elevator regulation at a glance
- Regulator
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety
- Statute
- Chapter 399, Florida Statutes; Rule Chapter 61C-5, Florida Administrative Code
- Who inspects
- Certified private third-party inspectors; a current, satisfactory inspection is required for the initial certificate and each annual renewal
- Frequency
- Annual: every non-exempt conveyance must pass an inspection with no violations each year
- Certificate
- Certificate of operation per conveyance, $75 per year; all certificates expire July 31; $50 late fee from August 1; ownership change filed within 30 days
- Local programs
- Contracted jurisdictions (including Miami-Dade and Broward counties) run their own permitting and inspection programs
Elevator compliance in Jacksonville
Jacksonville’s vertical transportation is spread across a large footprint: the downtown and Southbank office towers, the Southside and Baymeadows office parks, Mayo Clinic, Baptist Health and UF Health campuses, the University of North Florida, the beaches’ condominiums and hotels, and freight and passenger elevators in the port, rail and distribution facilities that drive the regional economy.
DBPR’s annual third-party inspection and July 31 renewal apply statewide. Jacksonville owners often manage a mix of passenger elevators, freight elevators and material lifts under a single maintenance agreement, and freight equipment is where exclusions and “not covered” findings most often surprise them.
How we help Jacksonville owners
Elevator Compliance Group is an independent, QEI-licensed inspection and consulting firm. We do not sell maintenance, repairs or modernization, so our work in Jacksonville is only for the owner: inspections and inspection witnessing, review of inspection reports and violations, deficiency tracking to verified correction, maintenance contract review, modernization planning and owner representation when the contractor and the inspector disagree.
- Annual DBPR inspections for passenger, freight and hospital equipment
- Maintenance contract reviews that separate what is covered for freight versus passenger units
- Deficiency tracking with one status report across downtown, Southside and beach properties
- Due-diligence inspections for office and industrial acquisitions
- Modernization planning for 1980s office equipment
Nearby communities
Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra, St. Augustine, Orange Park, Fernandina Beach and Southside.
Regulatory summary based on the agency sources below; requirements change, so confirm current rules with the agency or with us before relying on them.