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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-24-107. Rules--Hearing--Adoption

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a)(1) A public hearing shall be held by the Elevator Safety Board before the adoption of any rules authorized by this chapter.

(2) Copies of such rules as are proposed by the board for adoption shall be made available to all interested parties at least thirty (30) days before the hearing.

(3) Notice of each hearing shall be published not less than fifteen (15) days before the date assigned for the hearing.

(4) The rules adopted by the board shall be effective and shall be applicable on and after the effective date specified by the board but in no case less than three (3) months after the adoption by the board.

(b) The rules adopted by the board shall be amended or repealed in the same manner in which they are adopted.

(c)(1) No amendment shall be made to the rules adopted by the board unless public hearings are held as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(2)(A) Any person engaged in the inspection, alteration, construction, repair, or operation of elevators, dumbwaiters, or escalators, or any owner, insurer, or lessee thereof, may, from time to time, by written petition to the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, request that any rules adopted by the board under subsection (a) of this section be amended, or the secretary shall refer the petition to the board for its consideration and recommendation.

(B) The board shall hold public hearings with respect to the subject matter of the petition and shall thereafter approve or disapprove the petition.

(3) The amendments approved by the board shall become effective as provided in this section.

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