UCC Elevator Safety Subcode (N.J.A.C. 5:23-12): most recent ASME A17.1 edition referenced by the building subcode (now IBC/2024 NJ ed. Ch. 35; edition year unknown), plus ASME A18.1 and A90.1; no A17.3 reference found. Enforced by Each municipality chooses state jurisdiction (DCA Division of Codes and Standards, Elevator Safety Unit), its own elevator subcode official, or a third-party agency; the construction official issues certificates of compliance. Reported, in verification, re-checked weekly.
Routine visual inspections every six months; escalators periodically inspected at least every six months; periodic tests at intervals no longer than ASME A17.1 Appendix N-1; enforcing agency sets each building's cycle. Devices need a compliance certificate to operate.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
In force; no pending subchapter 12 rule found (text current through Aug 17, 2026; 5:23-12.2 last amended Dec 19, 2022); referenced ASME A17.1 edition follows the IBC/2024 NJ ed. adopted Aug 17, 2026
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.
UCC Elevator Safety Subcode (N.J.A.C. 5:23-12): most recent ASME A17.1 edition referenced by the building subcode (now IBC/2024 NJ ed. Ch. 35; edition year unknown), plus ASME A18.1 and A90.1; no A17.3 reference found. Routine visual inspections every six months; escalators periodically inspected at least every six months; periodic tests at intervals no longer than ASME A17.1 Appendix N-1; enforcing agency sets each building's cycle. Devices need a compliance certificate to operate.
Each municipality chooses state jurisdiction (DCA Division of Codes and Standards, Elevator Safety Unit), its own elevator subcode official, or a third-party agency; the construction official issues certificates of compliance.
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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