reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
AR Code § 20-25-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25 - Arkansas Manufactured Homes Standards Act|§ 20-25-109. Label of compliance

 (a) No retailer shall sell or offer for sale to anyone within this state any manufactured home manufactured after June 15, 1976, unless the manufactured home bears a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development label issued by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or its contract agent.  (b) All manufacturers of new manufactured homes in this state shall cause to be affixed a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development label on all manufactured homes.  (c) The Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission, acting as in-plant primary inspection agency on contract with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall issue labels to any manufacturer when he or she is sure, by inspection of the plant, that the manufacturer is complying with the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.  (d)  (1) All manufactured homes bearing a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development label issued by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all ordinances or regulations enacted by any local government which are applicable to the construction of such housing.  (2) The determination by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development of the scope of the approval is final.    (e) No person shall alter or cause to be altered any manufactured home to which a label has been affixed if the alteration or conversion causes the manufactured home to be in violation of the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.
AR Code § 20-25-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25 - Arkansas Manufactured Homes Standards Act|§ 20-25-110. Warranty

 (a) Each manufactured home manufacturer in this state and manufacturers of all new manufactured homes shipped into this state for use in this state shall issue with each new manufactured home a warranty generally in use in the industry warranting the manufactured home to be free from material defects and to be manufactured in a workman-like manner.  (b) The warranty shall be to the buyer and shall set forth in writing the following terms:  (1) That the manufactured home is free from any substantial defects in material and workmanship; and  (2) That the manufacturer shall take appropriate corrective action at the site of the manufactured home in instances of substantial defects in materials or workmanship which become evident after the date of delivery of the manufactured home to the buyer, provided the buyer or his or her transferee gives written notice of the defects to the manufacturer at the manufacturer's business address. The manufacturer shall take such action as deemed necessary by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission under the code.    (c) The warranty shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, all other rights and privileges which the buyer may have under any other law or instrument. The manufacturer shall not require the buyer to waive his or her rights under this chapter, and any waiver shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and void.
AR Code § 20-25-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25 - Arkansas Manufactured Homes Standards Act|§ 20-25-111. Reports

 All manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and installers in this state shall make and maintain such reports and information deemed necessary and shall provide the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development such reports and information as the secretary may require pursuant to Title VI of Pub. L. No. 93-383.
AR Code § 20-25-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25 - Arkansas Manufactured Homes Standards Act|§ 20-25-112. Disposition of funds

 All fees collected by the Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury. The Treasurer of State shall credit the amount paid into a special fund to be designated the “Manufactured Home Standards Fund” from which appropriations shall be made for the administration of this chapter.
AR Code § 20-25-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25 - Arkansas Manufactured Homes Standards Act|§ 20-25-113. Purchase agreement and consumer disclosure

 (a)  (1) All manufactured home retailers shall be required to provide a written purchase agreement to the purchaser of each new manufactured home sold in the State of Arkansas.  (2) Each written purchase agreement issued by a manufactured home retailer upon the purchase of a new manufactured home shall include, but not be limited to:  (A) The make, model, and gross purchase price of the new manufactured home;  (B) Options or material upgrades which influence the purchase price of the new manufactured home;  (C) Transportation and delivery arrangements, if applicable; and  (D) Installation, set-up, and anchoring arrangements, if applicable.    (3) A knowing violation of this subsection shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., and shall be subject to all remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq. This section shall not create a private right of action, but this section shall not preclude any new manufactured home purchaser from availing himself or herself of other legal or administrative remedies provided by other laws.    (b)  (1) All manufactured home retailers shall be required to provide a consumer disclosure to the purchaser of each manufactured home sold in the State of Arkansas.  (2) Each consumer disclosure issued by a manufactured home retailer before the completion of purchase of a manufactured home shall include the following information, as applicable:  (A) A statement that the manufactured home will be required to comply with state requirements for installation;  (B) Notice that the manufactured home may also be required to comply with additional state and local requirements not addressed in the state requirements for installation, such as zoning and connection to required utilities;  (C) That additional information regarding the construction and installation standards is available from the retailer, the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission, or the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;  (D) That inspection for compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements may involve additional costs to the purchaser; and  (E) A recommendation that any manufactured home installed after its original purchase and installation should be inspected upon reinstallation.
AR Code § 20-28-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 28 - Public Water System Service Act|§ 20-28-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known as the “Public Water System Service Act”.
AR Code § 20-28-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 28 - Public Water System Service Act|§ 20-28-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Community public water system” means a public water system which serves at least fifteen (15) service connections used by year-round residents or which regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) year-round residents;  (2) “Noncommunity public water system” means a public water system, not a community public water system, which serves fifteen (15) connections or twenty-five (25) persons at least sixty (60) days during the year;  (3) “Nontransient noncommunity water system” means a noncommunity water system which serves at least twenty-five (25) of the same individuals at least one hundred eighty (180) days, or portions thereof, per year, or a public water system which is utilized as a source for bottled water;  (4) “Public water system” means all sources and their surroundings from which water is derived for drinking or domestic purposes by the public, including sources for bottled water, and all structures, conduits, and appurtenances in connection therewith by which water for such use is obtained, treated, conditioned, stored, and delivered to customers;  (5) “Public Water System Supervision Program” means the program administered by the Division of Engineering of the Department of Health, which includes the monitoring and supervision of all community public water systems. Activities under this program include, but are not limited to, conducting sanitary surveys, collecting and analyzing water samples and interpreting the results, training water system operators, investigating water and wastewater complaints, and reviewing applications, engineering reports, and construction plans for water and wastewater facilities; and  (6) “Service connection” means any connection to a community or nontransient noncommunity public water system which delivers treated water to a residence, business, office, industry, or other customer for domestic, commercial, or industrial use.
AR Code § 20-28-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 28 - Public Water System Service Act|§ 20-28-103. Penalties — Enforcement

 (a)  (1) The owner or agent of any water system violating any provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a violation.  (2) Each day in violation shall constitute a separate offense subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).    (b) Additionally, any water system violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to civil penalties up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each day during which the violation occurs.  (c) The Attorney General or his or her designee shall assist the Department of Health in prosecuting water systems not in compliance with this chapter.
AR Code § 20-28-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 28 - Public Water System Service Act|§ 20-28-104. Fees — Exceptions

 (a) The Department of Health may collect the following fees from each public water system for service, other than plan reviews, provided by the public water system supervision program:  (1)  (A) For a community public water system and a nontransient noncommunity water system, not more than forty cents (40¢) per service connection per month.  (B)  (i) The number of service connections for a community public water system not serving discrete service connections shall be calculated by dividing the population served by two and one-half (2½).  (ii) The number of service connections for a nontransient noncommunity water system shall be calculated by dividing the population served by two and one-half (2½).    (C) The minimum fee charged to a community public water system or a nontransient noncommunity water system is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year; and    (2) For a noncommunity public water system, one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per year.    (b) The number of service connections or population served shall be taken from the department's public water system inventory at the time of billing.  (c)  (1) A new water system shall not be assessed a fee for services until water is supplied to the first connection.  (2) Each state-owned noncommunity public water system is exempt from the fee provisions of this chapter.    (d) The fees shall be established by the State Board of Health to assure implementation of this chapter.
AR Code § 20-28-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 28 - Public Water System Service Act|§ 20-28-105. Payment of fees

 (a) All fees payable under this chapter shall be due according to the following schedule and shall be payable to the Department of Health:  (1) Annual fees of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and less shall be payable in a single payment due on January 1 of each year;  (2) Annual fees greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be payable in quarterly payments, with the payments due on October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1 of each year; and  (3) Annual fees of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and greater shall be payable in monthly payments, with the first payment due on August 1 of each year. Successive payments shall be due on the first day of each month.    (b) All water systems issuing regular water bills for water service may recover the cost of the fees stated in § 20-28-104 by one (1) of the following methods:  (1) Assessing a direct charge on each bill of not more than forty cents (40¢) per month per service connection; or  (2)  (A) Apportioning the total amount of the annual fee charged to the water system among its customers in any manner that the water system determines to be more equitable.  (B) However, a charge in excess of forty cents (40¢) per month per service shall not be charged for any service through which water is provided to another community public water system.      (c) The charge shall be labeled, “FEE FOR FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT COMPLIANCE”, and shall not be considered as a part of the water rates of the respective water systems. The fee shall be established by the State Board of Health to assure implementation of this chapter.
AR Code § 20-28-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 28 - Public Water System Service Act|§ 20-28-106. Disposition of funds

 (a) All fees, fines, and penalties collected under this chapter are declared special revenues and shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Public Health Fund, and such moneys shall be expended only as specified in subsection (c) of this section for the operation of the Public Water System Supervision Program.  (b) Subject to rules and regulations as may be implemented by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, the disbursing officer for the Department of Health may transfer all unexpended funds relative to the program that pertain to fees collected, as certified by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, to be carried forward and made available for expenditures for the same purpose for any following fiscal year.  (c) Expenditures of funds collected under this section shall be limited to the following purposes:  (1) In the Division of Engineering of the Department of Health:  (A) Personnel expenditures for staff engaged in program activities;  (B) Expenditures for capital equipment, including vehicles, for program activities;  (C) Maintenance and operation expenditures for staff engaged in program activities;  (D) Expenditures for official business travel for staff engaged in program activities;  (E) Expenditures for training and conferences for staff engaged in program activities;  (F) Expenditures for public education activities in support of the program and the drinking water industry;  (G) Expenditures for water system operator training activities;  (H) Expenditures in support of a statewide wellhead protection program;  (I) Expenditures for consultants and professional services in support of program activities; and  (J) Expenditures for any other activities directly related to the program; and    (2) In the Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Health:  (A) Personnel expenditures for staff engaged in drinking water analyses;  (B) Expenditures for capital equipment for drinking water analytical services;  (C) Maintenance and operation expenditures for staff engaged in drinking water analytical services;  (D) Expenditures for official business travel for staff engaged in drinking water analytical services; and  (E) Expenditures for training and conferences for staff engaged in drinking water analytical services.
AR Code § 20-29-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Manufactured Home Recovery Act|§ 20-29-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known as the “Arkansas Manufactured Home Recovery Act”.
AR Code § 20-29-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Manufactured Home Recovery Act|§ 20-29-102. Definition

 As used in this chapter, “commission” means the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission.
AR Code § 20-29-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Manufactured Home Recovery Act|§ 20-29-103. Disposition of funds

 (a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a trust fund to be known as the “Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund”.  (b) The fund shall consist of trust fund receipts derived from fees assessed under this chapter by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission and shall be used for such purposes as are set out in §§ 20-29-104 — 20-29-108, 20-29-109 [repealed], and 20-29-110.  (c) No money shall be expended from the fund for any purpose except at the direction of the commission.  (d) The fund shall be administered, disbursed, and invested under the direction of the commission.  (e)  (1) All incomes derived through investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund as investment income.  (2) For the purposes of investment, moneys invested and interest earned thereon shall be administered as trust funds pursuant to the State Treasury Management Law, § 19-3-501 et seq.    (f) Further, all moneys deposited into the fund shall not be subject to any deduction, tax, levy, or any other type of assessment.
AR Code § 20-29-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Manufactured Home Recovery Act|§ 20-29-104. Assessments

 (a) The Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission shall collect assessment fees from manufacturers of manufactured homes in this state, manufacturers of manufactured homes in other states selling manufactured homes in this state, and installers and retailers.  (b) The commission shall collect the following assessment fees at the time of submission of initial certification or licensure applications:  (1) Installer $2,500.00 per location  (2) Retailer 5,000.00 per location  (3) Manufacturer 10,000.00 per location    (c)  (1) If the balance of the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund falls below two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), then the commission may collect an annual assessment from each manufacturer of manufactured homes in this state, manufacturers of manufactured homes in other states selling manufactured homes in this state, and installers and retailers, and the annual assessment shall continue until such time as the fund is restored to a minimum level of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).  (2) The annual assessments collected shall not exceed the following:  (A) Installer $500.00 per location  (B) Retailer 1,000.00 per location  (C) Manufacturer 3,000.00 per location    (3) The assessments shall be collected within thirty-days' notice to all certified manufacturers, retailers, and licensed installers.    (d)  (1) Any participant may receive a refund of its initial assessment after a two-year waiting period after it ceases operation of its business in this state if there are no claims pending against the participant, provided that:  (A) The participant shall notify the commission by certified mail within forty-five (45) days after the two-year waiting period and request the refund or the assessment fee shall be forfeited; and  (B) The two-year waiting period shall begin on the participant's next certification or licensing anniversary date after the participant ceases operation of its business in this state.    (2) If the participant fails to satisfy the provisions found in subdivisions (d)(1)(A) and (B) of this section, the assessment fee shall remain in the fund.  (3) No interest shall accrue to the benefit of the participant.
AR Code § 20-29-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Manufactured Home Recovery Act|§ 20-29-105. Complaints — Amount of damages

 (a) All consumer, licensee, installer, retailer, or manufacturer complaints shall be filed with the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission. The commission shall determine, by hearing or whatever procedure it establishes, whether any standard adopted by the commission has been violated and, if so, the actual cost of repairs to the manufactured home, if any, suffered by the aggrieved party or parties.  (b) The amount of damages awarded by the commission shall be limited to the actual cost of repairs to the manufactured home and shall not include attorney's fees. On appeal to the circuit court from an award of the commission, the jurisdiction of the circuit court shall be limited to the actual cost of repairs to the manufactured home. The circuit court shall not have jurisdiction to award attorney's fees, court costs, or punitive or exemplary damages for claims covered by this chapter.  (c) The question of what constitutes a continuing series of violations shall be a matter solely within the discretion and judgment of the commission.  (d)  (1) The commission shall by rule establish procedures for the investigation and timely resolution of claims against the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund involving participating manufacturers, retailers, and installers of manufactured homes regarding responsibility for the correction or repair of construction or installation defects in manufactured homes that are reported during the one-year period beginning on the date of installation of the home.  (2) The investigations, required corrections, and remedial actions shall be handled in accordance with the code and rules promulgated pursuant to the code.  (3) The commission shall by rule establish requirements for eligibility of claims against the fund.
AR Code § 20-29-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Manufactured Home Recovery Act|§ 20-29-106. Payment of damages — Award from Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund when damages not paid

 (a) Upon a finding by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission that a standard has been violated, the commission shall direct the respondent licensee, retailer, installer, or manufacturer to correct the violation within a reasonable time, not to exceed ninety (90) days following the written decision of the commission.  (b) If the violation is not corrected within ninety (90) days following the written decision of the commission and if no appeal of the decision has been filed in the circuit court, the commission, upon request, shall pay from the Manufactured Housing Recovery Fund the actual cost of repairs to the manufactured home if:  (1) The amount is not in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any one (1) violation of the respondent licensee, installer, retailer, or manufacturer;  (2) The fund balance is sufficient to pay the award;  (3) The complainant has assigned all rights and claims that he or she has against the respondent to the commission; and  (4) The complainant agrees to subrogate the commission to all rights of the complainant to the extent of the payment.    (c) Nothing in this section shall obligate the fund for any amount in excess of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) per installer, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per retailer, or seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per manufacturer with respect to the actions of any one (1) licensee, installer, retailer, or manufacturer.