Elevator Safety Act
Florida · Elevator Safety · §§ 399.001 to 399.18 · 19 sections
Overview
The Elevator Safety Act governs the safety of elevators and similar conveyances, setting standards for their design, installation, and alteration as well as more specific requirements such as door clearances in private residences and accessibility for people with physical disabilities. It establishes an oversight framework built on periodic inspections, service maintenance contracts, correction of identified deficiencies, certificates of operation issued for a fee, registration of certified elevator inspectors, and mandatory reporting of elevator accidents. Compliance is enforced through disciplinary action, administrative fines, citations for unlicensed activity, and penalties, with a technical advisory council advising on the program and authority that may be delegated to municipalities or counties.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 3 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 15 FLASUPP 160 - Berman v. Dade County
Sections covered
- Fla. Stat. § 399.001Short title and purpose
- Fla. Stat. § 399.01Definitions1 cite
- Fla. Stat. § 399.02General requirements1 cite
- Fla. Stat. § 399.03Design, installation, and alteration of conveyances1 cite
- Fla. Stat. § 399.031Clearance requirements between elevator doors for elevators inside a private residence
- Fla. Stat. § 399.035Elevator accessibility requirements for the physically handicapped
- Fla. Stat. § 399.049Disciplinary action
- Fla. Stat. § 399.061Inspections; service maintenance contracts; correction of deficiencies
- Fla. Stat. § 399.07Certificates of operation; fees
- Fla. Stat. § 399.10Enforcement of law
- Fla. Stat. § 399.105Administrative fines
- Fla. Stat. § 399.1061Elevator Safety Technical Advisory Council
- Fla. Stat. § 399.11Penalties
- Fla. Stat. § 399.125Reporting of elevator accidents; penalties
- Fla. Stat. § 399.13Delegation of authority to municipalities or counties
- Fla. Stat. § 399.15Regional emergency elevator access
- Fla. Stat. § 399.16Unlicensed activity; citations; prohibitions; penalties
- Fla. Stat. § 399.17Certified elevator inspectors; registration
- Fla. Stat. § 399.18Online services account
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