§ 22-15-5-12 — Elevator mechanic license; eligibility criteria; initial license requirements; renewal license; license expiration

Indiana § 22-15-5-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT LAWS:
• Ch. 5: Regulated Lifting Devices

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(a) An individual may not act as an elevator
mechanic unless the individual holds an elevator mechanic license
issued under this chapter. A license is not required for an elevator
apprentice.
(b) An individual who is an applicant for an elevator mechanic
license must meet one (1) of the following eligibility criteria:
(1) Hold an active elevator mechanic license issued by a state that
the commission has determined has a licensing program that is at
least equivalent to the elevator mechanic licensing program
established under this chapter.
(2) Satisfy both of the following:
(A) Have at least one (1) of the following types of work
experience or training:
(i) Have at least three (3) years of documented work
experience in the elevator industry in construction,
maintenance, and service or repair.
(ii) Have at least eighteen (18) months experience in the
elevator industry in construction, maintenance, and service or
repair and have at least three (3) years experience in a related
field that is certified by a licensed elevator contractor.
(iii) Complete an apprenticeship program that is registered
with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United
States Department of Labor or a state apprenticeship program
and that the commission determines is at least equivalent to
three (3) years of work experience in the elevator industry in
construction, maintenance, and service or repair.
(B) Successfully complete a written competency examination
approved by the commission.
(3) Successfully complete an elevator mechanic's program that
consists of a combination of extensive training and a
comprehensive examination that the commission has determined
is at least equivalent to both the work experience required under
subdivision (2)(A)(i) and the competency examination established
under subdivision (2)(B).
(c) An applicant for an initial elevator mechanic license must do the
following:
(1) Submit to the department an application provided by the
department that contains the following information:
(A) The name, business address, telephone number, and
electronic mail address of the applicant.
(B) Any other information the department requires.
(2) Submit to the department any proof of eligibility the
department requires.
(3) Pay the nonrefundable and nontransferable license fee
established under IC 22-12-6-6.
(4) Affirm under penalty of perjury that all information provided
to the department is true to the best of the applicant's knowledge
and belief.
(d) An applicant for a renewal elevator mechanic license must do
the following:
(1) Submit to the department an application provided by the
department that contains the following information:
(A) The name, business address, telephone number, and
electronic mail address of the applicant.
(B) Any other information the department requires.
(2) Submit proof of completion of the continuing education
required by section 15 of this chapter.
(3) Pay the nonrefundable and nontransferable license fee
established under IC 22-12-6-6.
(4) Affirm under penalty of perjury that all information provided
to the department is true to the best of the applicant's knowledge
and belief.
(e) An initial elevator mechanic license issued under this chapter
expires on December 31 of the second year after the license was issued.
(f) A renewal of an elevator mechanic license is valid for two (2)
years.
(g) An individual engaged in the business of an elevator mechanic
shall carry the individual's license and present the license for inspection
by a representative of the department upon request.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.119-2002, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.141-2003, SEC.15; P.L.230-2019, SEC.8.