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

For Florida, inspection interval is must be annually inspected; who inspects is a certified elevator inspector or by a municipality or county under contract with the division; penalty for non-compliance is the division may seal the elevator or order the discontinuance of the use of the elevator; statute / rule is F.S. 399.061, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Jurisdiction:** Florida _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection interval:** must be annually inspected _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who inspects:** a certified elevator inspector or by a municipality or county under contract with the division _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for non-compliance:** the division may seal the elevator or order the discontinuance of the use of the elevator
- **Statute / rule:** F.S. 399.061 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> All elevators or other conveyances subject to this chapter must be annually inspected by a certified elevator inspector or by a municipality or county under contract with the division

## Source

- http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0399/Sections/0399.061.html

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