Welcome to the website of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR), an agency within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. We appreciate your visit to our homepage and we look forward to assisting you. OPOR’s Gardiner office is open to the public from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. While you are welcome to visit our offices, for faster service, we encourage you to take advantage of our many online services.
To ensure that someone is available to assist you, we recommend that you schedule an appointment in advance. Please contact us by email or by phone or through our other online services, and we will assist you. After making an appointment, click on this link for directions.
Effective immediately, state agencies owning "elevators", including incline lifts, vertical lifts and more, will need to visit this website to renew. Please complete the renewal application and forward that renewal, the inspection report and if applicable, the signoff to: elevatorsafety.lic@maine.gov for processing. We will no longer accept lists of units to be renewed. This will assist everyone involved to more efficiently process renewals.
Proposed Rulemaking
Recently, the fee rule was amended to implement LD2214, enacted by the 131st Legislature as P.L. 2023, c. 643. LD2214 directed that the fee rule be amended to the extent necessary to cover ongoing costs of two additional Elevator Inspector positions, to allow for a future reclassification or reorganization of all Elevator Inspector positions, to take into account reimbursement for required travel and expenses associated with elevator inspections, and to consolidate fees charged by the program. The current proposed rulemaking amends the rule furhter to make a technical correction as well as add a category of regulated equipment that was inadvertently omitted. The proposed rulemaking clarifies that the follow-up inspection fee and the temporary use elevator inspection fee apply more broadly than to only modernization plan approvals. The amendment also adds a category to "Other Regulated Equipment" fees (Limited Use Limited Application Elevators or LULA), as it was inadvertently omitted. 041c010 (Proposed Rule Amendment) (002).pdf , MAPA-3 (Notice of Agency Rulemaking Proposal) 03102025.pdf , Fact Sheet.pdf
The Secretary of State’s State Rulemaking site will be updated here: Rule Chapters for the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (Maine)
Effective November 1, 2023, the online renewal system will require that all documentation required for certificate renewal be submitted at the time of the renewal. This means that elevator owners or their assignees, will be responsible for submitting the following documents online when renewing an elevator certificate.
- Current Annual Periodic Inspection Report.
- Signoff from the maintenance company showing that all deficiencies have been repaired.
- The renewal Application.
- Required renewal fees.
The online renewal system will not allow you to renew your unit if any of these required documents are missing.
Additionally, we will no longer allow elevator maintenance companies to submit documentation for elevator certificate renewals.
We encourage you to reach out to your elevator inspector and elevator maintenance company in advance of the renewal to ensure that you have all the documents necessary to complete the renewal process.
The State of Maine website to renew your unit’s certificate is https://licensing.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/licensing/begin.pl?board_number=4530
Notice Regarding License Verification Requests
License verifications is available at no charge by visiting Elevator and Tramway Safety Program online licensing portal. OPOR does not issue paper license verifications.
Future correspondence from the Elevator and Tramway Safety Program will be sent to you by email, so please be sure to keep your contact information current. Follow this link to verify your contact information.
NEW ELEVATOR OWNER FORMS AND INFORMATION:
If you have recently purchased a building with a State of Maine licensed elevator located on the premises responsibility for operation, maintenance, inspection and annual certification of the elevator rests with you. To ensure compliance with Maine laws please be sure to review your legal obligations:
- NEW ELEVATOR OWNER APPLICATION (PDF) (to be completed and submitted within 10 business days of purchase)
- CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR OWNERS OF ELEVATORS IN MAINE BROCHURE (PDF)
- ANNUAL ELEVATOR CERTIFICATE RENEWAL (online annual renewal link)
- ANNUAL RENEWAL APPLICATION GUIDE (PDF)
- ELEVATOR & TRAMWAY SAFETY PROGRAM LAWS & RULES (PDF)
What's New
NOTICE CONCERNING DELIVERY OF ELEVATOR/TRAMWAY INDIVIDUAL LICENSES
Individual Elevator/Tramway licenses are now delivered to licensees via email. Unit certificate renewal reminders and renewed certificates are emailed to the elevator owner. The email sender is displayed as "noreply@maine.gov" and the subject as "YOUR OFFICIAL (license type) LICENSE IS ATTACHED". Paper licenses will NOT be mailed to individual licensees with an email address on file with the Program.
You have the opportunity to update your contact information when you renew your license online or you may update your email address and other contact information anytime here.
Informational
Licensed Elevator Inspectors contact list (PDF). Or click on the "Licensee Search" link to the right to search for a license/permit.
Owner Information & Forms
Annual Elevator Certificate Application Form (PDF)
Annual Tramway Certificate Application Form (PDF)
New Elevator Owner Application (PDF)
Critical Information for Owners of Elevators in Maine Brochure (PDF)
Elevator Plan Transmittal Form (PDF)