Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 74 - ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
Section 74.79 - Responsibilities of the Contractor - Documents
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) All registered contractors who install equipment regulated by the Act must provide the following documents for all equipment provided as part of the contract to install or alter equipment, to the owner of the equipment when installing new equipment or altering existing equipment.
(b) The documents listed in subsection (a) shall be in written hard copy format; however, additional electronic copies may also be provided.
(c) No new installation or alteration shall be permitted to be placed into operation until the inspector has verified that these documents are on site and stored in the equipment room, machine room, machine space, control room, or control space.
(d) The owner shall not be required to sign any confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements in order to receive these documents, but may be required to sign an acknowledgement of receipt.
(e) For any document required by this chapter that the registered contractor claims is confidential or protected as a trade secret, the document must be provided to the department for a determination of nondisclosure under Government Code Chapter 552.