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No person responsible for any conveyance device regulated by this code, as defined in section 14C-1-101.4, shall operate or cause to be operated any conveyance device unless a certificate of compliance has been issued by the authority having jurisdiction and is posted or kept in accordance with this section.
Exception: Mechanical amusement riding devices shall be inspected in accordance with section 13-20-090.
Whenever any conveyance device has been inspected under the authority or pursuant to the mandate of the authority having jurisdiction and the tests herein required shall have been made of all safety devices with which such conveyance device is required to be equipped and the result of such inspection and tests show such conveyance device to be in good condition, and that such safety devices are in good working condition and in good repair, the authority having jurisdiction shall issue or cause to be issued a certificate setting forth the result of such inspection and tests and containing: the date of inspection; the weight which such equipment will safely carry; and a statement to the effect that the shaft doors, hoistway, and all equipment, including safety devices, comply with all applicable provisions of this code, subject to payment of the required inspection fee.
Where any inspection or test shows that a conveyance device is in an unsafe condition or in bad repair, or that any required safety device has not been installed or, if installed, is not in good working order or not in good repair, a certificate of compliance shall not be issued until such conveyance device, or such safety device has been put in good working order.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the authority having jurisdiction from issuing a conditional certificate of compliance for a conveyance device undergoing repairs.