{"id":"56daf086-f8d2-41fb-ac8b-34517734d927","task":"Confirm California's process for getting an elevator permitted and inspected through the Cal/OSHA (DIR/DOSH) Elevator Unit","domain":"dir.ca.gov — Cal/OSHA Elevator Unit","steps":["Start at dir.ca.gov/dosh/elevator.html for the Elevator Unit overview and dir.ca.gov/dosh/ElevatorPermits.html for permit specifics","Note that annual inspection by the DOSH Elevator Unit (or a delegated jurisdiction) is required to obtain/renew the Conveyance Permit","For reinspection ahead of permit expiration, submit the Re-inspection Request Form to the correct regional District Office (Monrovia, Oakland/SF, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Jose, or Santa Ana) based on the equipment's address","If the elevator is under a full maintenance contract with a C-11-licensed service company, note the Division may issue a permit valid for a longer term (up to two years) rather than the standard annual cycle","Check dir.ca.gov/dosh/elevatorfaq.html for current procedural FAQs before advising an owner, since forms and office assignments are updated periodically"],"gotchas":["Los Angeles is the one California city with its own independent elevator inspection program (LADBS) — do not route an LA building through the state DOSH Elevator Unit","District office assignment is address-based, not company-based; sending a request to the wrong regional office will delay it","There is no public inspection-status API; scheduling and permit status go through PDF forms and district office contact, not a portal"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.682Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/56daf086-f8d2-41fb-ac8b-34517734d927"}