Valencia County, NM Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Requirement
- Two-way communication equipment in every elevator
- Must be
- Operable at all times
- Added to
- IFC section 607, Elevator Recall and Maintenance
- Adopted by
- Section 93.06, Amendments to the Fire Code
- Penalty
- Up to $300 fine, 30-90 days jail
Summary
Valencia County's Fire Code amendments require every elevator in the unincorporated county to have working two-way communication equipment at all times. The rule, added as section 607.4 to the International Fire Code's elevator recall and maintenance section, gives passengers and building staff a way to summon help if a car is stuck.
International Fire Code, Chapter 6 Section 607 entitled “Building Services and systems; Elevator recall and Maintenance” is hereby amended by adding a new subsection 607.4 thereto entitled “Communications” to read as follows: 607.4 Communications. All elevators shall be equipped with two-way communication equipment and the equipment shall be operable at all times.
Full Breakdown
4, Communications, to IFC Chapter 6, Section 607, Building Services and Systems, Elevator Recall and Maintenance. The added text requires that all elevators be equipped with two-way communication equipment and that the equipment be operable at all times, closing a gap in the base code's elevator recall and maintenance provisions. 1 identification rule requiring approved, durable signage for fire protection equipment and accessory rooms, so the elevator communications duty is part of a broader set of local building-safety amendments layered onto the adopted Fire Code rather than a stand-alone ordinance. 10.
Violations & Fines
Failure to maintain operable two-way communication equipment in an elevator is a violation of the Fire Code as amended, punishable under section 93.99(A): a misdemeanor fine of not more than $300 or imprisonment of not less than 30 nor more than 90 days, or both, with each ten days the condition continues counted as a separate offense.
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