With respect to ASME A17.3-2005, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, upgrades required by this Standard must be completed no later than January 1, 2009, except that upgrades to the hydraulic cylinder system and firefighter control system must be completed by January 1, 2011. An .Existing Elevator. is an elevator contained in a building for which a building permit was issued prior to the effective date of the Administrative Rules or a conveyance for which a permit was issued prior to the effective date of the Administrative Rules adopted in conformance with the Act http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/041/04101000sections.html