St. Louis County, MO Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Inspection frequency
- At least annually, up to 3x/year at Code Official's discretion
- Comprehensive annual fee
- $152 base plus $28 per additional floor
- More-frequent inspection fee
- $59 base plus $12 per additional floor
- Enforcing agency
- Dept. of Transportation and Public Works, Code Official
- Outside inspector requirement
- County Certificate of Competency, renewed annually
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 fine or 90 days jail per violation
Summary
St. Louis County requires periodic Code Official inspections of every elevator, freight lift, moving stairway and chairlift under the county's Mechanical Code. Passenger and freight elevators get at least one comprehensive annual inspection, and the Code Official can order up to three inspections a year. Fees and a $1,000 penalty for noncompliance apply.
107.7 Periodic Inspections. Periodic inspections shall be made by the Code Official of all equipment and devices listed in Table 107.7 at the frequency specified in Table 107.7, or at such other times as the Code Official shall deem appropriate. Fees for inspections shall be paid by the owner of such equipment or devices in accordance with Chapter 1100, SLCRO 1974 as amended. [...] Table 107.7 Periodic Mechanical Inspection Frequencies: Elevators - Freight and Passenger, Man lifts, Moving Stairways and Chairlifts | Not less than annually, up to three times per year, at the discretion of the Code Official | An elevator mechanic is required to perform tests witnessed by a qualified County Inspector during a Comprehensive Annual Elevator Inspection that meets both County and State obligations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 85 | Traffic: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
7. " The table's remarks column specifically requires that "an elevator mechanic is required to perform tests witnessed by a qualified County Inspector during a Comprehensive Annual Elevator Inspection that meets both County and State obligations," tying the county's own inspection into the state elevator-safety inspection cycle rather than running a separate, duplicative one. 7 puts the cost of these inspections on the equipment owner, billed under the fee schedule in Chapter 1100 SLCRO 1974. 00 per additional floor. 1, obtained from the Department of Transportation and Public Works and renewed annually, and must submit the inspection report to the Code Official within 60 days before the scheduled certificate month. The Department of Transportation and Public Works, through its Code Official, administers and enforces this schedule.
Violations & Fines
Failing to schedule the required periodic inspection, or maintaining an elevator in violation of the Mechanical Code, is a violation under Section 108.4 of the same amended IMC chapter. A person, firm or corporation who fails to comply, maintains equipment in violation, or fails to request a required inspection is subject to a fine of up to $1,000.00, imprisonment of up to 90 days, or both, and each day the violation continues after notice is a separate offense. The Code Official issues a written notice of violation before penalties attach.
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Sources & Official References
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