Aurora, IL Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Operation ban
- Until inspected and certified
- Certificate posting
- Required inside conveyance
- State standard
- Illinois Elevator Safety Act
- Adopted codes
- ASME A17.1/A17.2/A17.3/QEI-1
- Enforcing agency
- Building official (AHJ)
Summary
Aurora bars operating any elevator, escalator, or hoisting device until it's inspected, tested, and issued a certificate of compliance, which owners must post inside the elevator car.
The operation of all equipment governed by the provisions of this chapter and hereafter installed, relocated or altered shall be unlawful by persons other than the licensed installer until such equipment has been inspected and tested as herein required and a final certificate of compliance has been issued by the AHJ...The owner or lessee shall post the current-issued certificate of compliance in a conspicuous place inside the conveyance.
Full Breakdown
Aurora's Building Code amendments make it unlawful to operate elevators, escalators, or hoisting equipment that has been installed, relocated, or altered until it has been inspected and tested and the Authority Having Jurisdiction has issued a final certificate of compliance. Owners or lessees must post the current certificate in a conspicuous place inside the conveyance. The city also adopts the Illinois State Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.1, A17.2, A17.3, QEI-1, ANSI A10.4, ASCE 21) and directs owners to the Illinois Elevator Safety Act for further compliance requirements, applying citywide regardless of which of the four counties an address falls in.
Violations & Fines
Operating unpermitted or uninspected elevator equipment, or failing to post a current compliance certificate, violates the adopted Building Code and can trigger enforcement action against the owner.
Frequently Asked Questions
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