Virginia · Elevators

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

USBC: VCC (IBC Ch. 30) for new installations; VMC Sec. 606.1 requires maintenance to ASME A17.1, edition set by 2021 IBC Ch. 35 (reported A17.1-2019/CSA B44-19); no A17.3 reference found. Enforced by Local building departments must inspect and enforce elevators, escalators and related conveyances (Code of Va. 36-105; single-family, two-family and townhouse units exempt); inspections by code official, approved agency or Virginia-certified elevator inspectors. Reported, in verification, re-checked weekly.

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Reported, in verification

In force

USBC: VCC (IBC Ch. 30) for new installations; VMC Sec. 606.1 requires maintenance to ASME A17.1, edition set by 2021 IBC Ch. 35 (reported A17.1-2019/CSA B44-19); no A17.3 reference found

Annual periodic inspections (localities may require every six months); periodic tests at ASME A17.1 Appendix N intervals, witnessed by the code official; current certificate displayed in car or at a posted location.

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Who enforces it

Local building departments must inspect and enforce elevators, escalators and related conveyances (Code of Va. 36-105; single-family, two-family and townhouse units exempt); inspections by code official, approved agency or Virginia-certified elevator inspectors

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

What changes next

Rule change Oct 2027

In force; no elevator-specific rule change found outside the 2024 USBC cycle (target Oct 2027)

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 Virginia

Which elevator rules apply in Virginia today?

USBC: VCC (IBC Ch. 30) for new installations; VMC Sec. 606.1 requires maintenance to ASME A17.1, edition set by 2021 IBC Ch. 35 (reported A17.1-2019/CSA B44-19); no A17.3 reference found. Annual periodic inspections (localities may require every six months); periodic tests at ASME A17.1 Appendix N intervals, witnessed by the code official; current certificate displayed in car or at a posted location.

Who enforces the elevator code and inspection rules in Virginia?

Local building departments must inspect and enforce elevators, escalators and related conveyances (Code of Va. 36-105; single-family, two-family and townhouse units exempt); inspections by code official, approved agency or Virginia-certified elevator inspectors.

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

Rule change Oct 2027. In force; no elevator-specific rule change found outside the 2024 USBC cycle (target Oct 2027)