elevator regulation at a glance
- Regulator
- Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Elevator Safety Section; rules by the Elevator Safety Board
- Statute
- Elevator Safety Law, A.C.A. § 20-24-101 et seq.; ASME A17.1, A17.3 and A17.2 adopted by rule
- Who inspects
- Inspectors licensed under § 20-24-108/109 (department, authorized local building departments, and licensed private and insurance-company inspectors); tests by a licensed mechanic in the inspector’s presence
- Frequency
- Every twelfth calendar month after the initial inspection for power passenger and freight elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters and manual elevators
- Permit and fees
- One-year operating permit posted in the car; $50 elevators and wheelchair lifts, $85 escalators and moving walks, $30 dumbwaiters; 20% penalty when 30 days past due
- Penalties
- Report not filed within 30 days of the due date: state inspector assigned at $350 per inspection; civil fines $500–$1,000 per offense, each day a separate offense
Elevator compliance in Little Rock
Downtown Little Rock holds the state’s tallest office buildings and hotel towers, the River Market and Clinton Presidential Center district, and the Capitol complex with its large portfolio of state-owned equipment. UAMS, Baptist Health, CHI St. Vincent and Arkansas Children’s run the hospital elevators; the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Pulaski Technical College add campus portfolios; West Little Rock’s medical and office corridors continue to grow.
Arkansas requires an inspection by a licensed inspector every twelve months, with the report filed within 30 days of the due date, an annual operating permit posted in each car and fees paid on time. Miss the filing and the state sends its own inspector at $350 per unit; miss the fee by 30 days and the penalty is 20 percent. Public owners add procurement rules on top. Most Little Rock owners we meet have the maintenance contract their predecessor signed and have never seen its exclusions list.
How we help Little Rock 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 Little Rock 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 inspections by licensed QEI inspectors with on-time filing to the Elevator Safety Section
- Permit and fee calendars for state agencies, hospitals and multi-building owners
- Violation tracking and retrofit planning for older downtown equipment
- Maintenance contract review before renewal
- Modernization specifications and bid evaluation independent of any manufacturer
Nearby communities
North Little Rock, Conway, Benton, Bryant, Hot Springs and Pine Bluff.
Regulatory summary based on the agency sources below; requirements change, so confirm current rules with the agency or with us before relying on them.