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

Minnesota Elevator Code, Minn. R. ch. 1307 (last amended 2020, 45 SR 301): ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2016, A17.3-2015, A17.5-2014, A17.7-2007, A18.1-2017, A90.1-2015, B20.1-2015. Enforced by DLI Construction Codes and Licensing elevator unit (installation permits, annual operating permits, inspections); municipalities may run conforming elevator inspection programs and issue operating permits (Minn. Stat. 326B.184 subd. 4). Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.

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Elevators in Minnesota

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In force

Minnesota Elevator Code, Minn. R. ch. 1307 (last amended 2020, 45 SR 301): ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2016, A17.3-2015, A17.5-2014, A17.7-2007, A18.1-2017, A90.1-2015, B20.1-2015

Minnesota Table N-1 sets 12-month periodic inspections for most equipment (3 months for construction elevators) plus periodic tests. Annual operating permit required; existing units need door reopening devices, pit/car lighting, pit ladders and emergency door unlocking.

Source: primary document

Who enforces it

DLI Construction Codes and Licensing elevator unit (installation permits, annual operating permits, inspections); municipalities may run conforming elevator inspection programs and issue operating permits (Minn. Stat. 326B.184 subd. 4)

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

What changes next

Rulemaking pending

Rulemaking (request for comments Jan 21, 2025) would adopt A17.1/CSA B44-2022, A17.5-2019, A18.1-2023, A90.1-2023 and B20.1-2021; A17.3 edition not named; no proposed rule, hearing or effective date posted

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 Minnesota

Which elevator rules apply in Minnesota today?

Minnesota Elevator Code, Minn. R. ch. 1307 (last amended 2020, 45 SR 301): ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2016, A17.3-2015, A17.5-2014, A17.7-2007, A18.1-2017, A90.1-2015, B20.1-2015. Minnesota Table N-1 sets 12-month periodic inspections for most equipment (3 months for construction elevators) plus periodic tests. Annual operating permit required; existing units need door reopening devices, pit/car lighting, pit ladders and emergency door unlocking.

Who enforces the elevator code and inspection rules in Minnesota?

DLI Construction Codes and Licensing elevator unit (installation permits, annual operating permits, inspections); municipalities may run conforming elevator inspection programs and issue operating permits (Minn. Stat. 326B.184 subd. 4).

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

Rulemaking pending. Rulemaking (request for comments Jan 21, 2025) would adopt A17.1/CSA B44-2022, A17.5-2019, A18.1-2023, A90.1-2023 and B20.1-2021; A17.3 edition not named; no proposed rule, hearing or effective date posted

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