Vermont Elevator & Conveyance Licensing Law

Vermont Code · 2 sections

The following is the full text of Vermont’s elevator & conveyance licensing law statutes as published in the Vermont Code. For the official version, see the Vermont Legislature.

26 V.S.A. § 2502

§ 2502. Definitions For the purpose of this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Board of Land Surveyors established under this chapter. (2) “Disciplinary action” includes any action taken against a licensee for unprofessional conduct. (3) “Licensed land surveyor” means a person licensed by the Board who is: (A) a professional specialist in measuring land; (B) educated in the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and real property law; and (C) engaged in the practice of land surveying as defined in this section. (4) “Practice of land surveying” means providing, or offering to provide, professional services, including record research, reconnaissance, measurements, gathering parol evidence, analysis of evidence, mapping, planning, expert testimony, and consultation related to any of the following: (A) locating, relocating, establishing, reestablishing, or retracing property lines or boundaries, or demarcating other legal rights or interests in any tract of land, road, right-of-way, or easement; (B) determining, by the use of principles of surveying, the position for any boundary monument or reference point, or replacing any monument or reference point; (C) making any survey for the division, subdivision, or consolidation of any tract of land; (D) creating, preparing, or modifying graphic documents such as maps, plats, and plans, or electronic data used or referenced in instruments of conveyance of rights in real property, or that define rights in real property, or are used to define such rights; (E) calculating dimensions and areas, which may be used to define rights in real property. (5) “Monument” excludes paint marks, ribbons, signs, and any nonpermanent structures supporting ribbons or signs. (6) “Responsible charge” means direct control and personal supervision. (7) “Supervision” of an applicant means regular personal review of the applicant’s land surveying work. (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 60, § 13.)

26 V.S.A. § 893

§ 893. Commencement of work; fees; work notice; inspection of work; certificate of completion

(a) Electrical work in a complex structure shall not commence until a work notice accompanied by the required fee is submitted to the Department and the work notice is validated by the Department. There shall be a base fee of $40.00 for each work notice, except for electrical work done in one and two family residential dwellings. In addition to the base fee, the following fees shall be charged:

(1) Services

(A) Temporary—$30.00.

(B) Permanent—1 phase and 3 phase through 400 amp—$35.00.

(D) Permanent—801 amp and larger—$100.00.

(2) Transformers

(A) 1 to 25 KVA—$10.00 each.

(B) 26 to 75 KVA—$15.00 each.

(D) Over 200 KVA—$35.00 each.

(3) Motors and Generators

(A) Up to 5 hp, KW, KVA—$10.00 each.

(B) 5 to 25 hp, KW, KVA—$10.00 each.

(D) Over 100 hp, KW, KVA—$25.00 each.

(4) Other electrical work

(A) Each panel and feeder after the main disconnect—$35.00.

(B) Outlets for receptacles, switches, fixtures, electric baseboard (per 50 units or portion thereof)—$20.00.

(D) Fuel oil, kerosene, LP, natural gas, and gasoline pumps—$15.00 each.

(E) Boilers, furnaces, and other stationary appliances—$10.00 each.

(F) Elevators—$75.00 each.

(G) Platform lifts—$40.00 each.

(H) Fire alarm initiating, signaling, and associated devices (per 50 units or portions thereof)—$30.00.

(I) Fire alarm main panel and annunciator panels—$50.00 each.

(J) Fire pumps—$50.00.

(5) Reinspection fee. For each reinspection for code violations, there will be a fee of $125.00.

(b) The Commissioner may establish inspection priorities for electrical inspections. Priorities shall be based on the relative risks to persons and property, the type and size of the complex structure, and the type and number of electrical installations to be installed. Electrical installations regulated by the Board shall be inspected by the Commissioner or an electrical inspector in accordance with the procedures and priorities established by the Commissioner.

(c) An electrical installation in any part of a complex structure shall not be covered unless it is inspected by an electrical inspector. The provisions of this subsection may be specifically waived by an electrical inspector in writing. Upon completion of a new electrical installation, the applicant shall request a final inspection by an electrical inspector in writing. Within five working days of receipt of the application, the Commissioner, or inspector, shall conduct an inspection, establish a reasonable date for inspection, or issue a waiver of inspection.

(d) A certificate of completion shall be issued if the Commissioner or electrical inspector determines after inspection that the installation is in compliance with the standards and requirements adopted by the Board.

(e) No part of a complex structure, in which part a new electrical installation has been made, shall be sold or conveyed for use or occupancy without first securing a certificate of completion for the new electrical installation.

(f) The Commissioner or an inspector designated by the Commissioner shall have authority to enter any premises in which an electrical installation subject to the rules of the Board is being or has been installed, replaced, or repaired for the purpose of making such inspection as is necessary to carry out his or her responsibilities under this subchapter. If the owner or occupant of the premises refuses to permit entry by the Commissioner, or an electrical inspector, any Superior Court, on application of the Commissioner, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order enforcing such right of entry. (Added 1969, No. 284 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 1973, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 11, 1974; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1983, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 11, 1984; 1987, No. 274 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1991, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1999, No. 49, § 141; 2001, No. 65, § 2; 2009, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 29, 2010.)

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