California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 7319

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 224. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.

All elevators used for the carriage of passengers shall be provided with a suitable seat for the operator in charge. Failure to comply with this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.

Cite this section

Cal. Lab. Code § 7319 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/lab/division-5-safety-in-employment/part-3-safety-on-buildings/chapter-2-elevators-escalators-platform-and-stairway-chair-lifts-dumbwaiters-moving-walks-automated-people-movers-and-other-conveyances/section-7319

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances

§ 7300§ 7300.1§ 7300.2§ 7300.3§ 7300.4§ 7301§ 7301.1§ 7301.5§ 7302§ 7302.1…§ 7318§ 7319§ 7320§ 7321§ 7321.5§ 7322§ 7323§ 7324§ 7324.1§ 7324.2

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