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Which safety authority governs you, which edition of the elevator code is actually in force where you work, and where to get permits.

Read this first. Adopted code editions and dates vary by jurisdiction and change over time. This page is a starting point, not legal or compliance advice. Always confirm the current edition and requirements with your safety authority (linked on each card), which is the source of truth. Every entry below was verified against the authority’s own page or the governing regulation. Every US state entry was re-verified against its own regulation on 20 August 2026, and each carries its date in the source line. Canadian entries were last verified 24 July 2026.

Canada

BCBritish Columbia

Safety authority: Technical Safety BC →
Code in force: CSA B44-16 / ASME A17.1-2016; The 2016 edition.
In force since: April 30, 2020
Permits: Elevating device operating permits →

Source: TSBC regulations (B.C. Reg. 101/2004, as amended). Full history: BC’s code adoption timeline. On the step/skirt index specifically: SSPI in British Columbia.

ABAlberta

Safety authority: AEDARSA →; Oversight: Alberta Municipal Affairs.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019 / CSA B44-19; The 2019 edition. (The 2025 edition is scheduled to take force Feb 1, 2027.)
In force since: December 1, 2022
Permits: Permits of operation →

Source: Alberta.ca, elevator codes & standards.

SKSaskatchewan

Safety authority: TSASK →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2013 / CSA B44-2013; The 2013 edition (with provincial amendments).
In force since: January 1, 2018
Permits: Elevating device licensing →

Source: TSASK & The Passenger and Freight Elevator Regulations, 2017.

MBManitoba

Safety authority: Inspection & Technical Services →; Office of the Fire Commissioner.
Code in force: CSA B44 (confirm edition with the authority); The current regulation references CSA B44 generally without an edition year. The 2019 edition is adopted under the new Technical Safety Regulation but does not take force until September 1, 2026.
In force since: —
Permits: Installation & inspections →

Source: Manitoba ITS & Elevator Regulation 97/87 R, as amended.

ONOntario

Safety authority: TSSA →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019 / CSA B44-19; The 2019 edition.
In force since: February 1, 2022; Core design/construction requirements in effect August 1, 2022.
Licence / permits: Licensing & registration →

Source: TSSA Code Adoption Document, Amendment 295/22r1 (1 May 2024, the current one; it replaced Amendment 295/22, which TSSA’s code-adoption page still serves). Full history: Ontario’s code adoption timeline, or Ontario, BC and Alberta side by side.

QCQuebec

Safety authority: Régie du bâtiment (RBQ) →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019 / CSA B44:19; The 2019 edition, with Québec amendments (Construction Code, Chapter IV).
In force since: July 13, 2024; Building owners got 36 months from that date (to mid-July 2027) to put a maintenance control program (Quebec’s PCE) in place for each unit, per clause 8.6 of the adopted code. See the MCP guide.
Permits / info: RBQ Construction Code →

Source: RBQ, Construction Code, Chapter IV & RBQ communiqué, 12 July 2024 (the 36-month PCE transition).

NSNova Scotia

Safety authority: Technical Safety Division, Elevators & Lifts →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019 / CSA B44-19; Set by Safety Directive 2021-01, which is dated 14 December 2021 but adopts the code on 31 December 2021. Don’t mistake the letter’s date for the in-force date. The regulation itself adopts B44 “as amended from time to time” rather than naming a fixed edition.
In force since: December 31, 2021
Permits: Elevator/lift licence application →

Source: Elevators and Lifts General Regulations, s.3(1)(a).

NBNew Brunswick

Safety authority: Elevating Devices Program →; Department of Public Safety.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2016 / CSA B44-16; One edition behind Nova Scotia. Don't assume the two are on the same code.
In force since: —; Named in the current consolidated regulation; exact adoption date not published.
Permits: Elevating device operating permit →

Source: NB Reg 2014-147, s.2(1)(a).

NLNewfoundland & Labrador

Safety authority: Engineering and Inspections Division →; Inside the Government Services department, which has been renamed repeatedly — Service NL, Digital Government and Service NL, Government Modernization and Service Delivery. The office that does not move is the Chief Inspector of Amusement Rides and Elevating Devices; ask for that, not the department.
Code in force: ASME A17.1 / CSA B44 (confirm edition with the authority); The regulation adopts the code “as amended from time to time” without printing a year. Contact the Division directly before relying on a specific edition.
In force since: —
Permits: Amusement ride & elevating device registration →
Inspections: Annual, by written report since 5 January 2026; Owners submit a written report to the Chief Inspector each year to renew a device’s certification. The Chief Inspector then either renews it or follows up in person. Since 5 January 2026 the Chief Inspector may also authorise private contractors and their mechanics to carry out the inspections, which was done to clear an inspection backlog.

Source: Amusement Rides and Elevating Devices Regulations, NLR 118/96, s.4(1). Department and division names re-checked 20 August 2026 against the province’s own department page; the 2026 inspection change is from its public advisory of 16 May 2025.

PEPrince Edward Island

Safety authority: Inspection Services →; Department of Housing, Land and Communities.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2013 / CSA B44-13; Named explicitly in the regulation's definition of “Code” (not an open-ended clause). It is the oldest edition on this page, and the only recorded amendment (2015) touched administrative provisions, not the code definition.
In force since: —
Permits: Elevator drawing & specification approval →

Source: Elevators and Lifts Act Regulations (Ch. E-5), s.1(1)(e) & s.2.

YTYukon

Safety authority: Building Safety and Standards →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2016 / CSA B44-16; A 2026 amendment adopts the 2025 edition (CSA B44:25), but it doesn't take effect until June 22, 2027.
In force since: March 31, 2018
Permits: Register, install, or maintain an elevator →

Source: Fixed Conveyances Regulations, O.I.C. 1998/40, as amended.

NTNorthwest Territories

Safety authority: Electrical/Mechanical Safety Division →; Department of Infrastructure.
Code in force: ASME A17.1 / CSA B44-2019; Per the 2024 regulation citation below. Note: the Department's own general program page separately lists the older CAN/CSA-B44-07. That page appears to predate the 2024 regulation and not yet be updated. Confirm directly with the Division before relying on this for compliance.
In force since: July 15, 2024
Permits: Elevating device installation permit →

Source: Elevators and Lifts Regulations, R-047-2024, s.3(1)(a).

NUNunavut

Safety authority: Safety Services →; Office of the Chief Elevator Inspector, Community and Government Services.
Code in force: CAN/CSA-B44-94; Nunavut's legally adopted code is the 1994 edition — decades behind every other jurisdiction on this page. A modern Technical Standards and Safety Act exists but has not yet been brought into force.
In force since: —
Permits: Safety Services →

Source: Electrical Protection Regulations, R.R.N.W.T. 1990, c.E-21 (continued in Nunavut).

United States

In the US, the elevator code is adopted state by state, and sometimes city by city on top of that. Where a major city runs its own separate code, that's called out below. For the inspector side, see NAESA International.

NYNew York

Safety authority: NYS Uniform Fire Prevention & Building Code →; NYC runs its own code. See below.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2022 / CSA B44-22; Statewide, via the 2025 Uniform Code (based on the 2024 IBC).; New York City is different: NYC Building Code Ch. 30 / Appendix K1, based on ASME A17.1-2013 with NYC amendments, effective November 7, 2022 — do not use the statewide answer for a NYC job. NYC Dept of Buildings →
In force since: December 31, 2025; Statewide code date. NYC's own date is Nov 7, 2022, noted above.
Permits: NYC elevator licenses →
Inspections: NYC: Category 1 annually, Category 5 every five years; The Category 1 test runs between 1 January and 31 December each year. Reports for Category 1 and Category 5 are filed within 60 days of the inspection, and defects found must be corrected within 120 days.

Source: NYS Dept of State, 2025 Uniform Code adoption notice; NYC Building Code Appendix K1. Verified 20 August 2026: the Department of State’s adoption notice confirms the 2025 Uniform Code from 31 December 2025, but does not itself name an A17.1 edition — that comes through the code’s referenced standards, so confirm it for a filing.

NJNew Jersey

Safety authority: DCA Elevator Safety Unit →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019; Adopted via the IBC/2021 building subcode: a single statewide Uniform Construction Code, no city carve-outs found.
In force since: December 19, 2022; The elevator subcode names no edition of its own. It follows whichever A17.1 the building subcode references, so the edition moves when the building subcode does.
Permits: Elevator Safety Unit →
Inspections: Six months for escalators, yearly for the rest; Escalators are inspected at intervals of no more than six months. Other A17.1 devices follow the Appendix N-1 intervals of whichever edition the building subcode references, but cyclical inspections are never required more often than once a year. Stairway chairlifts and wheelchair lifts: yearly.

Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-12 (Elevator Safety Subcode) & 5:23-3.14. Verified 20 August 2026 against N.J.A.C. 5:23-12, which names no edition of its own and defers to the building subcode.

CACalifornia

Safety authority: Cal/OSHA DOSH, Elevator Unit →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2004; The oldest edition in force in any US state on this page. The adoption is static: §3141 names the 2004 edition outright, so newer editions do not apply until California amends the rule.; Title 8 CCR Group IV, with California-specific exceptions. A 2019-edition update has been in draft since 2014 and is not yet finalized.
In force since: May 1, 2008; Applies to conveyances with an installation contract signed on or after that date.
Permits: Certification Section →
Inspections: Annual; A conveyance runs on a permit to operate, generally issued for one year. A two-year permit is possible where the unit is in safe condition and covered by a full maintenance contract with a C-11 licensed elevator company.; Los Angeles is not inspected by the state. LADBS runs the city’s own programme and inspects more than 23,000 conveyances a year. It is the only local jurisdiction in California that does; everywhere else in the state is Cal/OSHA. LADBS elevators →

Source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, §3141. Verified 20 August 2026: §3141 reads “ASME A17.1-2004” with the history note “filed 4-1-2008; operative 5-1-2008”.

WAWashington

Safety authority: Dept of Labor & Industries, Elevator Program →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019 / CSA B44-19; Applies statewide, including Seattle (which layers local permit/drawing requirements on top, not a different code).
In force since: October 2, 2023
Permits: Annual operating certificate →
Inspections: Annual; Seattle is not inspected by the state. SDCI runs the city’s own programme, with a yearly Certificate of Conveyance inspection scheduled as close as possible to the same month each year. Seattle SDCI →

Source: WAC 296-96-00650. Verified 20 August 2026 against WAC 296-96-00650, which reads A17.1-2019/CSA B44-19, effective 2 October 2023.

TXTexas

Safety authority: TDLR, Elevators & Related Equipment →; City of Houston runs its own elevator inspection authority alongside TDLR. Confirm which applies for a Houston job.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2016 / CSA B44-16; With Texas-specific amendments.
In force since: November 1, 2018
Permits: TDLR elevator forms →
Inspections: Every 12 months; A licensed inspector inspects; the report, documents and fees go to TDLR, which issues the Certificate of Compliance. The building owner has to obtain one for every unit and post it where it can be seen.

Source: 16 Tex. Admin. Code §74.100. Verified 20 August 2026: 16 TAC §74.100 adopts A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16 as amended, effective 1 November 2018.

FLFlorida

Safety authority: DBPR, Bureau of Elevator Safety →; Miami, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade, Broward, and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District run their own permitting under contract with the state: same code, different administering authority.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019; With ASME A17.3-2020 for existing units and A18.1-2020 for platform lifts.; Existing elevators: part 3.10.12 of A17.3-2020. The rule moves its effective date from 31 December 2023 to 1 August 2025, so every elevator has to meet it from that date.; Plus ASME A17.3-2020 (existing equipment) and A18.1-2020 (platform lifts).
In force since: January 30, 2024; Date of the amendment carrying the 2019 edition. 31 December 2023 was never an adoption date — it was the old compliance deadline for part 3.10.12, and it has since moved.
Permits: Bureau of Elevator Safety permits →
Inspections: Annual, tied to a 31 July certificate; Every certificate of operation expires 31 July, whatever the unit, and renewal needs the fee plus proof of a current satisfactory inspection.; Two-stop elevators can skip the inspection under §399.061(1)(a) F.S. if a valid service maintenance contract is on file with the bureau.

Source: Fla. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001. Verified 20 August 2026 against the current rule text. The Bureau’s own PDF and the rule gateway both serve older versions of this chapter, so check the amendment history before trusting a copy.

ILIllinois

Safety authority: Office of the State Fire Marshal, Elevator Safety →; Chicago runs its own code. See below.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019 / CSA B44-2019 (statewide); Chicago is different: its own Municipal Code Ch. 14C-3, based on ASME A17.1-2016. Chicago is statutorily exempt from the state Elevator Safety Act and regulates under home-rule authority via its own Dept of Buildings, not OSFM. Chicago DOB →
In force since: December 28, 2023; Illinois is on a clock the other states are not: the Board must adopt each new edition within 12 months of its publication, so expect this to move.; Statewide date; Chicago's 2016 edition took effect October 1, 2018.
Permits: OSFM elevator applications →
Inspections: Annual; The owner applies each year for the Certificate of Operation, and the application needs the most recent annual inspection report from a licensed elevator inspector plus a licensed mechanic’s certification that the conveyance was tested (§1000.150).

Source: 41 Ill. Admin. Code §1000.60; Chicago Municipal Code §14C-3-0.1. Verified 20 August 2026 against Part 1000 §1000.60, amended effective 28 December 2023 (48 Ill. Reg. 825).

MAMassachusetts

Safety authority: Board of Elevator Regulations →
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2013 / CSA B44-13; With Massachusetts modifications. Some industry sites claim a 2019-edition update in 2023. The official regulation still cites 2013; treat the newer claim as unverified.
In force since: June 1, 2018; A concurrency window ran to 1 December 2018, when either the old or the new provisions could be used but not a mixture. Practical tests and inspections are set separately by 524 CMR 8.00.
Permits: Elevator forms & applications →
Inspections: Yearly, or two years for limited-use devices; Most elevators at intervals of not more than one year. Wheelchair lifts, dumbwaiters and vertical reciprocating conveyors: not less than two years. An owner-occupied single-family home is inspected only on installation, alteration or modernisation.; The test is run by a licensed elevator mechanic in the presence of the commissioner’s inspector, who files a written report within ten days (M.G.L. c.143 §64).

Source: 524 CMR 35.00. Verified 20 August 2026.

GAGeorgia

Safety authority: Safety Fire Division →; Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019
In force since: —
Permits: Safety Fire Division →
Certificate of Inspection: Posted in the car, replaced each inspection; Georgia’s rule sets no inspection interval of its own. What it does set is the certificate: mounted inside the car within 72″ of the frame centreline and 72″ above the floor, in a permanent frame with a removable cover, signed and dated by the inspector, and replaced at each succeeding inspection. It is required in addition to the operating permit.

Source: Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 120-3-25-.02(c)(1). Verified 20 August 2026: rule 120-3-25-.02 names the 2019 edition and publishes no effective date, which is why the row above is blank.

PAPennsylvania

Safety authority: Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety, Elevator Unit →; DLI has sole statewide jurisdiction, including Philadelphia. There is no city carve-out.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2000, with A17.1a-2002 addenda; Changing soon: ASME A17.1-2016 / CSA B44-16 is scheduled to take effect December 20, 2026. Recheck this card after that date.
In force since: June 15, 2019; Date the current text of 34 Pa. Code §405.2 took effect (49 Pa.B. 3077). The rule is recent; the edition it adopts is not. When Pennsylvania first took on the 2000 edition is not published.
Permits: Elevator Unit (form LIBI-26) →
Inspections: Every six months for most of what you work on; Pennsylvania is the tightest interval on this page. Electric and hydraulic elevators, escalators, moving walks, belt manlifts and ten other listed types are inspected at intervals not exceeding six months (§405.7(a)). All other lifting devices: 12 months. Seasonal equipment is inspected before the season starts.; The certificate of operation runs 24 months for six-month-cycle equipment and 48 months for the rest (§405.6), so the certificate outlasts the inspection by design.

Source: 34 Pa. Code §405.2(a)(1). Verified 20 August 2026: §405.2 still reads A17.1-2000 with the A17.1a-2002 addenda, amended 14 June 2019, effective 15 June 2019.

COColorado

Safety authority: CDLE Division of Oil & Public Safety (OPS) →; Conveyance Program. Local jurisdictions may be approved to inspect and permit, and may be stricter.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2022; The 2022 edition, adopted in the Conveyance Regulations (7 CCR 1101-8).
In force since: January 1, 2026; Superseded the 2019 edition, which ran from January 1, 2023.
Permits: Conveyance licensing →
Inspections: Annual; The owner arranges a periodic inspection annually, or on the frequency the Administrator sets. A conveyance may not run without a current Certificate of Operation, which expires each year on the last day of the compliance month.

Source: 7 CCR 1101-8, Conveyance Regulations — the rule text adopts “ASME A17.1 – 2022” and states the regulations take effect January 1, 2026. Verified 18 August 2026.

MNMinnesota

Safety authority: MN Dept of Labor & Industry (DLI) →; Construction Codes & Licensing Division. Municipalities may inspect, but may not use a different edition.
Code in force: ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2016; The 2016 edition, via Minnesota Rules ch. 1307.
In force since: September 28, 2020
Permits: Elevator permits →
Inspections: Annual, with two long exceptions; An annual operating permit is required, issued at 12-month intervals. Periodic inspections: most elevators not more than once a year; a house of worship without attached school facilities, once every three years; a special purpose personnel elevator, once every five. Hand-powered and electric endless belt manlifts are exempt.; A municipality may run its own inspection system under §326B.184 subd. 4, and Minneapolis does, so check whether your city inspects before assuming the state does.

Source: Minnesota Rules 1307.0020; effective date per DLI’s own code fact sheet. Verified 18 August 2026.

WIWisconsin

Safety authority: WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services (DSPS) →; Division of Industry Services. Delegated municipalities may inspect and permit, using the same edition.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2016 / CSA B44-16; The 2016 edition, via SPS 318, which layers a long list of Wisconsin changes on top.
In force since: June 1, 2020
Permits: eSLA permits & licensing →
Inspections: Annual; Every conveyance except elevators and dumbwaiters serving a single dwelling unit is inspected each year, and the permit to operate is issued or renewed only on a compliant inspection.

Source: Wis. Admin. Code SPS 318.1005(1); effective date per the chapter’s own history note (CR 19-118, eff. 6-1-20). Verified 18 August 2026.

CTConnecticut

Safety authority: CT DAS, Office of the State Building Inspector →; Licensing is separate, through the Dept of Consumer Protection.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2013; The 2013 edition — and deliberately so. The 2022 state building code amends the IBC’s default reference back down to 2013, so a newer edition does not apply here.
In force since: January 3, 2018; Per RCSA 29-192-4e. The 2022 building code took effect October 1, 2022 and kept the 2013 reference.
Permits: DCP elevator licences →
Inspections: At least once every eighteen months; Not annual. CGS §29-195 reads “at least once each eighteen months”, with more frequent inspections where the condition of the unit calls for it. Elevators in private residences are inspected on the owner’s request.; The certificate is posted in the car, is valid for twelve months, and is renewed every two years thereafter (§29-196).

Source: CT DAS, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (RCSA 29-192-4e, effective January 3, 2018), confirmed against the 2022 Connecticut State Building Code referenced-standards table. Verified 18 August 2026.

OHOhio

Safety authority: Ohio Dept of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance (DIC) →; Standards are set by the Ohio Board of Building Standards; DIC’s Elevator Section enforces them.; Cincinnati and Cleveland run their own elevator inspections. DIC covers the rest of the state.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019; Adopted in the standards table of OAC 4101:5-3-01, with Ohio changes — 8.6.11.10 is deleted outright, and periodic tests need not be witnessed by an inspector but must be reported to the division within five business days.
In force since: July 1, 2024; Replaced the 2016 edition.
Permits & licensing: DIC elevator section →; Since 1 November 2024, elevator contractors and mechanics must hold a state licence, with 8 hours of continuing education per renewal.
Inspections: At least every 12 months; Under ORC 4105.10, and some elevators are inspected twice in twelve months, which is what the two certificate-renewal fee tiers reflect. No certificate of operation issues until the unit has been inspected, and it is posted in the car or the lobby.

Source: Board of Building Standards adopted rule — the table shows A17.1 moving from 2016 to 2019, effective July 1, 2024. Verified 18 August 2026.

MIMichigan

Safety authority: Michigan LARA, Bureau of Construction Codes →; Elevator Section, under the Elevator Safety Board.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2016; Adopted by R 408.7003 — but with a long list of excluded sections, and Michigan rewrites dozens more in its own chapter 3. You cannot work from the bare A17.1 book here.
In force since: June 27, 2023
Permits: Elevator permits (Accela) →; A licensed elevator contractor applies before installation or alteration.
Inspections: 12 months, 24 months or 30 days — by device; Passenger, freight, inclined, LU/LA, special-purpose and rooftop elevators, material lifts, escalators, moving walks and belt manlifts: at least every 12 months. Dumbwaiters, stairway chairlifts, platform lifts and power sidewalk elevators: every 24 months. Personnel hoists: every 30 days. Private residences are at the department’s or owner’s discretion (R 408.7011).

Source: Michigan Administrative Rules R 408.7003, which reads “ASME A17.1- 2016” with history “2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023”. Reports that Michigan is on the 2022 edition refer to a rulemaking request, not an adopted rule. Verified 18 August 2026.

AZArizona

Safety authority: Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) →; Elevator Safety Section. Statewide, including state and local government buildings; mine conveyances are excluded.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019; Under AAC R20-5-507, and the adoption is static — later editions do not apply automatically. Devices installed 5 May 2009 to 31 Dec 2022 may instead comply with A17.1-2007 or A17.7-2007.
In force since: January 9, 2023; Applies to conveyances installed, repaired or altered on or after 1 January 2023.
Permits: ICA elevator forms →; Inspection- and certificate-driven: certificates of operation are issued once violations are cleared.
Inspections: No interval is published; Arizona’s elevator rules cover the adopted code and hoist requirements but set no periodic inspection interval. The programme runs on inspection and certificate instead, so ask the Elevator Safety Section what applies to your unit.

Source: AAC R20-5-507 and the Arizona Elevator Act. Verified 18 August 2026 against a mirror of the administrative code; the Secretary of State’s own PDF blocks automated access, so confirm there if it matters for a filing.

VAVirginia

Safety authority: Virginia DHCD →; There is no state elevator agency. Elevators are covered by the Uniform Statewide Building Code, and your local building department inspects and enforces. Permits are local; there is no state portal.
Code in force: Three editions, depending on the work; New construction: ASME A17.1-2019 (Virginia Construction Code, ch. 35).; Existing buildings / alterations: ASME A17.1-2016 (Virginia Existing Building Code).; In-service maintenance and inspection: ASME A17.1-2019 with A17.3-2008 (Virginia Property Maintenance Code). Annual inspection minimum; a locality may require six-monthly. Periodic tests at the Appendix N intervals, witnessed by the code official.
In force since: January 18, 2024; Date the 2021 Uniform Statewide Building Code took effect.
Permits: DHCD building codes →; Apply to your local building department. Third-party inspection reports must carry the mechanic’s name and certification number.

Source: the 2021 Virginia Construction Code, Existing Building Code and Property Maintenance Code, published by DHCD. Verified 18 August 2026.

NVNevada

Safety authority: Division of Industrial Relations, Mechanical Compliance Section →; Statewide. The same section handles boilers and pressure vessels.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019; Adopted with all appendices by NAC 455C.500. Existing units run to A17.3-2020, inspections to the A17.2-2017 guide, and lifts to A18.1-2017.; The adoption is static. A newer edition of A17.1 does not apply until Nevada amends the rule.
In force since: July 26, 2023; Date the current text of NAC 455C.500 took effect. The section was previously amended effective 26 October 2020.
Permits & certification: MCS forms →; Under NRS 455C.100 an elevator may not be operated until the owner holds a permit from the Division. Elevator mechanics are certified by the Division under NRS 455C.110.
Inspections: Annual, but not for everything; Elevators, freight elevators and dumbwaiters: on installation or alteration, then annually. Escalators and moving walks: every six months. Construction elevators: every three months.; A private residence elevator must be inspected before any transfer of title, which catches people out on a sale.

Source: NAC 455C.500, whose history line reads “A by R045-20A, eff. 10/26/2020; A by R034-21A, eff. 7/26/2023”. Verified 20 August 2026 against a mirror of the administrative code; the Legislature’s own site blocks automated access, so confirm there if it matters for a filing. Nevada’s 2025 rulemaking (R012-25) is about brazed joints on pressure equipment and does not move the A17.1 edition.

OROregon

Safety authority: Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) →; Statewide, under the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The Electrical and Elevator Board reviews the code and BCD adopts it.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2019; Oregon does not adopt A17.1 on its own. It publishes the 2024 Oregon Elevator Specialty Code, which bundles A17.1-2019 with A17.2-2020, A17.3-2020, A17.6-2022, A17.7-2007 (R2012), A18.1-2020 and A90.1-2015, then amends them in OAR 918-400-0458.
In force since: January 1, 2024; The 2020 edition of A17.3 had a six-month phase-in that ended 1 July 2024. Before that either the 2002 or the 2020 edition was accepted.
Permits: BCD elevator permits →; Bought through the state ePermitting system, with minor label permits for smaller work. An operating permit carries a general safety inspection every two years.

Source: BCD’s own adoption page and OAR 918-400-0455 (BCD 10-2023, filed 12/29/2023, effective 1/1/2024). Verified 20 August 2026. Widely mirrored copies of OAR 918-400-0455 still show the 2011 code and A17.1-2010, which is three editions out of date.

INIndiana

Safety authority: Indiana DHS, Division of Fire and Building Safety →; The Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission writes the rules and DHS enforces them. Your local building official also has enforcement authority under IC 36-7-2-9.
Code in force: ANSI/ASME A17.1-2007; Adopted by 675 IAC 21-3-1, with Indiana additions, deletions and amendments in 675 IAC 21-3-2. Existing units run to A17.3-2005 and lifts to A18.1-2005.; Indiana is a long way behind the current book. A newer rule has been drafted in committee but not adopted, so the 2007 edition is still the one that applies.
In force since: March 14, 2011; Readopted without changing the edition on 8 August 2012, 3 July 2018 and 10 June 2024.
Permits: Division of Fire and Building Safety →; An installation or alteration permit is required under 675 IAC 21-1-1, and a regulated lifting device may not run without an operating certificate.
Inspections: Set by the authority having jurisdiction; Indiana fixes the test intervals, not the inspection ones: one year, three years and five years for the three groups of tests. How often a device is inspected is left to the authority having jurisdiction, which for most of the state is the local building official.

Source: the Commission’s own rules index and 675 IAC 21-3-1. Verified 20 August 2026. Careful: a PDF hosted on in.gov titled “ASME A17.3-2017 with 675 IAC 21-9-2 amendments” is a committee working paper. Its own first page says it is not official and that 675 IAC 21-9 currently adopts A17.3-2005.

MOMissouri

Safety authority: Division of Fire Safety, Elevator Safety Unit →; Part of the Department of Public Safety. The Elevator Safety Board sets the standards.; Kansas City and the municipalities in St. Louis County sit outside the state plan-review process, but a state operating certificate is still required there.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2016; Adopted for all new equipment by 11 CSR 40-5.050(1), alongside A18.1-2014, A17.2-2014, ANSI A90.1-2015, ANSI A10.4-2016 and ANSI/SIA A92.10-2009, unless the job is exempted by section 701.359 RSMo.
In force since: April 30, 2020; Rule filed 16 October 2019.
Permits: Elevator Safety Unit →; An equipment permit with plans comes first, then an operating certificate before the unit runs. Inspections are annual. Testing must be done by a licensed mechanic and witnessed by a licensed inspector.

Source: 11 CSR 40-5 as published by the Secretary of State, which reads “ASME A17.1, 2016 edition adopted by the board”. Verified 20 August 2026. Several published summaries put Missouri on the 2013 edition; the state’s own text does not.

TNTennessee

Safety authority: Dept of Labor & Workforce Development, Elevator Unit →; Inside the Workplace Regulations and Compliance division. State inspectors do the inspecting.
Code in force: Two editions, split by permit date; Building permit issued 18 July 2021 or later: ASME A17.1-2016 / CSA B44-16, or A18.1-2014 for platform lifts and chairlifts.; Building permit issued before that date: A17.1-2010, or A18.1-2008 for lifts. The older job keeps the older book.; Inspections run to the A17.2-2017 guide and suspension work to A17.6-2017. Existing units are still on A17.3-1996, adopted back in 1997.
In force since: July 18, 2021; Rule 0800-03-04-.02 adopts the 2016 edition with Tennessee modifications running from (a) to (yy).
Permits & inspections: Elevator Unit →; A construction permit comes before the work and an operating permit before the unit runs. Tennessee inspects twice a year, for the life of the device, which is tighter than most states on this page.

Source: rule 0800-03-04-.02 (amended 19 April 2021, effective 18 July 2021) and the department’s own Elevator Code Changes bulletin, which sets out the permit-date split. Verified 20 August 2026.

NCNorth Carolina

Safety authority: NC Dept of Labor, Elevator & Amusement Device Bureau →; Rules are in 13 NCAC 15. Where they conflict with A17.1, the NCAC rules win.
Code in force: ASME A17.1 (confirm the edition with NCDOL); North Carolina does not publish the edition it inspects to. NCDOL designates it, and that designation overrides the edition printed in the Referenced Standards chapters of the NC State Building Codes.; Ask before you order equipment, not after. The state fire marshal’s own guidance tells permit holders to contact NCDOL first, because the building code’s edition may not be the one you are inspected against.; One- and two-family dwellings and townhouses are different: NCDOL does not inspect those, so the edition listed in the NC Residential Code, or a later one, is accepted. You may not mix requirements from two editions.
In force since: —; No edition date is published, which is the point of the row above.
Permits: Elevator & Amusement Device Bureau →; Prints and an application go in for approval before installation starts. The installation permit issued by the bureau must be posted on the job site.

Source: the NC Office of the State Fire Marshal’s “Applicable Edition of ASME A17.1” interpretation (13 July 2023), and NCDOL’s elevator page, which requires A17.1 without naming an edition. Verified 20 August 2026. Published sources that give North Carolina a specific edition are quoting the building code’s referenced standard, which the fire marshal says is not the one you are inspected to.

MDMaryland

Safety authority: Maryland Dept of Labor, Division of Labor and Industry →; The Safety Inspection Unit runs elevator, escalator and chairlift safety.
Code in force: ASME A17.1-2022 / CSA B44:22; Incorporated at paragraph EE of COMAR 09.12.81.01. That regulation carries every edition Maryland has incorporated since 1971, because a unit is judged by the edition in force when it went in; EE is the newest. Platform lifts sit in 09.12.81.02.; Two state sources disagree. The Division’s own web page still lists “ASME A17.1 2019, adopted 10/22/2022”. The regulation is the law and it carries the 2022 edition, but confirm with the Division before relying on either for a filing.
In force since: —; No effective date is published against the 2022 incorporation. The 2019 edition was adopted 22 October 2022.
Permits & registration: Safety Inspection Unit →; Owners must re-register every unit with the Commissioner each year and have it inspected annually. Missing either is a violation and carries a penalty.

Source: COMAR 09.12.81.01 in the state’s own regulation library, read paragraph by paragraph to the end — EE is the last and reads “ASME A17.1-2022/CSA B44:22 (Revision of ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44:19) … is incorporated by reference”. Verified 20 August 2026. This entry was held back once before because the Division’s page and the regulation disagreed; the regulation governs, and the disagreement is now stated rather than hidden.

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