Department of Labor & Industries
Elevator Section
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: $80.30
Plan checking fee: $33.20
Permit renewal fee: $60.60
Installation and alteration plan approval: $33.20
Service fees
Re-inspection: $134.10 per conveyance plus $65.10 per hour
Variance fees: $201.30 per conveyance plus $66.80 per hour
Red tag inspection: $33.20 (NOTE: this fee is for performing an annual inspection to conveyances that are in red tag status)
Decommission inspection: $66.80
Voluntary inspections by request: $134.10 per conveyance and $66.80 per hour
Inspection fees outside of normal working hours: minimum $96.50 and $100.30 per hour
Other fees
Temporary operating permit: $107.20
Processing fee: $40.00 - for each refund
Duplication of a damaged operating permit: $13.10
Make checks payable to Labor & Industries and mail to: