§ 20-24-102 - State to have exclusive jurisdiction -- Exception.
20-24-102. State to have exclusive jurisdiction -- Exception.
(a) No city, town, or other governmental subdivision shall have the power to make any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution providing for the licensing, inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, or operation of elevators, dumbwaiters, or escalators or for the qualifications and duties of operators thereof within the limits of the city, town, or governmental subdivision, and any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution heretofore made or passed shall be void and of no effect.
(b) However, nothing in this chapter shall limit the right of the city, town, or other governmental subdivision to enforce this chapter as permitted by 20-24-104(b) or to determine the amount of the fees to be charged therefor as permitted by 20-24-117.