Carroll County, GA Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Section
- IPMC § 606.1; unsafe equipment § 108.1.2
- Standard referenced
- Georgia Office of Safety Fire Commissioner rules
- Industry code cited
- ASME A17.1/CSA B44
- Condemnation power
- Code official can placard unsafe equipment
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine, 60 days jail (§ 106.4)
Summary
Carroll County's property maintenance code requires elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators in the unincorporated county to comply with the state Safety Fire Commissioner's rules, and treats a disrepaired elevator as unsafe equipment that the code official can order fixed or condemn.
108.1.2 Unsafe equipment. Unsafe equipment includes any boiler, heating equipment, elevator, moving stairway, electrical wiring or device, flammable liquid containers or other equipment on the premises or within the structure which is in such disrepair or condition that such equipment is a hazard to life, health, property or safety of the public or occupants of the premises or structure. ... 606.1 General. Elevators, dumbwaiters and escalators shall comply with the rules and regulations of the GA Office of Safety Fire Commissioner.
Full Breakdown
1/CSA B44, the industry safety code for elevators and escalators. 2 lists an elevator among the equipment, alongside boilers, heating equipment, moving stairways and electrical wiring, that is deemed "unsafe equipment" whenever it is in a state of disrepair that makes it a hazard to life, health, property or safety. 4 with the penalties for continued operation stated on the placard. This is a compliance-and-condemnation framework rather than a set of county-written technical elevator standards; the substantive maintenance rules come from the state fire commissioner and the referenced ASME/CSA standard, and the county code's role is to require that compliance and to give its code official condemnation authority over noncompliant equipment.
The rule applies only in unincorporated Carroll County; elevators inside Carrollton, Villa Rica or any other city in the county are inspected under that city's adopted code.
Violations & Fines
Operating an elevator that does not comply with the Georgia Office of Safety Fire Commissioner's rules, or that has been placarded "Condemned" under Section 108.4, exposes the owner or operator to the Section 106.4 penalty: a maximum fine of $1,000.00 and up to 60 days of incarceration per violation, and any person who operates or lets someone operate condemned equipment is separately liable under Section 108.5.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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