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Kansas Statutes Chapter 44. Labor and Industries § 44-1803. Application of act; exceptions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The provisions of this act shall apply to the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators.

(b) The provisions of this act shall not apply to elevators that are:

(1) In or adjacent to a building or excavation owned by or under the operational control of any federal agency or located on property owned by the United States or any federally recognized native American Indian tribe;

(2) in a single family residence; or

(3) in or adjacent to a building or structure within a manufacturing, utility or other industrial facility.

(c) Any elevator described in subsection (b) shall be inspected by a licensed elevator inspector upon request by the owner or the owner's agent and payment of the inspection fee.

(d) Nothing in this act shall be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any individual, firm or corporation owning, operating, controlling, maintaining, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, inspecting, testing or repairing any elevator for damages to a person or property caused by any defect therein, or as an assumption of any such liability or responsibility or any liability to any person for whatever reason by the state by enactment of this act or any acts or omissions arising under the provisions of this act.

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