Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 326B > ELEVATORS

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Direct supervision: means :

  (1) an unlicensed individual is being directly supervised by an individual licensed to perform the elevator work being supervised during the entire time the unlicensed individual is performing elevator work;

  (2) the licensed individual is physically present at the location where the unlicensed individual is performing elevator work and immediately available to the unlicensed individual at all times for assistance and direction;

  (3) the licensed individual shall review the elevator work performed by the unlicensed individual before the elevator work is operated; and

  (4) the licensed individual is able to and does determine that all elevator work performed by the unlicensed individual is performed in compliance with the elevator code. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163

• elevator: means moving walks and vertical transportation devices such as escalators, passenger elevators, freight elevators, dumbwaiters, hand-powered elevators, endless belt lifts, and platform lifts. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Elevator contractor: means a licensed contractor whose responsible licensed individual is a master elevator constructor. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Elevator inspection: means an examination of elevator installations, repairs, alterations, removal, and construction for compliance with the State Building Code that may include witnessing tests performed on elevators by elevator personnel, performing tests on elevators, or an audit of records related to routine and periodic maintenance and testing, or any combination thereof when performed by the department or a municipality authorized to perform such inspections. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Elevator work: means the installing, maintaining, altering, repairing, testing, planning, or laying out of elevator apparatus or equipment as covered by Minnesota Rules, chapters 1307 and 1315. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• Journeyworker elevator constructor: means an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to install, maintain, alter, test, and repair apparatus and equipment for elevators, including electrical wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect and who is licensed as a journeyworker elevator constructor by the commissioner. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Limited elevator contractor: means a licensed contractor whose responsible licensed individual is a limited master elevator constructor. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Limited elevator work: means the installing, maintaining, altering, repairing, testing, planning, or laying out of residential elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited use or limited application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel elevators as covered by Minnesota Rules, chapters 1307 and 1315. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Limited journeyworker elevator constructor: means an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to install, maintain, alter, test, and repair apparatus and equipment for residential elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited use or limited application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel elevators, including electrical wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect and who is licensed as a limited journeyworker elevator constructor by the commissioner. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Limited master elevator constructor: means an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, lay out, supervise, and perform the testing, altering, installation, maintenance, and repair of wiring, apparatus, and equipment for residential elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, dumbwaiters, material lifts, limited use or limited application elevator equipment, conveyors, and special purpose personnel elevators, including wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect and who is licensed as a limited master elevator constructor by the commissioner. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Master elevator constructor: means an individual having the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly plan, lay out, supervise, and perform the installation, maintenance, altering, testing, wiring, and repair of apparatus and equipment for elevators, including electrical wiring on the load side of the elevator equipment disconnect and who is licensed as a master elevator constructor by the commissioner. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Registered unlicensed elevator constructor: means an individual who has registered with the department but is not licensed by the commissioner to perform elevator work. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Residential dwelling: is a single dwelling unit that is contained in a one-family, two-family, or multifamily dwelling. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• Responsible licensed individual: means an individual licensed as a master elevator constructor or limited master elevator constructor who is identified as the responsible licensed individual on an elevator contractor license application. See Minnesota Statutes 326B.163
• seal: includes an impression thereof upon the paper alone, as well as an impression on a wafer, wax, or other substance thereto attached. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• verified: when used in reference to writings, means supported by oath or affirmation. See Minnesota Statutes 645.45