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WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 397
Chapter 397
(House Bill 553)
AN ACT concerning
Public Safety – Elevator Inspection Certificates – Searchable Database
FOR the purpose of requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to post a
user–friendly, searchable database of active elevator inspection certificates on the
Maryland Department of Labor’s website; requiring the database to allow certain
searches; and generally relating to elevator inspection certificates.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Public Safety
Section 12–811
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Public Safety
12–811.
(a) If an inspection discloses that an elevator unit complies with the Safety Code
and other regulations adopted by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall issue a
certificate to the owner or lessee of the elevator unit.
(b) The certificate shall be posted conspicuously in or on the elevator unit.
(c) While a certificate is in effect, it authorizes the holder to operate the elevator
unit in a building, structure, or place of employment in the State.
(D) (1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL POST ON THE MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S WEBSITE A USER–FRIENDLY, SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF
ACTIVE CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
(2) THE DATABASE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL ALLOW A USER TO SEARCH ACTIVE CERTIFICATES BY:
(I) STREET ADDRESS;
(II) CITY; AND
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Ch. 397 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(III) COUNTY.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2026.
Approved by the Governor, May 12, 2026.
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