{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"7304","citation":"Lab. Code, § 7304","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT [6300. - 9254.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 3. SAFETY ON BUILDINGS [7100. - 7384.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-5/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances [7300. - 7324.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-5/part-3/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 265.   Effective January 1, 2005.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the division shall cause all conveyances to be inspected at least once each year. If a conveyance is found upon inspection to be in a safe condition for operation, a permit for operation for not longer than one year shall be issued by the division.</p><p>(b) If a conveyance is subject to a full maintenance service contract, the division may, after investigation and inspection, issue a permit for operation for not longer than two years.</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the division shall cause all conveyances to be inspected at least once each year. If a conveyance is found upon inspection to be in a safe condition for operation, a permit for operation for not longer than one year shall be issued by the division. (b) If a conveyance is subject to a full maintenance service contract, the division may, after investigation and inspection, issue a permit for operation for not longer than two years.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/elevators-escalators-platform-and-stairway-chair-lifts-7304","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}