How Long Do You Get to Fix an Inspection Violation? Right to Cure by State (2026)

Statistic 1

Under federal OSHA, an uncontested citation becomes a final order on the fifteenth working day after the employer receives it, and abatement is certified within 10 calendar days after the abatement date.

Federal:

Statistic 2

An employer has 15 working days from receipt of the notice of proposed penalty to contest a federal OSHA citation.

Federal:

Statistic 3

FDA Food Code 2022 requires priority-item violations to be corrected at the time of inspection, or within 72 hours if the regulator agrees, and priority-foundation items within 10 calendar days.

Federal:

Statistic 4

FDA Food Code 2022 gives up to 90 calendar days to correct core-item violations.

Federal:

Statistic 5

The Food Code's own enforcement trigger is failing to fix violations inside those windows: the regulator may seek remedies when an operator "allows serious or repeated code violations to remain uncorrected beyond time frames for correction".

Federal:

Statistic 6

Alaska's fire marshal may require a commercial owner to abate a fire hazard; violating an order is a class B misdemeanor and each 10 days of continued noncompliance is a separate offense; appeals go to superior court within 30 days.

Alaska:

Statistic 7

Alaska's fire marshal may require a commercial owner to abate a fire hazard; violating an order is a class B misdemeanor and each 10 days of continued noncompliance is a separate offense; appeals go to superior court within 30 days.

Alaska:

Statistic 8

Arizona's state fire marshal must give a cited person "a reasonable period of time, which is not less than five days after the date of receipt of the notice" to comply with a cease and desist order, unless the violation is an immediate and apparent hazard to life or property, in which case compliance may be required immediately.

Arizona:

Statistic 9

California's State Fire Marshal regulations give inspectors discretion to require immediate compliance or grant "a reasonable length of time"; no statutory day count.

California:

Statistic 10

Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control issues a notice of violation that "may require the alleged violator to act to correct the alleged violation"; the alleged violator has 10 working days to request an informal conference, and if no request is made the correction requirement "becomes a binding enforcement order."

Colorado:

Statistic 11

Connecticut fire marshals order code violations remedied "within a reasonable period of time specified by the State Fire Marshal or the local fire marshal"; only after that failure is the prosecutor notified, and code violations carry fines of $200 to $1,000.

Connecticut:

Statistic 12

Delaware fire-prevention violations are fined up to $100 or 10 days' jail per offense, and "each and every day" a violation continues "after knowledge or official notice that same is illegal" is a separate offense; no cure period in statute.

Delaware:

Statistic 13

The District's Fire Code Supplement requires the code official to issue a written notice of violation "specifying time limits for the re-inspection" rather than a fixed cure period, and escalation is staged: if the notice is not complied with as specified, the code official "shall first issue a collateral citation, then if violations are not corrected as specified, request the ... Office of the Attorney General to institute the appropriate legal proceedings." Appeal from an unsafe-condition order is a hard 72 hours excluding weekends and holidays.

District of Columbia:

Statistic 14

Florida's State Fire Marshal issues an order "to correct any hazardous condition"; there is no statutory cure period, an immediate-danger finding produces an immediately effective order to vacate, and failing to comply with an order is a misdemeanor.

Florida:

Statistic 15

Georgia's State Minimum Fire Safety Standards reprint the IFC abatement text (fire code official "authorized to institute appropriate action to ... restrain, correct or abate a violation").

Georgia:

Statistic 16

Hawaii county fire chiefs inspect buildings at least once every five years and order corrections "within the time therein specified"; the owner has five days to appeal to the county fire appeals board, which must rule within thirty days.

Hawaii:

Statistic 17

If the Hawaii owner does not pay the county's cost of remedying a dangerous condition within thirty days, the county takes a prior lien on the real estate.

Hawaii:

Statistic 18

Hawaii county fire chiefs inspect buildings at least once every five years and order corrections "within the time therein specified"; the owner has five days to appeal to the county fire appeals board, which must rule within thirty days.

Hawaii:

Statistic 19

If the Hawaii owner does not pay the county's cost of remedying a dangerous condition within thirty days, the county takes a prior lien on the real estate.

Hawaii:

Statistic 20

Idaho fire marshal orders to remedy must be complied with "forthwith" unless appealed within 20 days; after the time fixed in the order, daily penalties escalate from $10 (days 1-7) to $50 (days 8-30) to $100 per day (day 31 on).

Idaho:

Statistic 21

Illinois' Fire Investigation Act gives owners "a reasonable time, as determined by the Office" to remedy a dangerous condition before an order to remedy "immediately" is served.

Illinois:

Statistic 22

Iowa gives a flat 30 days after delivery of a final fire order, a $10-per-day penalty for noncompliance, and an express good-faith safe harbor: an owner who cannot reasonably comply within 30 days but has made "a good faith effort at compliance ... within thirty days" is not subject to the penalty at all.

Iowa:

Statistic 23

Kansas fire marshal enforcement runs through cease-and-desist orders that take effect immediately (an appeal does not stay them); the owner has 15 days to appeal, gets a hearing within 30 days, and must comply "within the time fixed in such decision".

Kansas:

Statistic 24

Kentucky's state fire marshal must give an owner written notice of a violation and a correction period "not to exceed sixty (60) days", and charges $100 / $200 / $500 for the third, fourth and fifth-and-later re-inspections of the same violation.

Kentucky:

Statistic 25

Failing to comply with a Louisiana fire marshal order is punishable by up to $500 or six months, with each day a separate offense.

Louisiana:

Statistic 26

Maine's order to remove or remedy a fire hazard "must be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant," the appeal window is an extraordinarily short 24 hours, and noncompliance carries "a fine of not less than $5 for each day's neglect." A separate section gives 30 days before penalty for failing to follow a building official's repair direction.

Maine:

Statistic 27

Maryland's State Fire Prevention Code sets NO statewide correction period. It adopts NFPA 1 (2024) and NFPA 101 (2024) by reference, deletes NFPA 1's own enforcement section 1.11, and expressly leaves orders to local practice: "Permits, certificates, notices, approvals, or orders required by this code shall be governed by the policies and procedures of the AHJ." The only fixed number on the state side is the appeal clock: 20 days to petition the State Fire Prevention Commission, and a decision within 30 days of the hearing.

Maryland:

Statistic 28

Under M.G.L. c. 148 § 5, a fire marshal's written order to remove combustible rubbish or remedy fire-hazard conditions must be complied with within 24 hours, after which the fire department may abate at the owner's expense and fine up to $50 per 48 hours of continued noncompliance.

Massachusetts:

Statistic 29

Michigan's Fire Prevention Code gives an owner at least 10 days after service of a repair order to signify intent to comply, and at least 30 days to comply with an order to repair, remove or tear down.

Michigan:

Statistic 30

Minnesota bars conviction for a State Fire Code violation unless the person was first given written notice and "reasonable time to comply," and the notice must explain the right to appeal.

Minnesota:

Statistic 31

Mississippi's Fire Prevention Code rules make a knowing and willful violation a misdemeanor with a fine up to $1,000, and count each day as a separate offense only "in cases of continuing violations without reasonable effort on the part of the defendant to correct same".

Mississippi:

Statistic 32

Missouri has NO statewide fire code and no statutory correction period for commercial fire-code violations. The Division of Fire Safety's inspection duty is licensing-linked ("[c]onducting all fire inspections required of any private premises in order for any license relating to such private premises to be issued under any licensing law of this state"), and the only remedy given an aggrieved owner is an administrative appeal under ch. 536.

Missouri:

Statistic 33

Montana fire inspectors serve written notice of violations that "must specify the time within which the defective conditions must be remedied"; no statutory day count.

Montana:

Statistic 34

Nebraska's fire-code statutes contain no correction period. Since the 2018 rewrite (LB889), the operative sentence is simply that "[t]he State Fire Marshal shall enforce the State Fire Code through inspections, code compliance, and orders," with the code itself (and any cure period in it) adopted by rule; the old statutory order-and-penalty sections (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-513 to 81-515) were repealed in 2017.

Nebraska:

Statistic 35

A Nevada State Fire Marshal administrative citation that orders corrective action "must state the time permitted for compliance, which must be not less than 15 business days after the date the person receives the citation," and administrative fines run to $50,000 under a Board-set three-tier schedule.

Nevada:

Statistic 36

New Hampshire fire officials order hazardous conditions remedied "within the time limit specified in such order"; the owner has 14 days to petition the superior court, and each day of noncompliance after the time fixed is a separate offense.

New Hampshire:

Statistic 37

New Jersey's Uniform Fire Code fixes minimum abatement periods, 15 days for general violations (3 days if dangerous) and 30 days for Subchapter 4 violations, and bars any penalty until a written order and "a reasonable specified period" have been given.

New Jersey:

Statistic 38

New York fixes the time to comply with an Order to Remedy a Uniform Code violation at 30 days from the order date; failing to comply is punishable by up to $1,000 per day.

New York:

Statistic 39

North Dakota abatement orders must be complied with "within the time therein limited"; life-safety conditions get an order for "immediate removal or correction"; the owner has 5 days to appeal to the state fire marshal, who hears it within 5 to 10 days; missing the deadline on a life-safety order is a class B misdemeanor (class A on repeat).

North Dakota:

Statistic 40

Ohio requires every fire-code citation to "fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation," with no statutory number of days. A serious violation carries a mandatory civil penalty of up to $1,000 whether or not it is corrected; failure to correct within the period fixed carries up to $1,000 per day. Appeal to the State Board of Building Appeals is within 30 days of receipt of the notice.

Ohio:

Statistic 41

An Oklahoma fire-safety order to repair, demolish, remove materials or remedy dangerous conditions "shall be complied with by the owner, lessee, agent or occupant, and within the time fixed in the order." The owner has 10 days to appeal to the State Fire Marshal, then 10 days to appeal de novo to district court; if the marshal ends up doing the work, unpaid costs become a special charge on the property tax list after 30 days.

Oklahoma:

Statistic 42

An Oregon State Fire Marshal order to repair a building or remove hazardous materials "shall be complied with by the owner, lessee, agent or occupant within the time fixed in the order," and the enforcement lever on failure is closure, not a fine: "Upon failure to comply, the State Fire Marshal may close the building or premises for use or occupancy until compliance has been made." Appeal is 10 days from service, with a $40 filing fee.

Oregon:

Statistic 43

Under Pennsylvania's Fire and Panic Act regulations, an order to correct sets "the reasonable period as shall be determined by the Department" and the owner has 60 days to appeal for variances or extensions.

Pennsylvania:

Statistic 44

Rhode Island fire marshal notices of violation set the time to remedy, become a compliance order automatically if no hearing is requested within 30 days, and can be extended in writing for a "good faith effort".

Rhode Island:

Statistic 45

South Carolina has the most explicit statutory right to cure in the fire-code register: "For a first offense, a written order specifying the code violations that need to be corrected and specifying a time frame for the corrections must be issued. The time frame to complete the corrections is thirty days, unless a finding is made that the violation impacts the health, safety, or welfare of the public and that an imminent threat of harm exists if the violation is not immediately abated. If the violations are not corrected within the time allotted, then an administrative penalty may be assessed." Administrative penalties are capped at $1,000 per violation. A separate section bars any required change or penalty until the owner is told in writing which specific code provision was violated.

South Carolina:

Statistic 46

South Dakota fire marshal notices of violation "shall set forth a time limit for compliance ... correlated to the degree of hazard created by the violation and availability of means of abatement"; violating an order is a Class 1 misdemeanor; immediate hazards can be summarily abated.

South Dakota:

Statistic 47

Texas has no statewide fire code for private buildings; the State Fire Marshal may order remedial action for dangerous conditions and the owner "shall immediately comply".

Texas:

Statistic 48

Utah's State Fire Code incorporates the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), so IFC Chapter 1 correction procedure governs; the AHJ is the State Fire Marshal, a deputy, or the local fire authority.

Utah:

Statistic 49

Utah's State Fire Code incorporates the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), so IFC Chapter 1 correction procedure governs; the AHJ is the State Fire Marshal, a deputy, or the local fire authority.

Utah:

Statistic 50

Vermont's fire safety commissioner orders premises repaired "within a reasonable time as specified by the Commissioner", immediately for imminent hazards; fines run to $10,000 per violation, $20,000 for ignoring an emergency order, $200 per day for ignoring an order requiring notice, and $1,000 administrative penalties.

Vermont:

Statistic 51

Virginia's Statewide Fire Prevention Code notice of violation must specify "time limitations for the required abatements"; no statutory day count.

Virginia:

Statistic 52

A written order from the Washington State Patrol's director of fire protection to remedy a fire hazard "shall forthwith be complied with"; there is no fixed cure period, and each day of noncompliance with an unappealed or confirmed order carries a fine of $10 to $50.

Washington:

Statistic 53

West Virginia fire marshal orders must state that compliance is required within 30 days of issuance (statutory number).

West Virginia:

Statistic 54

West Virginia fire code violation penalty is a misdemeanor fine of not more than $100 or up to 90 days jail, each day after official notice a separate offense.

West Virginia:

Statistic 55

West Virginia fire marshal orders must state that compliance is required within 30 days of issuance (statutory number).

West Virginia:

Statistic 56

West Virginia fire code violation penalty is a misdemeanor fine of not more than $100 or up to 90 days jail, each day after official notice a separate offense.

West Virginia:

Statistic 57

Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services makes "reasonable orders" for repair or removal of fire-hazardous conditions, and the cure period is not in the fire statute at all: by general order statute the department "shall, upon application of any employer or owner, grant such time as may be reasonably necessary for compliance with any order," and must grant an extension of time whenever it finds one necessary.

Wisconsin:

Statistic 58

Wyoming fire officials' written orders to remove combustible material or remedy flammable conditions must be obeyed within 24 hours unless the order allows longer; failure is a misdemeanor; appeal to the council within 48 hours.

Wyoming:

Statistic 59

Alabama adopts Chapters 1-8 of the 2013 FDA Food Code by reference and excludes only three Chapter 8 sections (none of them 8-405.11), so the 2013 windows apply: 72 hours for priority items and 10 calendar days for priority-foundation items.

Alabama:

Statistic 60

Arizona's food code keeps a single "critical violation" tier with a 10-calendar-day cap, denies any cure opportunity for intentional, pattern or risk violations, and requires the health department to reinspect within 24 hours after the correction deadline expires.

Arizona:

Statistic 61

Arkansas adopts the 72-hour / 10-day windows (numbered 8-405.10 in the state rule).

Arkansas:

Statistic 62

California Retail Food Code requires a written notice to comply before a permit can be suspended for ordinary violations; the operator then has 15 calendar days to request a hearing.

California:

Statistic 63

Colorado adopts the 72-hour / 10-day windows verbatim.

Colorado:

Statistic 64

Delaware adopts the 2022 FDA Food Code "as if fully set forth" with amendments that do not touch 8-405.11 or 8-406.11 (so 72 hours / 10 days / 90 days apply), caps an imminent-hazard suspension without hearing at 10 government business days, and fines $100 to $1,000 plus costs for failing to comply with a regulatory order.

Delaware:

Statistic 65

The District gives no more than 5 calendar days to correct priority and priority-foundation violations (the tightest window found in any jurisdiction), 14 calendar days for core items, and reinspects within 3 calendar days of a request after a suspension.

District of Columbia:

Statistic 66

Florida DBPR's disciplinary rule treats "attempts by the licensee to correct the violation" as a mitigating factor, and caps a license suspension at 2 to 10 days absent aggravating or mitigating factors.

Florida:

Statistic 67

Georgia gives 72 hours for priority items, 10 calendar days for priority-foundation items, and, unusually, only 72 hours (not 90 days) for core items.

Georgia:

Statistic 68

Idaho adopts the 2013 FDA Food Code, deletes the 72-hour tier and gives 10 calendar days for both priority and priority-foundation items.

Idaho:

Statistic 69

Illinois incorporates the FDA 2022 Food Code Chapters 1-7 and only five sections of Chapter 8, so the 72-hour / 10-day / 90-day windows of 8-405.11 and 8-406.11 are NOT part of the state rule; the state report form only records findings.

Illinois:

Statistic 70

Indiana allows 72 hours for priority items but 15 calendar days (not 10) for priority-foundation items, and 90 days for core items.

Indiana:

Statistic 71

Kentucky requires all priority-item violations to be corrected within 10 days regardless of score, and 1-point items within 30 days for establishments scoring 70-84.

Kentucky:

Statistic 72

Maryland's food service rule requires notice of "a specific date by which the licensee shall correct the violations", mandates license suspension or revocation for missing it, requires critical items to be corrected immediately, and gives temporary facilities 24 hours.

Maryland:

Statistic 73

Massachusetts orders to correct must state the time frame "as specified under FC 8-404.11, 8-405.11, and 8-406.11" (the FDA windows apply by incorporation).

Massachusetts:

Statistic 74

Michigan's Modified Food Code allows up to 10 calendar days to correct priority and priority-foundation violations (no 72-hour tier).

Michigan:

Statistic 75

Mississippi applies the 2022 FDA Food Code statewide with state-specific additions, per the State Department of Health.

Mississippi:

Statistic 76

Nebraska adopts the FDA Food Code 2022 by statute and excludes specific Chapter 8 sections, but NOT 8-405.11 or 8-406.11, so the 72-hour / 10-day / 90-day windows apply statewide.

Nebraska:

Statistic 77

New Hampshire (2017 Food Code base) gives priority-item violations that cannot be fixed on the spot up to 10 calendar days or a written corrective action plan, priority-foundation items 10 days, and core items 90 days.

New Hampshire:

Statistic 78

New Jersey's retail food rule uses a three-tier placard: "Conditionally Satisfactory" triggers an unannounced reinspection "within a reasonable time ... determined by the nature of the violation"; "Unsatisfactory" (imminent hazard) means immediate voluntary closure.

New Jersey:

Statistic 79

New Mexico adopts the 2017 FDA Food Code "in their entirety" with listed modifications that leave 8-405.11 and 8-406.11 untouched (so 72 hours / 10 days / 90 days apply), and charges a $100 re-inspection penalty fee whenever a re-inspection is scheduled for a priority-item violation.

New Mexico:

Statistic 80

North Carolina caps the correction window for uncorrected priority and priority-foundation items at 10 calendar days and deducts grade points when they are not fixed on site.

North Carolina:

Statistic 81

North Dakota adopts the 2017 FDA Food Code but deletes the 72-hour / 10-day / 90-day caps: priority items are corrected at inspection or on a regulator-approved "compliance schedule", and core items "by a date and time agreed to or specified by the regulatory authority" with no outer limit.

North Dakota:

Statistic 82

Ohio boards of health must give a food establishment written notice and "a reasonable time" to correct each violation before suspending or revoking a license, except for clear-and-present-danger violations, which can be suspended immediately with no opportunity to correct.

Ohio:

Statistic 83

Oklahoma keeps a single critical-violation tier with a 10-calendar-day cap and states that uncorrected violations make the facility "subject to enforcement action".

Oklahoma:

Statistic 84

Oregon gives a single 14-calendar-day window for priority and priority-foundation items and deletes the FDA 90-day core-item rule.

Oregon:

Statistic 85

South Carolina requires immediate correction of priority and priority-foundation violations with a follow-up inspection within 10 calendar days, corrects core violations by the next routine inspection (structural core items up to 12 months), and reinspects any establishment scoring below a C within 60 days.

South Carolina:

Statistic 86

South Dakota re-inspects in 60 days when a food service scores below 80 or has four or more critical violations; imminent hazards mean immediate license suspension.

South Dakota:

Statistic 87

Tennessee allows up to 10 calendar days for priority and priority-foundation items (no 72-hour tier), 90 days for core items, 24 hours for temporary and farmers-market units, and lets an operator request review of a priority citation within 10 calendar days.

Tennessee:

Statistic 88

Texas adopts the 2017 FDA Food Code by reference, so priority violations get up to 72 hours and priority-foundation violations 10 calendar days; temporary establishments must correct priority items immediately and everything else within 24 hours.

Texas:

Statistic 89

Utah's food rule incorporates the 2022 FDA Food Code (Chapters 1-8 and Annex 1 Parts 8-6 through 8-9) with the December 2024 Supplement, so the 72-hour priority / 10-day priority foundation windows of 8-405.11 apply; the rule lists no exception to 8-405.11 or 8-406.11.

Utah:

Statistic 90

Utah's food rule incorporates the 2022 FDA Food Code (Chapters 1-8 and Annex 1 Parts 8-6 through 8-9) with the December 2024 Supplement, so the 72-hour priority / 10-day priority foundation windows of 8-405.11 apply; the rule lists no exception to 8-405.11 or 8-406.11.

Utah:

Statistic 91

Virginia adopts the 72-hour / 10-day windows and adds a 24-hour cap for temporary establishments.

Virginia:

Statistic 92

Washington's food rule adopts FDA 8-403.20 ("specify on the inspection report form the time frame for correction") but its Subpart D ends at 8-404.12, omitting 8-405.11 and 8-406.11, so no statewide 72-hour / 10-day / 90-day windows exist.

Washington:

Statistic 93

Wisconsin's retail food rule gives 72 hours for priority items, 10 calendar days for priority-foundation items and 90 days for core items, and puts a corrective-action deadline on every violation.

Wisconsin:

Statistic 94

Alaska elevator owners get 15 days after written notice of a safety violation before the commissioner authorizes the elevator to be closed.

Alaska:

Statistic 95

Alaska elevator owners get 15 days after written notice of a safety violation before the commissioner authorizes the elevator to be closed.

Alaska:

Statistic 96

Arizona elevator correction orders must state "a reasonable time for the abatement"; immediate-danger devices can be condemned, and contempt of an injunction to enforce an order draws $50-$300 per day.

Arizona:

Statistic 97

California's elevator law gives no day count: on finding an unsafe conveyance Cal/OSHA issues a "preliminary order" for repairs and may prohibit use; operating while an order to repair is outstanding is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $7,000.

California:

Statistic 98

Colorado's Conveyance Safety Act sets NO correction period. On a dangerous-condition finding the inspector notifies the owner and the administrator "shall order such alterations or additions as may be deemed necessary to eliminate the danger"; the alternative is taking the conveyance dormant, which may last no more than five years.

Colorado:

Statistic 99

Connecticut's elevator statute has no correction period at all. The only remedy is immediate shutdown: a dangerous elevator or escalator, or one running without a certificate, may be ordered to "discontinue its operation forthwith," with an out-of-service notice posted in the car, and it may not run again "until repairs have been made and permission given by the commissioner or his authorized agent."

Connecticut:

Statistic 100

Delaware has no statewide elevator inspection statute and therefore no correction period. The entire elevator chapter of the Delaware Code is two sections: a requirement that every passenger elevator have 24-hour emergency communication, and a penalty of $1,000 per year of noncompliance, with rulemaking left to "[e]ach county or municipality."

Delaware:

Statistic 101

D.C. sets no correction period for elevators either. Unsafe or unlawful equipment "may be removed from service and classified as Temporarily Dormant," and it "shall not be used again until it has been put in safe running order and is in condition for use," with annual inspections continuing throughout dormancy, renewable annually and capped at five years.

District of Columbia:

Statistic 102

Florida's elevator statute lets the division "issue an order to the elevator owner requiring correction of the violation and reinspection"; unsafe elevators can be sealed until repaired. No day count in statute.

Florida:

Statistic 103

Georgia's Safety Fire Commissioner may issue a cessation order for unsafe or non-compliant elevators; operation may not resume until violations are corrected to the Commissioner's satisfaction.

Georgia:

Statistic 104

Hawaii elevator permits are suspended when an owner ignores a prior department order to correct and keeps operating; the order is rescinded once the condition is corrected or fines are paid.

Hawaii:

Statistic 105

Hawaii elevator permits are suspended when an owner ignores a prior department order to correct and keeps operating; the order is rescinded once the condition is corrected or fines are paid.

Hawaii:

Statistic 106

Idaho's Elevator Safety Code Act contains no cure period. An order to discontinue operation "is effective immediately and shall not be stayed by a request for an administrative hearing," and the administrator "shall rescind the order to discontinue operation if the conveyance is fixed or modified to bring it into compliance." An unsafe conveyance is simply prohibited from use "until it is made safe."

Idaho:

Statistic 107

Illinois property owners have 30 days from the published inspection report to correct all elevator violations; OSFM may extend only for minor, non-safety violations.

Illinois:

Statistic 108

Iowa elevator orders carry no fixed cure period ("the period specified by the director"), and the enforcement lever is the operating permit, not a fine: failure to make the changes suspends, revokes or blocks the permit. A civil penalty of up to $500 applies only to operating a conveyance *after* such an order is final.

Iowa:

Statistic 109

Kentucky sets no correction deadline but a strong "no certificate until you comply" rule: the inspector's report lists the changes or repairs needed, and "unless appealed, upon compliance with the report and upon the payment of the fees required by law, the department shall issue a certificate of operation." The owner has 20 days from receipt of the report to demand a hearing on whether the elevator is reasonably safe. An elevator that does not afford reasonable safety gets a notice prohibiting further use "until the changes or alterations set forth in the notice have been made"; an imminent-danger unit is sealed out of service.

Kentucky:

Statistic 110

Maine can take an elevator out of service if the inspection report is not filed within 60 days of certificate expiry or "if the owner has failed to make repairs as required"; owners must file the report within 30 business days of inspection and pay a fee for every follow-up inspection.

Maine:

Statistic 111

Maryland requires 60 days' notice to request a state elevator inspection and lists "follow-up inspections to confirm corrective action" among state inspector duties; no correction window in statute.

Maryland:

Statistic 112

Massachusetts elevator notices state "the date when recommended repairs or changes shall be completed"; operating after that date without approval or a written extension is unlawful.

Massachusetts:

Statistic 113

Michigan elevator violation notices state a time limit set by the inspector, with immediate compliance required where life is endangered.

Michigan:

Statistic 114

Minnesota elevator enforcement runs through the Department of Labor and Industry's general enforcement statute: a notice of violation "may require the person to correct the violation," and "[i]f correction is required, the notice of violation must state the deadline by which the violation must be corrected." Penalties reach $10,000 per violation, but the commissioner may forgive part or all of it if the person shows by the 31st day after the order that the violation is corrected or a correction plan is accepted.

Minnesota:

Statistic 115

Missouri's Division of Fire Safety gives elevator owners 120 days to comply with written violation notices, with extensions on written request.

Missouri:

Statistic 116

Montana elevator condition reports from licensed inspectors go to the state, which charges no more than $10 to process a report and issue a certificate when the inspector certifies "all deficient conditions noted in the condition report have been corrected"; knowingly violating an order is a misdemeanor.

Montana:

Statistic 117

Nebraska's state elevator inspector issues written notice of unsafe conditions and may allow limited operation under a temporary certificate valid no longer than 30 days.

Nebraska:

Statistic 118

Nevada's Mechanical Compliance Section may issue a notice of violation requiring correction OR impose an administrative fine of up to $5,000 (rising to $50,000 for a fourth violation in 24 months), and every 30-day period a violation continues is a separate violation.

Nevada:

Statistic 119

New Hampshire elevator owners have 30 days to petition the labor commissioner for review of a ruling and 30 days to appeal to superior court; a pending petition does not stay the order.

New Hampshire:

Statistic 120

New Jersey's Uniform Construction Code (which governs elevator devices under Subchapter 12) requires a notice of violation with "such time period for correction as is reasonable", with extensions over three business days requiring a written application.

New Jersey:

Statistic 121

New York State sets NO statewide elevator correction period. Elevator inspections are classified as "special inspections" under the Uniform Code's minimum enforcement standards, and every city, village, town and county administers and enforces the Code through its own program; the state rule requires each authority having jurisdiction to have "procedures ... to identify and address unsafe structures and equipment and conditions of imminent danger consistent with the requirements of the Uniform Code," without fixing a number of days.

New York:

Statistic 122

North Carolina gives elevator owners 60 calendar days from written notice to correct non-unsafe violations, and charges a $200 follow-up inspection fee if the owner does not report abatement.

North Carolina:

Statistic 123

Ohio elevator inspectors leave a report of non-compliance the same day, and before any enforcement the state must issue an adjudication order (effective without prior hearing) that the owner may appeal within 30 days; unsafe elevators can be sealed until fixed.

Ohio:

Statistic 124

Oklahoma gives elevator owners a hard statutory 30 days: "Property owners shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the published inspection report, or a reasonable period of time as determined by the Commissioner beyond the 30-day period, to be in full compliance with correcting the violations."

Oklahoma:

Statistic 125

Oregon issues a provisional permit of up to 120 days to correct deficiencies found at a periodic elevator inspection.

Oregon:

Statistic 126

Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code procedure: a written notice of violations orders correction "within a reasonable period determined by the building code official", followed by a reinspection after the compliance date; elevator inspectors must report routine results within 15 days and a failed periodic inspection within 1 business day.

Pennsylvania:

Statistic 127

Rhode Island gives elevator owners 30 days after notice to comply, uses a "reasonable time" compliance order for non-imminent defects, a 15-working-day contest window, and civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation (serious) or $500 (non-serious), each day a separate offense.

Rhode Island:

Statistic 128

South Carolina issues elevator operating certificates within 30 days after all inspection deficiencies are corrected; inspection reports are due within 30 days.

South Carolina:

Statistic 129

Tennessee elevator inspection reports must be filed within 20 days of the inspection.

Tennessee:

Statistic 130

Texas building owners must file the elevator inspection report within 30 calendar days of inspection and, with it, verify that cited deficiencies are fixed or under a bona fide repair contract.

Texas:

Statistic 131

Utah elevators are inspected every two years; a certificate is suspended until the unit conforms to the safety code and a new certificate issues; operating on a suspended certificate is a class C misdemeanor.

Utah:

Statistic 132

Utah elevators are inspected every two years; a certificate is suspended until the unit conforms to the safety code and a new certificate issues; operating on a suspended certificate is a class C misdemeanor.

Utah:

Statistic 133

Vermont's elevator enforcement is order-based with no day count: the Commissioner may order the owner "to correct or remove the violation", pull the permit, or have power disconnected "until the violation is corrected".

Vermont:

Statistic 134

Virginia's Maintenance Code correction notice "shall require correction of the violation within a reasonable time"; localities may adopt civil penalty schedules only for violations "not abated or remedied promptly after receipt of a notice of violation".

Virginia:

Statistic 135

Washington's elevator penalty statute allows a fine of up to $500 per day of violation, with a hearing available on request; the rule gives 15 days to contest a notice of violation.

Washington:

Statistic 136

West Virginia elevator inspectors post a notice prohibiting use until the listed changes are made; no fixed day count; imminent-danger units are sealed out of service.

West Virginia:

Statistic 137

West Virginia elevator inspectors post a notice prohibiting use until the listed changes are made; no fixed day count; imminent-danger units are sealed out of service.

West Virginia:

Statistic 138

Wisconsin's Conveyance Safety subchapter gives the department power to "issue orders to enforce this subchapter" with no correction period stated anywhere in statute or rule; the cure window again comes from the general § 101.02(6)(c) "time as may be reasonably necessary." Penalty on violation is up to $1,500 or 30 days in jail.

Wisconsin:

Statistic 139

Alaska OSHA citations must fix a reasonable time for abatement; minor violations get a notice instead of a citation if the employer agrees to correct within a reasonable time.

Alaska:

Statistic 140

Alaska OSHA citations must fix a reasonable time for abatement; minor violations get a notice instead of a citation if the employer agrees to correct within a reasonable time.

Alaska:

Statistic 141

ADOSH citations must contain "a reasonable time for the abatement"; employers have fifteen working days to contest; the correction period does not run during a good-faith contest.

Arizona:

Statistic 142

Cal/OSHA citations must "fix a reasonable time for the abatement"; the employer has 15 working days to appeal.

California:

Statistic 143

Hawaii (HIOSH) serious-violation civil penalty is up to $12,675 per violation; each day is a separate violation except during the abatement period.

Hawaii:

Statistic 144

Hawaii (HIOSH) serious-violation civil penalty is up to $12,675 per violation; each day is a separate violation except during the abatement period.

Hawaii:

Statistic 145

Iowa OSHA citations "shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement", with fifteen working days to contest; the correction period is tolled during a good-faith contest.

Iowa:

Statistic 146

MOSH citations must "set a reasonable period for abatement and correction"; the employer has 15 work days after receiving the penalty notice to contest, and employees have 15 work days to challenge the abatement period as unreasonable.

Maryland:

Statistic 147

MIOSHA citations "shall state a reasonable time by which the violation is to be abated", set "with due regard to the seriousness of the hazard and the difficulty of abating it".

Michigan:

Statistic 148

MNOSHA citations "shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement" and must be posted for at least 20 days.

Minnesota:

Statistic 149

New Mexico OHSB penalty notices become final unless the employer contests within 15 working days; penalties may be proposed even if the employer "immediately abates" the violation.

New Mexico:

Statistic 150

North Carolina's OSHA citation "shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement"; the employer has 15 working days to contest or request an informal conference.

North Carolina:

Statistic 151

Oregon OSHA citations become final unless appealed within 30 days (not 15 working days), and failure to correct by the correction date accrues daily penalties.

Oregon:

Statistic 152

SC OSHA citations "shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation".

South Carolina:

Statistic 153

TOSHA citations "fix a reasonable time or times for the abatement"; the employer must contest within 20 days of receipt (Tennessee uses 20 calendar days, not 15 working days).

Tennessee:

Statistic 154

Utah OSHA citations fix a reasonable time for abatement; if the employer contests in good faith, the abatement clock starts at the commission's final order.

Utah:

Statistic 155

Utah OSHA citations fix a reasonable time for abatement; if the employer contests in good faith, the abatement clock starts at the commission's final order.

Utah:

Statistic 156

VOSHA citations "shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement"; Vermont gives 20 days (not the federal 15 working days) to appeal, and the correction period restarts when a good-faith appeal becomes final.

Vermont:

Statistic 157

VOSH citations "must fix a reasonable time for abatement" and become final unless contested within fifteen working days.

Virginia:

Statistic 158

Washington employers have 15 business days after receiving a citation and notice to appeal; appeal does not stay abatement dates for serious, willful, repeat-serious or failure-to-abate violations.

Washington:

Statistic 159

Wyoming OSHA notices of violation must fix a compliance time of "not more than thirty (30) days" (extendable for good cause), and the proposed penalty travels as a separate document with the notice.

Wyoming:

Unverified claim

Missouri food correction windows. Missouri incorporates its own 2013 Missouri Food Code manual by reference (19 CSR 20-1.025), but the manual PDF is not retrievable from health.mo.gov, so its correction windows are not stated here.

Unverified claim

West Virginia, Hawaii and Alaska food windows. West Virginia's 64 CSR 17, Hawaii's HAR 11-50 (a 176-page scanned PDF with no text layer) and Alaska's 18 AAC 31 could not be read as rule text in this compilation; their food cells say not compiled rather than assuming the FDA model.

Unverified claim

Indiana, Kentucky and Nevada OSHA contest windows. All three run state plans, but the day count to contest a citation was not located in the statute text fetched, so only the plan's existence is recorded.

Unverified claim

Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana and New Mexico fire and elevator provisions. Alabama's FM-101r fire regulation and Arkansas' fire code PDFs would not parse; Indiana's code site renders only a table of contents; New Mexico's 10.25.1 NMAC was read but states no correction procedure. Those cells stay blank rather than borrowed from a neighbor.

Unverified claim

Florida food callback practice. Florida DBPR's warning-then-callback reinspection cadence is agency practice; the rule text fetched (61C-1.005) treats correction as a mitigating factor and fixes no day count.