Section 24-246. General requirements for applications for operating certificates and for tunneling permits, and removal of operating certificates

(a)  Application  for an operating certificate or for the  removal of an operating certificate shall be made by the  owner  of  the
  device on forms furnished by the department.
    (b)  Application  for  a  tunneling  permit  shall  be  made  on forms
  furnished by the department by or in behalf of the owner  or  lessee  of
  the  tunnel;  and  if  made  by  a  person  other  than  the  owner, the
  application shall be accompanied by a signed statement of the  applicant
  declaring  that  he  or  she  is  authorized  by  the  owner to make the
  application. The permittee shall in all cases be the applicant.
    (c) Each application hereunder shall be signed by the  applicant.  The
  signature  of  the  applicant  shall  constitute  an  agreement that the
  applicant will assume responsibility for the operation  or  use  of  the
  device concerned or for tunneling in accordance with the requirements of
  this  code.  If  the  applicant  is  a partnership or group other than a
  corporation, the application shall be made by one individual  who  is  a
  member  of the group. If the applicant is a corporation, the application
  shall be made by an officer of the corporation.
    (d) Application for the removal of an operating certificate  shall  be
  postmarked  or  date-stamped by the department upon personal delivery no
  later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the certificate.