2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE XX PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER
Chapter 143 INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF, AND LICENSES FOR, BUILDINGS, ELEVATORS AND CINEMATOGRAPHS
Section 71E Definitions of "elevator'' and "limited use elevator'' or "limited application elevator''
[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2016. For text effective July 1, 2016, see below.]
Section 71E. As used in sections 62 to 71F, inclusive, the term "elevator'' shall include moving stairways, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts, wheelchair lifts, automatic people movers, vertical reciprocating conveyors, orchestra lifts, car lifts and other associated devices within the elevator industry recognized by the board of elevator regulations, except inclined stair lifts located and installed in residential homes.
Chapter 143: Section 71E. Definitions of "elevator'' and "limited use elevator'' or "limited application elevator''
[ Text of section as amended by 2016, 133, Sec. 103 effective July 1, 2016. See 2016, 133, Sec. 203. For text effective until July 1, 2016, see above.]
Section 71E. As used in sections 62 to 71F, inclusive, the term "elevator'' shall include moving stairways, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts, wheelchair lifts, automatic people movers, vertical reciprocating conveyors, orchestra lifts, car lifts, limited use elevators or limited application elevators and other associated devices within the elevator industry recognized by the board of elevator regulations, except inclined stair lifts located and installed in residential homes.
[ Paragraph added by 2016, 133, Sec. 104 effective July 1, 2016. See 2016, 133, Sec. 203.]
As used in this section and sections 62 to 71F, inclusive, "limited use elevator'' or "limited application elevator'' shall mean a power passenger elevator with a weight capacity that does not exceed 1,400 pounds, has a travel distance that does not exceed 25 feet and is not integrated with a fire detection system.
