# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 12. Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions

### Subtitle 8. Elevator Safety

#### Section 12-804

(a)

  (1) Part II of this subtitle does not apply to an elevator unit that is:

    (i) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, installed in a privately owned single-family residential dwelling; or

    (ii) installed in a building or structure under federal control or regulation.

  (2) Part II of this subtitle applies to a cliffside elevator located on the property of a privately owned single-family residential dwelling.

  (3) Sections 12-808 and 12-810 of this subtitle apply to an elevator unit installed on or after October 1, 2023, in a privately owned single-family residential dwelling.

(b)

  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, Sec.Sec. 5-205(j), 5-207, 5-214, 5-215, and 5-216 and Title 5, Subtitle 8 of the Labor and Employment Article apply to Part II of this subtitle.

  (2) The penalties established under this subtitle and Title 5, Subtitle 8 of the Labor and Employment Article do not apply with respect to an elevator unit owned by a public body, as defined in Sec. 5-101 of the Labor and Employment Article.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)