How to renew your elevator mechanic's license
What you need to know
Elevator mechanic's license (in Categories 1-8)
If you are licensed as an elevator mechanic in Categories 1-8, your renewal date is two years from the date of your birthday.
The initial license may be for a shorter period as follows. If your birth year is:
- In an even-numbered year, your certificate will expire on your birth date in the next even-numbered year.
- In an odd-numbered year, your certificate will expire on your birth date in the next odd-numbered year.
As part of the renewal process you must:
- Download and complete the application.
- Have attended an approved continuing education course. You must submit a certificate of completion for the course with your application for license renewal. The course must consist of not
less than eight hours of instruction that must have been attended and completed within one year immediately preceding any license renewal.
- Pay the fees as listed below and on the Licensing Fees page:
- Timely -- The fee is $109.40 if the renewal application
is received on or prior to the expiration date of the license.
- Late -- The fee is $218.90 if the application for renewal is received no later than 90
days after the expiration of the licenses. If the application is not received
within 90 days of license expiration, the licensee must reapply and
pass the competency examination.
Temporary Elevator Mechanic's license (Category 9)
The renewal period for a Temporary Elevator Mechanic's license (Category 9) is 30 days.
If you want to renew your temporary license, before the end of the 30-day license period you must:
What you need to do
- Make sure that you don't have any outstanding, unpaid infractions with
L&I or unpaid state-ordered child support payments.
- Download and complete the application for the type of license you need to renew. (See above.)
- Gather the supporting documentation to verify your continuing education.
You will need to attach this information when you submit your application.
Detailed information about how to do this is included with each application
form.
- Pay the renewal fee and submit your application
and documentation.
There are three ways you can do this:
- Pay
online via L&I’s Get or Renew a License (QuickCards)
system using this link.
- Then mail your completed application and education documentation to L&I's elevator program
at the address indicated on the application form.
— OR —
- Mail your application fee, your completed application and your education documentation
to L&I's elevator program at the address indicated on the
application form. Payment can by made by check or money order.
— OR —
- Go to
one of L&I's 20 service locations where you
can pay your application fee and submit
your completed application and education documentation. You
can pay by check, money order or credit card.
What L&I will do
Once L&I has received your completed application for renewal and documentation of continuing education, the agency will do one of the following:
- Send you a new license if you are eligible.
You will receive a certificate and a license card.
- Let you know why your application for renewal is being denied and what you need to do about it.
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