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(410 ILCS 30/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3900)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Elevator Tactile Identification Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
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(410 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3901)
Sec. 1.
In each building, including commercial, residential and institutional
structures, served during regular business hours by an unsupervised automatic
passenger elevator for use by the general public, the elevator, or at least
the left elevator where there is more than one elevator in any bank of elevators,
shall be equipped with elevator controls, within the elevator and at each
floor level served by the elevator, which have tactile
identification or braille markings, pursuant to the following schedule:
(a) New elevators for which building permits are issued after the effective
date of this Act or October 1, 1977, whichever date is later ‑ immediately;
(b) Existing elevators undergoing renovation of the control panel for
which building permits are issued after the effective date of this Act or
October 1, 1977, whichever date is later ‑ immediately;
(c) Existing elevators not undergoing renovation, the earlier of:
(1) 90 days after the effective date of Federal standards governing elevator
control markings applicable to privately owned buildings, or
(2) June 30, 1980.
All tactile identification except braille shall be in contrasting colors
and consist of raised letters, numbers, labels or plaques for the visually handicapped.
(Source: P.A. 80‑384.)
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(410 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3902)
Sec. 2.
(a) Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other
entity who, being the owner of, or is otherwise in control of, any unsupervised
automatic passenger elevator for use by the general public, and who fails
to apply and maintain tactile identification as required by this Act, is
guilty of a petty offense, and shall be fined $100. Each day on which the
owner or other person fails to provide the requisite tactile identification
constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
(b) Any person who removes the tactile identification required by this
Act is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined $100.
(Source: P.A. 80‑384.)
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(410 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3903)
Sec. 3.
The provisions of this Act shall be enforced by the State Fire Marshal.
(Source: P.A. 80‑384.)
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