Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Utah's official board.
Utah licenses individual elevator mechanics through the Division of Professional Licensing in the Department of Commerce, which issues the Elevator Mechanic license under the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act and also offers a Temporary Elevator Mechanic license.
| Requirements | An elevator mechanic applicant must meet one of two pathways. The first is a certificate of completion from an approved program: the Canadian Elevator Industry Education Program, the National Association of Elevator Contractors Certified Elevator Technician Education Program, the National Elevator Industry Education Program, or a Commission approved elevator mechanic apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or a state apprenticeship council. The second is an Affidavit of Work Experience documenting 6,000 hours of qualifying training with copies of W2s for the dates listed, together with a score of at least 75 percent on the Utah Elevator Mechanic Examination. The non refundable application processing fee is $111.00. Licensing is governed by Utah Code Title 58 Chapter 55, the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act, and Utah Administrative Rule R156-55e, the Elevator Mechanics Licensing Rule. A separate Temporary Elevator Mechanic application is available. |
| Reciprocity | No elevator-specific provision, but the general Division endorsement statute reaches the licence. Utah Admin. Code R156-55e, the elevator mechanic rule, contains no licensure-by-endorsement section, unlike sibling construction-trades rules. Within the standard process the rule accepts the Canadian Elevator Industry Education Program, the National Association of Elevator Contractors CET programme, or NEIEP in place of standard apprenticeship hours, but the Utah examination at 75% or better is still required and the rule does not accept an out-of-state licence. The pathway sits one level up: Utah Code § 58-1-302 ('License by endorsement') is a title-58-wide statute providing that the division shall issue a licence to an out-of-state licensee with at least one year of experience under a licence of similar scope of practice in good standing, and by § 58-1-302(8)(a) it controls over any conflicting chapter-specific provision. Because R156-55e contains no conflicting provision, that general endorsement pathway reaches elevator mechanics, with the Division retaining discretion to require only a jurisprudence-type examination rather than the full Utah examination. |
| Renewal | Elevator mechanic licenses are renewed every two years, with the renewal deadline falling on November 30 of even numbered years. The renewal fee is $69.00 and renewal is completed through the My License One portal, with a renewal notice emailed 90 days before expiration. A licensee must complete 8 hours of continuing education each licensing period, as outlined in Utah Administrative Rule R156-55e-303a. Practicing as an elevator mechanic after the license expires is unlawful conduct subject to criminal penalties. |
| Notes | Utah licenses individual elevator mechanics through the Division of Professional Licensing in the Department of Commerce, which issues the Elevator Mechanic license under the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act and also offers a Temporary Elevator Mechanic license. |
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