2025 Uniform Code (BCNYS Chapter 30 conveyance provisions, effective Dec 31, 2025, enforced locally) + Labor Law Article 33 (secs. 950-957) DOL licensing; ASME A17.1 edition under the 2025 code not confirmed. Enforced by NYS Department of Labor (licensing under Labor Law Art. 33; factory elevators under Labor Law 255); local code enforcement officials for Uniform Code conveyance provisions; NYC runs its own program. Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Labor Law Article 33 requires DOL licenses for those who install, inspect, maintain or repair elevators. Since Jun 10, 2026 DOL may issue $20 Temporary Elevator Mechanic Licenses (renew every 90 days) to enrolled apprentices with 4,000+ hours, during a verified shortage; applications go through MPWR. Inspection cycles are set locally; ask the AHJ.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force; since Jun 10, 2026 contractors with documented worker shortages may request 90-day Temporary Elevator Mechanic Licenses for apprentices
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.
These apply when the building has the equipment or fits the type named. The frequency is the standard one; your local official can set a stricter one, so confirm it for the address.
2025 Uniform Code (BCNYS Chapter 30 conveyance provisions, effective Dec 31, 2025, enforced locally) + Labor Law Article 33 (secs. 950-957) DOL licensing; ASME A17.1 edition under the 2025 code not confirmed. Labor Law Article 33 requires DOL licenses for those who install, inspect, maintain or repair elevators. Since Jun 10, 2026 DOL may issue $20 Temporary Elevator Mechanic Licenses (renew every 90 days) to enrolled apprentices with 4,000+ hours, during a verified shortage; applications go through MPWR. Inspection cycles are set locally; ask the AHJ.
NYS Department of Labor (licensing under Labor Law Art. 33; factory elevators under Labor Law 255); local code enforcement officials for Uniform Code conveyance provisions; NYC runs its own program.
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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