§ 124. Inspection of building elevators in Nassau county. 1. All
elevators in buildings in Nassau county shall be inspected periodically
for the purposes of public safety. Except as otherwise provided in
subdivision three hereof, each city, town or village shall inspect, or
cause to be inspected, those elevators in buildings under their
jurisdiction in conformance with the local building code of such city,
town or village, if there be one, and only if the provisions of such
code are at least as stringent as the minimum standards set forth in the
New York state building code with respect to the installation, operation
and maintenance of building elevators. Any city, town or village in
Nassau county which does not have a local building code or regulation
with respect to the installation, operation and maintenance of building
elevators or has a building code or regulation with respect to the
installation, operation and maintenance of building elevators which are
less stringent than the minimum standards set forth in the New York
state building code with respect to the installation, operation and
maintenance of building elevators shall within one year next succeeding
the effective date of this section, adopt a local law providing for a
building code or a regulation relating to the installation, operation
and maintenance of building elevators or amend any existing provision of
a building code or regulation with respect to the installation,
operation and maintenance of building elevators so as to assure that the
provisions of such building code or regulation as adopted or amended
with respect to the installation, operation and maintenance of building
elevators shall be at least as stringent as the minimum standards set
forth in the New York state building code with respect to the
installation, operation and maintenance of building elevators provided,
however, that any village within a town within such county may consent
by adoption of a resolution of its governing body, to permit the
installation, operation and maintenance of building elevators within
such village to be subject to the provisions of a local building code or
regulation of such town with respect to the installation, operation and
maintenance of building elevators within such town and the adoption of
such resolution shall exempt such village from adopting or amending a
building code or regulation with respect to the installation, operation
and maintenance of building elevators within such village.

2. It shall be a further duty of such cities, towns or villages in
Nassau county to require by local law or ordinance in the same manner as
provided for in subdivision one of this section that mirrors be placed
in the rear of elevators subject to inspection in subdivision one hereof
so as to make the interior thereof visible prior to entering such
elevators.

3. Each town within Nassau county shall, upon the request of a village
located within such town, perform or cause to be performed the
inspection required by subdivision one hereof, provided however, that no
village may make such request unless the village has adopted a
resolution of their governing body consenting to subject the
installation, operation and maintenance of building elevators within
such village to the provisions of the local building code or regulation
of the town relating thereto.

4. Any person who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision of
this section or who violates or fails to comply with any order or
requirement of an inspector or other officer charged with the duty of
inspecting elevators, shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a
fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not
more than fifteen days.