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The elevator code and inspection rules in force in Kentucky now.

unknown specific ASME edition: 815 KAR 4:010 sets the inspection regime but defers the elevator/escalator standard itself to whatever edition 815 KAR 7:120 (Kentucky Building Code) incorporates; that citation was not confirmed in the Ch. 30/35 text. Enforced by DHBC Elevator Inspection Section under KRS 198B.490; issues operating certificates and licenses elevator contractors/mechanics statewide. Reported, in verification, re-checked weekly.

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unknown specific ASME edition: 815 KAR 4:010 sets the inspection regime but defers the elevator/escalator standard itself to whatever edition 815 KAR 7:120 (Kentucky Building Code) incorporates; that citation was not confirmed in the Ch. 30/35 text

Every elevator, chairlift, fixed guideway system and platform lift gets a state-administered annual inspection and operating certificate; new or altered units also need a separate permit and inspection under 815 KAR 4:025.

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Who enforces it

DHBC Elevator Inspection Section under KRS 198B.490; issues operating certificates and licenses elevator contractors/mechanics statewide

Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.

What changes next

In force

In force; unknown whether an ASME edition update is pending, not found in DHBC rulemaking notices

The federal layer

There is no federal elevator inspection program; the state or city program below is the whole obligation, with ASME A17.1 and A17.3 as the referenced standards.

Questions about the elevator code and inspection rules in Kentucky

Which elevator rules apply in Kentucky today?

unknown specific ASME edition: 815 KAR 4:010 sets the inspection regime but defers the elevator/escalator standard itself to whatever edition 815 KAR 7:120 (Kentucky Building Code) incorporates; that citation was not confirmed in the Ch. 30/35 text. Every elevator, chairlift, fixed guideway system and platform lift gets a state-administered annual inspection and operating certificate; new or altered units also need a separate permit and inspection under 815 KAR 4:025.

Who enforces the elevator code and inspection rules in Kentucky?

DHBC Elevator Inspection Section under KRS 198B.490; issues operating certificates and licenses elevator contractors/mechanics statewide.

What changes next for the elevator code and inspection rules in Kentucky?

Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.

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