(b) The owner of every new structure containing one or more elevator devices or with a newly installed elevator in an existing building shall register each elevator device with the Department, on a form provided by the Commissioner, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of approval as the case may be.

1. Exception: Elevators within a building of Group R-3, R-4, or R-5 shall not be required to be registered.

(c) Each filed registration form shall contain the following information for each elevator device:

1. The identification or code number for each individual device;

2. The name, and the address of the New Jersey office or New Jersey residence, of the device's owner or the owner's representative; the owner or the owner's representative must reside or have an office in the State of New Jersey to accept service of process;

3. The mailing address and phone number of the person listed in (c)2 above;

4. The street address of the building or structure, including lot and block number, where the device is located;

5. The type of device;

6. The vertical travel of the device in number of feet and stories, or horizontal feet of travel of the walk or other device;

7. The rating load of the device in pounds;

8. The occupancy load in number of persons;

9. The speed of the elevator in feet per minute;

10. The manufacturer of the device;

11. The date of installation, if known, and date of last inspection performed; and

12. Special devices, such as, but not limited to, oil buffers, counterweights, governors and safeties, and auxiliary power generators.

(d) Each construction official shall provide the Department with the following information concerning each device within the municipality:

1. The name and mailing address of the owner or owner's representative of each device; and

2. The street address, including lot and block number, where the device is located.

(e) If the ownership of a structure containing one or more elevator devices, other than a structure of Group R-3, R-4, or R-5, or a device in a structure of Group R-2 exempted under (a) above, is transferred, whether by sale, gift, assignment, interstate succession, testate devolution, reorganization, receivership, foreclosure or execution process, the new owner shall file a notice of change of ownership, with the appropriate re-registration fee, with the Department within 60 days of the date of transfer. A device in a structure of Group R-2 exempted by (a) above, which, because of alterations in design or changes in ownership or management, is no longer wholly within one residential unit, or which otherwise becomes accessible to the general public, shall be registered within 60 days of its change in status.

(f) No permit shall be issued for work to be performed on an existing device if that device is not registered as required by this section.

(g) Each construction official shall review the list of the registered buildings/devices provided by the Department, and shall notify the Department of any changes that need to be made.

(h) It shall be the responsibility of the owner to notify the Department of any change in the identity, mailing address, office or residence address or phone number of the owner or representative. Any change shall be reported to the Department in writing within 30 days of the change.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-12.4

Amended by R.1992 d.147, effective 4/6/1992.
See: 24 N.J.R. 170(a), 24 N.J.R. 1397(a).
Elevators wholly within R-2 residences exempt.
Amended by R.1995 d.476, effective 9/5/1995 (operative January 1, 1996).
See: 27 N.J.R. 1846(a), 27 N.J.R. 3325(b).
Added (f) and (g).
Amended by R.2004 d.67, effective 2/17/2004.
See: 35 N.J.R. 4627(a), 36 N.J.R. 949(b).
Inserted references to Group R-5 throughout.
Amended by R.2004 d.270, effective 7/19/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 1635(a), 36 N.J.R. 3397(c).
In (c), rewrote 2; added (h).
Amended by R.2008 d.369, effective 12/15/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 4651(a), 40 N.J.R. 6958(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), substituted "or with a newly installed elevator in an existing building" for ", other than a structure of Group R-3, R-4, or R-5," and inserted "or certificate of approval as the case may be"; and added (b)1.