{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-3c-2a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21-3C-2a","heading":"Installation prohibited; exemptions; two-way communication required; key required.","body":"(a) On and after July 1, 2007, no private residence elevator may be installed in a nonresidential setting.\n(b) A private residence elevator installed in a nonresidential setting which was in use on July 1, 2007, may continue in use so long as the elevator:\n(1) Meets the specifications as set forth in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1 5.3 \"Safety Code for Elevators\";\n(2) Has a method of two-way communication between the car and each floor served by the elevator;\n(3) Is operated automatically; and\n(4) Is inspected annually by an inspector and is issued a certification of operation by the division.\n(c) New residential elevators shall undergo an acceptance test performed by an inspector, and the inspector shall file a report of the test with the division.\n(d) An elevator in a residential property shall be inspected by an inspector when the residential property is transferred, and the inspector shall file a report of the inspection with the division.","path":["CHAPTER 21. LABOR","ARTICLE 3C. ELEVATOR SAFETY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-3C-2A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:42Z","sha256":"5e2681518dda615ffa7aa3657a59224f91b20c7d14f4381acb429028308dcc9d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-3c-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-3c-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}