Section 12-815 - Warning signs in case of fire.
§ 12-815. Warning signs in case of fire.
(a) In general.- Each passenger elevator in a permanent installation used by the public shall have a sign that reads "Warning - Elevators shall not be used in event of fire - Use marked exit stairways".
(b) Location of sign - In general.- The sign described in subsection (a) of this section shall be posted:
(1) at the entrance to the elevator shaft on each floor; and
(2) directly above the call button.
(c) Same - In elevator car.- A sign similar to the sign described in subsection (a) of this section shall be posted within the elevator car.
(d) Requirements for signs.-
(1) The top of each sign may not be more than 6 feet above the floor.
(2) The lettering in the word "warning" shall be at least three-eighths inch high and the rest of the lettering shall be at least one-fourth inch high.
[An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 49B(p); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]