Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Maine's official board.
Maine licenses individual elevator mechanics, and no one may service, repair, alter or install an elevator in Maine without an elevator mechanic or lift mechanic license from the Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety, which also licenses elevator contractors and several classes of inspector.
| Requirements | A person may not service, repair, alter or install any elevator unless licensed as an elevator or lift mechanic in Maine. An elevator mechanic applicant must show either at least two years of experience in the service, repair, alteration or installation of elevators while employed by an elevator company, or at least 4,000 hours of such experience accumulated over at least a two year period, either while employed by an elevator company or in any other capacity. The initial license fee is $50.00 and a criminal background check costs $21.00. Applications may be filed online or on a downloadable paper form. |
| Reciprocity | A statutory pathway exists but its operational details are not published. 32 M.R.S. § 15207-A requires the director to establish a licensure-by-endorsement process for licences under chapter 133, which includes the elevator mechanic and lift mechanic licence, incorporating the general cross-occupation standard at 10 M.R.S. § 8003-H. Under that standard the applicant must hold a licence from another United States jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements, be in good standing everywhere licensed, and pay the fee; a jurisprudence examination is optional at the director's discretion, no additional experience requirement is stated, and no specific state or national certification such as NAESA QEI is named. However, the Elevator and Tramway Safety Program's own licensing page, FAQ and applications and forms page make no mention of the endorsement pathway and offer no dedicated form, so whether the director has designated this licence appropriate for endorsement, and which states would qualify, is not published. |
| Renewal | Elevator mechanic and lift mechanic licenses run for one year and expire August 31. The annual renewal fee is $50.00. A license renewed up to 90 days after expiration carries an additional $50.00 late fee. A license reinstated between 90 days and two years past expiration costs the $50.00 license fee plus a $100.00 penalty. The licensing page does not state any continuing education requirement. |
| Notes | Maine licenses individual elevator mechanics, and no one may service, repair, alter or install an elevator in Maine without an elevator mechanic or lift mechanic license from the Board of Elevator and Tramway Safety, which also licenses elevator contractors and several classes of inspector. |
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