Henrico County, VA Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Certificate renewal
- Annual, due Dec. 31
- Elevator/manlift fee
- $40 up to 10 stories
- Escalator fee
- $40 per floor
- Dumbwaiter fee
- $25 up to 10 stories
- First-year proration
- Half fee if issued by June 30
Summary
Building owners in Henrico pay the county an annual certificate-of-compliance fee for every elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter and manlift, due by December 31 for the year ahead. Passenger and freight elevators run $40 for buildings up to ten stories, escalators $40 per floor, and dumbwaiters $25 for ten stories or less.
(h) Annual certificate of compliance for elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters and manlifts. (1) Fees for annual certificates of compliance must be paid to the county on or before December 31 of each year for the following year. For passenger elevators, freight elevators and manlifts, the fee is $40.00 for elevators of ten stories or less, plus $4.00 for each additional ten stories or fraction thereof. For escalators, the fee is $40.00 per floor. For dumbwaiters, the fee is $25.00 for ten stories or less, plus $4.00 for each additional ten stories or fraction thereof.
Full Breakdown
Henrico County Code § 6-3(h) requires an annual certificate of compliance for elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters and manlifts, with the fee due to the county on or before December 31 of each year for the following year. 00 for each additional ten stories or fraction of ten stories. 00 per floor they connect. 00 for each additional ten stories or fraction thereof. Section 6-3(h)(2) prorates the first certificate: if an initial certificate of compliance is issued between January 1 and June 30 of a year, the owner pays only half the listed fee for that year, and if it's issued after June 30, there is no charge at all for that first partial year.
Because the certificate is annual and tied to the calendar year, a building with a passenger elevator must renew and pay again every December 31 to keep the equipment certified for the coming year, and the certificate program sits alongside the county's broader building-permit fee structure administered by the same office of building construction and inspections under § 6-1.
Violations & Fines
Operating an elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter or manlift without a current annual certificate of compliance exposes the building owner to enforcement by the building official under the Uniform Statewide Building Code enforcement authority in § 6-1, since § 6-3(h) makes the certificate an annual, non-optional requirement tied to the calendar year rather than a one-time approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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