Department of Labor & Industries
Elevator Program
PO Box 44480
Olympia WA 98504-4480
Operation of a conveyance without a permit
- First violation: $171.20.
- Second violation: $342.60.
- Each additional violation: $500.00.
Installation, relocation, and alternation of a conveyance without a permit
- First violation: $171.20.
- Second violation: $342.60.
- Each additional violation: $500.00.
Operation of a conveyance for which L&I has issued a red tag or has revoked or suspended an operating permit or operation of a decommissioned elevator
This includes the removal of a red tag from a conveyance
- Fee: $500.00.
Failure to comply with a correction notice
- After 90 days: $114.10.
- After 180 days: $285.40.
- After 270 days: $457.00.
- After 360 days: $500.00.
- Each 30 days after 360 days: $500.00.
Note: Penalties are cumulative
Failure to submit official written notification that all corrections have been completed
- After 90 days: $114.10.
- After 180 days: $285.40.
- After 270 days: $457.00.
- After 360 days: $500.00.
- Each 30 days after 360 days: $500.00.
Failure to notify L&I of each accident to a person requiring services of a physician or resulting in a disability exceeding one day may result in a $500.00 penalty per day (plus WAC 296-96-01057).
The conveyance must be removed from service until L&I authorizes the operation of the conveyance. This may require an inspection, and the applicable fees will be applied.
Failure to remove from service may result in an additional $500.00 penalty per day.
Administrative fees
| Technical services | $89.10 |
| Plan checking fee | $39.90 |
| Permit renewal fee | $72.90 |
| Installation and alteration plan approval | $39.90 |
Service fees
| Re-inspection | $161.65 per conveyance, plus $78.45 per hour |
| Variance fees | $223.70 per conveyance (onsite) $74.10 per conveyance (offsite) |
| Red tag inspection | $36.80 (Note: this fee is for performing an annual inspection to conveyances that are in red tag status) |
| Decommission inspection | $74.10 |
| Voluntary inspections by request | $149.00 per conveyance, plus $74.10 per hour |
| Inspection fees outside of normal working hours | Minimum $111.50, plus $111.50 per hour |
Other fees
| Temporary operating permit | $119.10 |
| Processing fee | $48.15 - for each refund |
| Duplication of a damaged operating permit | $14.40 |
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