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S.B. 255

This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Feb 8, 2007 at 9:48 AM by rday. -->              1     

CRANE SAFETY AMENDMENTS

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gene Davis

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House Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions of the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act dealing
             10      with the definition of a crane operator and the penalties for unlawful conduct provisions
             11      of the act.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    modifies the definition of a crane operator as related to the description of the type of
             15      crane used on a commercial construction project for which the crane operator must
             16      be certified to operate;
             17          .    provides penalties for a violation of the crane operator's certification provision in
             18      the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act; and
             19          .    makes certain technical changes.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26          58-55-503, as last amended by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 2004
             27          58-55-504 (Effective 07/01/07), as enacted by Chapter 124, Laws of Utah 2006



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             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 58-55-503 is amended to read:
             31           58-55-503. Penalty for unlawful conduct -- Citations.
             32          (1) (a) S. (i) .S [Any] A person who violates Subsection 58-55-308 (2) [or], Subsection
             33      58-55-501 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (12), (14), or (15), or Subsection
             34      58-55-504 (2), or who fails to comply with a citation issued under this section after it is final, is
             35      guilty of a class A misdemeanor. [Any]
             35a      S.     (ii) As used in this section in reference to Subsection 58-55-504(2), "person" means an
             35b      individual and does not include a sole proprietorship, joint venture, corporation, limited
             35c      liability company, association, or organization of any type. .S
             36          (b) A person who violates the provisions of Subsection 58-55-501 (8) may not be
             37      awarded and may not accept a contract for the performance of the work.
             38          (2) [Any] A person who violates the provisions of Subsection 58-55-501 (13) is guilty
             39      of an infraction unless the violator did so with the intent to deprive the person to whom money
             40      is to be paid of the money received, in which case the violator is guilty of theft, as classified in
             41      Section 76-6-412 .
             42          (3) Grounds for immediate suspension of the licensee's license by the division and the
             43      commission include the issuance of a citation for violation of Subsection 58-55-308 (2) [or],
             44      Section 58-55-501 , or Subsection 58-55-504 (2), or the failure by a licensee to make application
             45      to, report to, or notify the division with respect to any matter for which application,
             46      notification, or reporting is required under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter,
             47      including applying to the division for a new license to engage in a new specialty classification
             48      or to do business under a new form of organization or business structure, filing with the
             49      division current financial statements, notifying the division concerning loss of insurance
             50      coverage, or change in qualifier.
             51          (4) (a) If upon inspection or investigation, the division concludes that a person has
             52      violated the provisions of Subsection 58-55-308 (2) or Subsections 58-55-501 (1), (2), (3), (9),
             53      (10), (12), (14), (19), (21), or Subsection 58-55-504 (2), or any rule or order issued with respect
             54      to these subsections, and that disciplinary action is appropriate, the director or the director's
             55      designee from within the division shall promptly issue a citation to the person according to this
             56      chapter and any pertinent rules, attempt to negotiate a stipulated settlement, or notify the person
             57      to appear before an adjudicative proceeding conducted under Title 63, Chapter 46b,
             58      Administrative Procedures Act.



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         (i) [Any] A person who is in violation of the provisions of Subsection 58-55-308 (2)
             60      [or], Subsection 58-55-501 (1), (2), (3), (9), (10), (12), (14), (19), or (21), or Subsection
             61      58-55-504 (2), as evidenced by an uncontested citation, a stipulated settlement, or by a finding
             62      of violation in an adjudicative proceeding, may be assessed a fine pursuant to this Subsection
             63      (4) and may, in addition to or in lieu of, be ordered to cease and desist from violating
             64      Subsection 58-55-308 (2) [or], Subsection 58-55-501 (1), (2), (3), (9), (10), (12), (14), (19), or
             65      (21), or Subsection 58-55-504 (2).
             66          (ii) Except for a cease and desist order, the licensure sanctions cited in Section
             67      58-55-401 may not be assessed through a citation.
             68          (iii) (A) A person who receives a citation or is fined for violating Subsection
             69      58-55-501 (21) may also be issued a cease and desist order from engaging in work to be
             70      performed by a contractor licensed under this chapter unless the person meets the continuing
             71      education requirement within 30 days after receipt of the citation or fine.
             72          (B) The order, if issued, shall be removed upon the person's completion of the
             73      continuing education requirement.
             74          (C) This Subsection (4)(a)(iii) is repealed effective July 1, 2010.
             75          (b) (i) Each citation shall be in writing and describe with particularity the nature of the
             76      violation, including a reference to the provision of the chapter, rule, or order alleged to have
             77      been violated.
             78          (ii) The citation shall clearly state that the recipient must notify the division in writing
             79      within 20 calendar days of service of the citation if the recipient wishes to contest the citation
             80      at a hearing conducted under Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             81          (iii) The citation shall clearly explain the consequences of failure to timely contest the
             82      citation or to make payment of any fines assessed by the citation within the time specified in
             83      the citation.
             84          (c) Each citation issued under this section, or a copy of each citation, may be served
             85      upon [any] a person upon whom a summons may be served:
             86          (i) in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure;
             87          (ii) personally or upon the person's agent by a division investigator or by [any] a person
             88      specially designated by the director; or
             89          (iii) by mail.



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         (d) (i) If within 20 calendar days from the service of a citation, the person to whom the
             91      citation was issued fails to request a hearing to contest the citation, the citation becomes the
             92      final order of the division and is not subject to further agency review.
             93          (ii) The period to contest a citation may be extended by the division for cause.
             94          (e) The division may refuse to issue or renew, suspend, revoke, or place on probation
             95      the license of a licensee who fails to comply with a citation after it becomes final.
             96          (f) The failure of an applicant for licensure to comply with a citation after it becomes
             97      final is a ground for denial of license.
             98          (g) No citation may be issued under this section after the expiration of six months
             99      following the occurrence of any violation.
             100          (h) Fines shall be assessed by the director or the director's designee according to the
             101      following:
             102          (i) for a first offense handled pursuant to Subsection (4)(a), a fine of up to $1,000;
             103          (ii) for a second offense handled pursuant to Subsection (4)(a), a fine of up to $2,000;
             104      and
             105          (iii) for any subsequent offense handled pursuant to Subsection (4)(a), a fine of up to
             106      $2,000 for each day of continued offense.
             107          (i) (i) For purposes of issuing a final order under this section and assessing a fine under
             108      Subsection (4)(i), an offense constitutes a second or subsequent offense if:
             109          (A) the division previously issued a final order determining that a person committed a
             110      first or second offense in violation of Subsection 58-55-308 (2) [or], Subsection 58-55-501 (1),
             111      (2), (3), (9), (10), (12), (14), or (19), or Subsection 58-55-504 (2); or
             112          (B) (I) the division initiated an action for a first or second offense;
             113          (II) no final order has been issued by the division in the action initiated under
             114      Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(I);
             115          (III) the division determines during an investigation that occurred after the initiation of
             116      the action under Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(I) that the person committed a second or subsequent
             117      violation of the provisions of Subsection 58-55-308 (2) [or], Subsection 58-55-501 (1), (2), (3),
             118      (9), (10), (12), (14), or (19), or Subsection 58-55-504 (2); and
             119          (IV) after determining that the person committed a second or subsequent offense under
             120      Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(III), the division issues a final order on the action initiated under



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     Subsection (4)(i)(i)(B)(I).
             122          (ii) In issuing a final order for a second or subsequent offense under Subsection
             123      (4)(i)(i), the division shall comply with the requirements of this section.
             124          (5) (a) [Any] A penalty imposed by the director under Subsection (4)(h) shall be
             125      deposited into the Commerce Service Fund. [Any]
             126          (b) A penalty which is not paid may be collected by the director by either referring the
             127      matter to a collection agency or bringing an action in the district court of the county in which
             128      the person against whom the penalty is imposed resides or in the county where the office of the
             129      director is located. [Any]
             130          (c) A county attorney or the attorney general of the state is to provide legal assistance
             131      and advice to the director in any action to collect the penalty.
             132          (d) In [any] an action brought to enforce the provisions of this section, reasonable
             133      attorney's fees and costs shall be awarded.
             134          Section 2. Section 58-55-504 (Effective 07/01/07) is amended to read:
             135           58-55-504 (Effective 07/01/07). Crane operators -- Required certification --
             136      Penalty for violation.
             137          (1) As used in this section:
             138          (a) "Commercial construction projects" means construction, alteration, repair,
             139      demolition, or excavation projects that do not involve:
             140          (i) single family detached housing;
             141          (ii) multifamily attached housing up to and including a fourplex; or
             142          (iii) commercial construction of not more than two stories above ground.
             143          (b) (i) "Crane operator" means an individual engaged in operating a crane, which for
             144      purposes of this section is a power-operated hoisting machine used in construction, demolition,
             145      or excavation work that has a power-operated winch, load-line, and boom moving laterally by
             146      the rotation of the machine S. [ [ ] on a carrier [ ] ] .S .
             147          (ii) It does not include operating a fork lift, digger derrick truck, aircraft, bucket truck,
             148      knuckle boom, S. side boom, mechanic's truck, .S or a vehicle or machine not using a
             148a      power-operated winch and load-line.
             149          (2) (a) In order to operate a crane on commercial construction projects, an individual
             150      shall be certified as a crane operator by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane
             151      Operators or any other organization determined by the division to offer an equivalent testing



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     and certification program that meets the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical
             153      Engineers ASME B 30.5 and the accreditation requirements of the National Commission for
             154      Certifying Agencies.
             155          (b) An individual who violates Subsection (2)(a) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             156          (3) S. [ A person ] An individual .S engaged in construction or operation incidental to
             156a      petroleum refining S. or electrical utility construction or maintenance .S is
             157      exempt from the crane operator certification requirement of Subsection (2)(a).
             158          [(4) An individual who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.]
             159          Section 3. Effective date.
             160          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.





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