Sec. 29-191. (Formerly Sec. 19-410). Definitions.

      Sec. 29-191. (Formerly Sec. 19-410). Definitions. As used in this chapter, "department" means the Department of Public Safety; "commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Safety; "elevator" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform which moves in guides or rails in a substantially vertical direction other than an inclined stairway chairlift and a vertical wheelchair or incline lift, including sidewalk elevators used for the carrying of persons or freight, and "escalator" means a moving inclined continuous stairway or runway used for raising or lowering passengers.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3767; P.A. 77-614, S. 494, 610; P.A. 84-152, S. 2, 3.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 replaced labor department and commissioner with department and commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-410 transferred to Sec. 29-191 in 1983; P.A. 84-152 excepted from the definition of "elevator", inclined stairway chairlifts and vertical wheelchair or incline lifts.