SEC. 92.0119. JOURNEY-LEVEL ELEVATOR MECHANIC – CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

   (Amended by Ord. No. 174,861, Eff. 11/14/02, Oper. 11/1/02.)

   (a)   No person shall, without a Certificate of Registration from the Board of Examiners as a Journey-Level Elevator Mechanic, install, construct, repair, maintain, or reconstruct any elevator, wheelchair and inclined stairway chairlift, vertical reciprocating conveyor or related device regulated by this Code, or its parts, for which a permit is specifically required in LAMC Sections 92.0126 and 92.0129. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)

   EXCEPTIONS:

   1.   A person who holds a Certificate of Registration from the Board of Examiners as a Wheelchair Lift Mechanic may install, construct, repair, maintain, or reconstruct any wheelchair and inclined stairway chairlift for which a permit is specifically required in LAMC Sections 92.0126 and 92.0129.

   2.   A person who holds a Certificate of Registration from the Board of Examiners as a Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors Mechanic may install, construct, repair, maintain, or reconstruct any vertical reciprocating conveyor for which a permit is specifically required in LAMC Sections 92.0126 and 92.0129.

   (b)   The Certificate of Registration shall be required whether the Journey-Level Elevator Mechanic, Wheelchair Lift Mechanic or Vertical Reciprocating Mechanic is employed by an Elevator, Chairlift or Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor Contractor or by an owner of a building or the owner’s agent.

   (c)   The term “Journey-Level Elevator Mechanic” or “Elevator Mechanic” for the purpose of this Code shall mean a person who is qualified and registered by the City of Los Angeles to perform or supervise performance of work installing, altering, repairing, servicing, adjusting, maintaining or inspecting all equipment within the scope of this Code.

   (d)   The term “Wheelchair Lift Mechanic” for the purpose of this Code shall mean a person who is qualified and registered by the City of Los Angeles to perform or supervise performance of work installing, altering, repairing, servicing, adjusting, maintaining or inspecting limited to wheelchair lifts and inclined stairway chairlifts within the scope of this Code.

   (e) The term “Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor Mechanic” for the purpose of this Code shall mean a person who is qualified and registered by the City of Los Angeles to perform or supervise performance of work installing, altering, repairing, servicing, adjusting, maintaining or inspecting limited to vertical reciprocating conveyors within the scope of this Code.