Maryland Public Safety Section 12-812

      (a)      A certificate expires 1 year after its effective date.

      (b)      The Commissioner shall conduct an annual inspection of each elevator unit to determine whether to reissue the certificate.

      (c)      Before scheduling an annual inspection with the Commissioner, the contractor, owner, or lessee of an elevator unit shall:

            (1)      ensure that the elevator unit is operated, inspected, and repaired in accordance with Part II of this subtitle and the regulations adopted under Part II of this subtitle; and

            (2)      make inspection, maintenance, and repair records available to the inspector charged with inspecting the elevator unit.

      (d)      (1)      When an inspector conducts an annual inspection and the elevator unit fails the inspection, the inspector shall issue an inspection checklist that specifies the corrections required.

            (2)      The inspection checklist shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner and shall specify the requirements for compliance with the Safety Code and other regulations adopted by the Commissioner.

            (3)      If a follow-up inspection is required to ensure compliance with the corrections specified on the inspection checklist, the contractor, owner, or lessee shall pay a fee in accordance with § 12-809 of this subtitle.