Section 6000.180  Stop Operation Order

a)         The Director or an inspector hired by the Department of Labor may order, in writing, a temporary and immediate cessation of operation of any amusement ride or amusement attraction if it:

1)         Has been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe;

2)         Is in operation before the Director has issued a permit to operate such equipment; or

3)         The owner or operator is not in compliance with the insurance requirements contained in Section 2-14 of the Act. (Section 2-12 of the Act)

b)         Reinspection shall be done within three business days after the Department has been notified where and when a reinspection can be done.

c)         Only the Director may remove, deface in any manner, or cover a Stop Operation Order sticker after it has been applied to an amusement ride or amusement attraction.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 871, effective January 9, 2002)