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Introduction

The NEII CodeFinder Report Catalog provides a convenient method of querying the CodeFinder database. Field personnel will find the Enforcement Authority for a Jurisdiction, and Code Information for a Jurisdiction most useful. Engineers will find Model Code Modifications by Edition and Requirement #, Model Code Modifications by Requirement #, and Word Search most useful. Factory personnel will find Code Information for a Jurisdiction, and Model Code Adoption by Edition most useful. Company Attorneys will appreciate the Enforcement Authority for a Jurisdiction, and Code Information for a Jurisdiction reports, especially the historical information. All the queries return their results in an Acrobat file that can be saved to your computer.

Note: NOTE: At this time Rack and Pinion Elevators, Screw-Column Elevators, Hand Elevators, Inclined Elevators, Limited-Use/Limited-Application Elevators, Private Residence Elevators, Private Residence Inclined Elevators, Power Sidewalk Elevators, Rooftop Elevators, Special Purpose Personnel Elevators, Shipboard Elevators, Mine Elevators, Elevators Used for Construction, Dumbwaiters, Material Lifts, Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts are not included in CodeFinder.

Contents
CodeFinder Reports

Enforcement Authority for a Jurisdiction

Code Information for a Jurisdiction

Model Code Adoption by Edition

Model Code Modifications by Edition and Requirement #

Model Code Modifications by Requirement #

Word Search

Pending Code Information for a Jurisdiction

Weekly Report Archive

Using CodeFinder Database Feedback
Searching for words in a PDF document
Model Code Procurement Information
Acrobat Reader Browser Configuration

CodeFinder Reports

Enforcement Authority for a Jurisdiction

Inputs to this report are: State/Province, Local Jurisdiction, and Code Type (All or selected) Clicking on the &Historical"Historical" radio selection will bring up Begin Date and End Date. If Historical is selected, only information entered withing the selected Begin/End date range will be included in the report.
The reports includes the following information:

Agency Name
Contact - Title - Email - Phone - Fax
Agency Address
Phone
Fax
Agency Web Site

Code Information for a Jurisdiction

Agency Name
Contact - Title - Email - Phone - Fax
Agency Address
Phone
Fax
Agency Web Site
Regulation Web Site
Code Title
Edition
Effective Date
Effective Date As Of
Code Comments
Modifications (Requirement #, Requirement, Comment, Effective Date & Document Link)

Model Code Adoption by Edition

Inputs to this report are: Code Type, Code Title, and Edition The reports includes the following information:

State/Province
Local Jurisdiction
Agency Name
Code Title
Edition
Code Comments

Model Code Modifications by Edition and Requirement #

Inputs to this report are: Code Type Code Title Edition and Requirement # Requirement # can be a full requirement number or a partial with an asterisk to retrieve a series of Requirement Numbers. Example 11.* would retrieve 11.1, 11.2, 11.a, etc. Another valid example,*-11-*, which would retrieve 18-11-1101.1, 119-11-1101.2, etc The reports includes the following information:

State/Province
Local Jurisdiction
Agency Name
Code Title
Edition
Effective Date
Effective Date As Of
Code Comments
Modifications (Requirement #, Requirement, Comment, Effective Date & Document Link)

Model Code Modifications by Requirement #

Inputs to this report are: Code Type and Requirement # The reports includes the following information:

State/Province
Local Jurisdiction
Agency Name
Code Title
Edition
Effective Date
Effective Date As Of
Code Comments
Modifications (Requirement #, Requirement, Comment, Effective Date & Document Link)

Word Search

Inputs to this report are: Jurisdiction and Code Type Use Asterisks as a wildcard. For Example: Elevat* will match all Modifications with Comments or Requirement text containing words that begin with Elevat, so Elavator, Elevators would match. Two seatrch terms are available, the first is required. If you enter a term into the second field, only Modification with Comments or Requirement text containing both terms will be retrieve (either of ther terms could appear in either the Comment or the Requirement text to satisfy a "match" condition. In addition clicking on the "Historical" radio selection will bring up Begin and End Date selection fields. When used, only Modifications with Effective Dates withing the selected date range will appear on the generated report. The reports includes the following information:

State/Province
Local Jurisdiction
Agency Name
Code Title
Edition
Effective Date
Effective Date As Of
Code Comments
Modifications (Requirement #, Requirement, Comment, Effective Date & Document Link)

Pending Code Information for a Jurisdiction

Inputs to this report are: State/Province, Local Jurisdiction:Code Title:Edition (All or selected) The report displays Codes and Modifications with future Effective Dates for the criteria selected. The reports includes the following information:

Agency Name
Contact - Title - Email - Phone - Fax
Agency Address
Phone
Fax
Agency Web Site
Regulation Web Site
Code Title
Edition
Effective Date
Effective Date As Of
Code Comments
Modifications (Requirement #, Requirement, Comment, Effective Date & Document Link)

Weekly Report Archives

Old Weekly reports are available in this area.

Using CodeFinder Database Feedback

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will appear at selected locations within a CodeFinder report. If an issue arises you are encouraged to click on the icon at the point of the issue and a feedback form will be generated. Please fill in the appropriate information and click on the submit feedback button.

A sample feedback form is shown below:

Searching for words in a PDF document

Since all CodeFinder database reports are converted to Acrobat PDF format you can use the tools available in the Acrobat reader to take further advantage of the information CodeFinder provides.

You can use either the Find toolbar, if available on your version of acrobat reader, or the Search PDF window to locate a word, series of words, or partial word in the active Adobe PDF document. The Find toolbar provides a basic set of options for searching for text in only the current PDF document; the Search PDF window searches more PDF areas than the Find toolbar, provides more advanced options, and lets you search for text in one or more PDF documents, an index of PDF files, or PDF files on the Internet.

The Find toolbar provides the following search options in the toolbar's Find Options menu. The Search PDF window provides these options in either the basic or advanced search mode:

Whole Words Only finds only occurrences of the complete word you enter in the text box. For example, if you search for the word stick, the words tick and sticky aren't found.
Case-Sensitive finds only occurrences of the words that are in the case that you typed. For example, if you search for the word Web, the words web or WEB aren't found.
Include Bookmarks searches the text in the Bookmarks tab as well as in the document.
Include Comments searches the text in comments and in the document.

The Advanced Search options in the Search PDF window can either broaden or restrict your search results. You can view Advanced Search options by clicking Use Advanced Search Options at the bottom of the Search PDF window when the window displays Basic Search options.

Note: The options Whole Words Only, Case-Sensitive, Include Bookmarks, and Include Comments are also available when the window is in basic search mode.

The Return Results Containing menu lets you restrict your search results according to the option you choose.
Match Exact Word Or Phrase searches for the entire string of characters, including spaces, in the order in which they appear in the text box. For example, if you type Adobe Acrobat, the results list only instances of Adobe Acrobat (both words, next to each other, and in that order).
Match Any Of The Words searches for any instances of at least one of the words typed. For example, if you type each of, the results include any instances in which one or both of the two words appear: each, of, each of, or of each.
Match All Of The Words searches for instances that contain all your search words, but not necessarily in the order you type them. For example, if you type of each, the results include instances of of each and each of. This option is available only for a search of multiple documents or index definition files.
Boolean Query searches for terms or phrases you indicate using Boolean operators. This option is available only for searching in a designated location, not for single-document searches

The Look In menu lets you restrict the search to the current document, an index, or a location on your computer. If you choose to search an index or a location on your computer, additional options appear under Use These Additional Criteria:

The options under Use These Additional Criteria let you restrict the search parameters according to the criteria you specify. The results include instances that match all of the selected criteria only. For example, if you select Whole Words Only and Case Sensitive for a search of the word Color, the results don't include color or Colors. Proximity returns documents that contain two or more words that you specify and in which the range of words between the specified words is lower than the number specified in the Search preferences. For example, if you search for the words Adobe printer and set the Proximity preference to 900, the search finds all instances that contain the words Adobe and printer, but the number of words between them is not more than 900. This option is available only for a search of multiple documents or index definition files, and if Match All Of The Words is selected.
Stemming finds words that contain part (the stem) of the specified search word. This option applies to single words, and phrases when conducting a search in the current PDF, Find In Folder, or Acrobat indexes. For example, in English, stemming finds instances of the search word that end in ing, ed, x, ion, and so on, but not er. This option is not available in searches for phrases in indexes created with Acrobat 5.0 or earlier. You cannot use wildcard characters (*, ?) in stemming searches.