USBC: VCC (IBC Ch. 30) for new installations; VMC Sec. 606.1 (13VAC5-63-540) requires maintenance to ASME A17.1; ASME edition not confirmed. Enforced by Local building departments must inspect and enforce the code for elevators, escalators and related conveyances (Code of Va. 36-105; single- and two-family homes and townhouses exempt); inspections by the code official, an approved agency or local certified elevator inspectors. Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Annual periodic inspections of all elevators and escalators (localities may require every six months); periodic tests at ASME A17.1 Appendix N intervals, witnessed by the code official; current certificate displayed in the car, in the building office or at an approved posted location.
Source: primary document
Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force (13VAC5-63-540 re-read Oct 22, 2026, last amended eff. Jan 18, 2024); ASME A17.1 edition year not named in the section; annual periodic inspection, locality may require six-month
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.
USBC: VCC (IBC Ch. 30) for new installations; VMC Sec. 606.1 (13VAC5-63-540) requires maintenance to ASME A17.1; ASME edition not confirmed. Annual periodic inspections of all elevators and escalators (localities may require every six months); periodic tests at ASME A17.1 Appendix N intervals, witnessed by the code official; current certificate displayed in the car, in the building office or at an approved posted location.
Local building departments must inspect and enforce the code for elevators, escalators and related conveyances (Code of Va. 36-105; single- and two-family homes and townhouses exempt); inspections by the code official, an approved agency or local certified elevator inspectors.
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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