Permits

NYC Admin. Code tit. 28, ch. 4, art. 427

in effect

NYC Admin. Code § 28-427.1 Applications and permits.

§ 28-427.1 Applications and permits. All applications/permits issued to elevator contractors shall appear on the department of buildings website within forty-eight (48) hours of issuance. The information required to be published must include, at a minimum, the date of issuance, the work covered by the permit, the elevator contractor or contractors involved and location and type of work to be performed. The department shall maintain and publish a registry of all licensed elevator agency helpers, technicians, and inspectors, which shall list and identify, all licensed elevator agency helpers, technicians, and inspectors, doing business in the city of New York. The department shall make the registry available on its website. (2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 750, 1/1/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. 2020 N.Y. Laws Ch. 55, 4/3/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.

NYC Admin. Code § 28-427.2 Licensing and permitting exemptions.

§ 28-427.2 Licensing and permitting exemptions. Whenever an emergency exists in this state due to a disaster or act of god, which imperils the health, safety or welfare of an individual or individuals and placing such individual or individuals in imminent danger of injury or death and the number of persons in the state holding licenses granted by the New York state elevator safety and standards advisory board established by section 956 of article 33 of the New York state labor law is insufficient to cope with such emergency, any person certified by a licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination of documented experience and education to perform elevator work without direct and immediate supervision shall seek an emergency elevator mechanic's license from the commissioner within five (5) business days after commencing work requiring a license. The commissioner shall issue emergency elevator mechanic's licenses to address the emergency that exists. The licensed elevator contractor shall furnish proof of competency as the commissioner may require. Each such license shall recite that it is valid for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date thereof and for such particular elevators or geographical areas as the commissioner may designate to address the emergency and otherwise shall entitle the licensee to the rights and privileges of an elevator mechanic's license issued in this article. The commissioner shall renew an emergency elevator mechanic's license during the existence of an emergency as needed. No fee shall be charged for any emergency elevator mechanic's license or renewal thereof. (2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 750, 1/1/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. 2020 N.Y. Laws Ch. 55, 4/3/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.

NYC Admin. Code § 28-427.3 License renewal.

§ 28-427.3 License renewal. The renewal of all licenses granted under the provisions of this section shall be conditioned upon the submission of a certificate of completion of a course designed to ensure the continuing education of licensees on new and existing national, state, and local conveyances codes and standards and on technology and technical education and workplace safety. Such course shall consist of not less than eight (8) hours annually and shall be completed preceding any such license renewal. The commissioner shall establish requirements for continuing education and training programs, and shall approve such programs, as well as maintain a list of approved programs, which shall be made available to license applicants, permit applicants, renewal applicants and other interested parties upon request. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth the criteria for approval of such programs, the procedures to be followed in applying for such approval, and other rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this section. The renewal of all licenses granted under the provisions of this section shall be conditioned upon the submission of a certificate of completion of a course designed to ensure the continuing education of licensees on new and existing regulations of the department. Such course shall consist of not less than eight (8) hours of instruction that shall be attended and completed annually prior to any such license renewal. The courses shall be taught through continuing education providers that may include, but shall not be limited to, association seminars, and labor training programs or programs that deliver an approved apprenticeship and are registered with the department or the New York state apprenticeship training council. The commissioner shall approve the continuing education providers. (2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 750, 1/1/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. 2020 N.Y. Laws Ch. 55, 4/3/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.

NYC Admin. Code § 28-427.4 Renewal fees.

§ 28-427.4 Renewal fees. The commissioner shall assess a fee for each training program completion certificate and for each refresher training program completion certificate, provided, however, that in no event shall the cost of such certificates be assessed by the sponsor of such training program against the participants. (2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 750, 1/1/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. 2020 N.Y. Laws Ch. 55, 4/3/2020, eff. 1/1/2022)

NYC Admin. Code § 28-427.5 Recordkeeping.

§ 28-427.5 Recordkeeping. All instructors shall be exempt from the requirements of the preceding section with regard to their application for license renewal provided that such applicant was qualified as an instructor at any time during the one (1) year immediately preceding the scheduled date for such renewal. Approved training providers shall keep uniform records, for a period of six (6) years, of attendance of licensees following a format approved by the commissioner and such records shall be available for inspection by the commissioner at his or her request. Approved training providers shall be responsible for the security of all attendance records and certificates of completion; provided, however, that falsifying or knowingly allowing another to falsify such attendance records or certificates of completion shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the approval required under this section. (2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 750, 1/1/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. 2020 N.Y. Laws Ch. 55, 4/3/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2021/126.

NYC Admin. Code § 28-427.6 Equivalency. [Repealed] (2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 750, 1/1/2020, eff. 1/1/2022; Repealed 2020 N.Y. Laws Ch. 55, 4/3/2020, eff. 1/1/2022)

Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-160357Fetched: 10/24/2026