Florida Statutes Title XXIX. Public Health § 399.02. General requirements

(1) The Elevator Safety Technical Advisory Committee shall develop and submit to the Director of Hotels and Restaurants proposed revisions to the elevator safety code so that it is the same as or similar to the latest editions of ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, and ASME A18.1.

(2) This chapter covers the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment and its associated parts and hoistways:

(3) Equipment not covered by this chapter includes, but is not limited to:

(4) Each elevator shall have a serial number assigned by the department painted on or attached to the elevator car in plain view and also to the driving mechanism. This serial number shall be shown on all required certificates and permits.

(7) The Elevator Safety Technical Advisory Committee shall annually review the provisions of the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators ASME A17.1, ASME A18.1, or other related model codes and amendments thereto, concurrent with the update of the Florida Building Code and recommend to the Florida Building Commission revisions to the Florida Building Code to maintain the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.

(8) The division may grant variances for undue hardship pursuant to s. 120.542 and the rules adopted under this section. Such rules must include a process for requests for variances. The division may not grant a request for a variance unless it finds that the variance will not adversely affect the safety of the public.

(9) Updates to the code requiring modifications for Phase II Firefighters' Service on existing elevators, as amended into the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1 and A17.3, may not be enforced on elevators in condominiums or multi-family residential buildings, including those that are part of a continuing care facility licensed under chapter 651 or similar retirement community with apartments, issued a certificate of occupancy by the local building authority as of July 1, 2008, for 5 years or until the elevator is replaced or requires major modification, whichever occurs first. This exception does not apply to a building for which a certificate of occupancy was issued after July 1, 2008. This exception does not prevent an elevator owner from requesting a variance from the applicable codes before or after the expiration of the 5-year term. This subsection does not prohibit the division from granting variances pursuant to s. 120.542 and subsection (8). The division shall adopt rules to administer this subsection.

(9) Updates to the code requiring modifications for Phase II Firefighters' Service on existing elevators, as amended into the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1 and A17.3, may not be enforced on elevators in condominiums, cooperatives, or multifamily residential buildings issued a certificate of occupancy by the local building authority as of July 1, 2008, for 5 years or until the elevator is replaced or requires major modification, whichever occurs first. This exception does not apply to a building for which a certificate of occupancy was issued after July 1, 2008. This exception does not prevent an elevator owner from requesting a variance from the applicable codes before or after the expiration of the 5-year term. This subsection does not prohibit the division from granting variances pursuant to s. 120.542. The division shall adopt rules to administer this subsection.

(9) Updates to the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1 and A17.3, which require Phase II Firefighters' Service on elevators may not be enforced until the elevator is replaced or requires major modification on elevators in condominiums or multifamily residential buildings, including those that are part of a continuing care facility licensed under chapter 651, or similar retirement community with apartments, having a certificate of occupancy by the local building authority that was issued before July 1, 2008. This exception does not prevent an elevator owner from requesting a variance from the applicable codes. This subsection does not prohibit the division from granting variances pursuant to s. 120.542 and subsection (8). The division shall adopt rules to administer this subsection.