# California — How often elevators must be inspected in each US state: intervals, filing rules, fees and the ASME A17.1 edition enforced

For California, inspection interval is inspected at least once each year; who inspects is the division shall cause all conveyances to be inspected; statute / rule is California Code, LAB 7304, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Jurisdiction:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection interval:** inspected at least once each year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who inspects:** the division shall cause all conveyances to be inspected _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute / rule:** California Code, LAB 7304 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the division shall cause all conveyances to be inspected at least once each year. If a conveyance is found upon inspection to be in a safe condition for operation, a permit for operation for not longer than one year shall be issued by the division. (b) If a conveyance is subject to a full maintenance service contract, the division may, after investigation and inspection, issue a permit for operation for not longer than two years.

## Source

- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=7304

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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