Kansas Statutes Chapter 44. Labor and Industries § 44-1822. Accidents involving elevators; notification to state fire marshal; investigation; elevator operation prohibited until approved; criminal penalty for failure to notify; section inapplicable to escalators

(a) An owner of an elevator shall notify the state fire marshal of any accident possibly involving an elevator malfunction resulting in death, personal injury or property damage in excess of $1,000 involving such elevator on or before the close of business on the next business day following the accident. Such elevator involved shall not operate until the state fire marshal has conducted an investigation of the accident and approved the operation of the elevator. The state fire marshal shall investigate the cause of any such elevator accident resulting in death, personal injury or property damage in excess of $1,000 that may occur in the state, the loss of life, the injuries sustained and such other data as may be of benefit in preventing similar accidents.

(b) Any owner of an elevator who fails to notify the state fire marshal of an accident as required by subsection (a) or causes the operation of an elevator after such an accident and prior to the approval of the state fire marshal as prohibited by subsection (a) shall be guilty of a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(c) This section shall not apply to any escalator.

(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the elevator safety act.