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WI Stat § 101.933 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.933 - Manufactured housing code council duties.

101.933  Manufactured housing code council duties. The manufactured housing code council shall review this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter and recommend a statewide manufactured housing code for promulgation by the department. The council shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and any other matter related to this subchapter, including recommendations with regard to licensure and professional discipline of manufacturers of manufactured homes, manufactured home dealers, manufactured home salespersons, and installers, and with regard to consumer protection applicable to consumers of manufactured homes. In making recommendations, the council shall consider the likely costs of any proposed rules to consumers in relation to the benefits that are likely to result therefrom.History:  2005 a. 45.
WI Stat § 101.934 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.934 - Manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling.

101.934  Manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling. (2) Grant program. (a) The department may make grants under this section to provide financial assistance to persons engaged in the disposal of abandoned manufactured homes and to municipalities, for the purpose of supporting environmentally sound disposal practices.(b) The department may make grants under this section to provide financial assistance to individuals who reside in manufactured homes that are in need of critical repairs. An individual is eligible for a grant under this paragraph only if the individual is otherwise unable to finance the critical repairs. (3)  Administration. The department shall contract with one or more entities that are exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code and that employ individuals with technical expertise concerning manufactured housing for the administration of the grant program under this section. The department shall promulgate rules to establish the grant program under this section. To the extent feasible, the department shall coordinate the program under this section with the state housing strategy plan under s. 16.302.History:  2005 a. 45; 2011 a. 32 ss. 3380m to 3381f; Stats. 2011 s. 101.934.
WI Stat § 101.937 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.937 - Water and sewer service to manufactured home communities.

101.937  Water and sewer service to manufactured home communities. (1) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards for providing water or sewer service by a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor to a manufactured home community occupant, including requirements for metering, billing, depositing, arranging deferred payment, installing service, refusing or discontinuing service, and resolving disputes with respect to service. Rules promulgated under this subsection shall ensure that any charge for water or sewer service is reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory, that the water or sewer service is reasonably adequate, and that any practice relating to providing the service is just and reasonable. (2)  Permanent improvements. A manufactured home community operator may make a reasonable recovery of capital costs for permanent improvements related to the provision of water or sewer service to manufactured home community occupants through ongoing rates for water or sewer service. (3)  Enforcement. (a) On its own motion or upon a complaint filed by a manufactured home community occupant, the department may issue an order or commence a civil action against a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor to enforce this section, any rule promulgated under sub. (1), or any order issued under this paragraph.(b) The department of justice, after consulting with the department, or any district attorney may commence an action in circuit court to enforce this section. (4)  Private cause of action. Any person suffering pecuniary loss because of a violation of any rule promulgated under sub. (1) or order issued under sub. (3) (a) may sue for damages and shall recover twice the amount of any pecuniary loss, together with costs, and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees.  (5)  Penalties. (a) Any person who violates any rule promulgated under sub. (1) or any order issued under sub. (3) (a) shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $5,000. Each violation and each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.(b) Any person who intentionally violates any rule promulgated under sub. (1) or order issued under sub. (3) (a) shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both. Each violation and each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.History:  2001 a. 16 ss. 2541, 3003 to 3007; 2005 a. 45.
WI Stat § 101.94 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.94 - Manufactured home and mobile home manufacturers, distributors and dealers: design and construction of manufactured homes and mobile homes.

101.94  Manufactured home and mobile home manufacturers, distributors and dealers: design and construction of manufactured homes and mobile homes. (1) Mobile homes manufactured, distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state shall conform to the code promulgated by the American national standards institute and identified as ANSI 119.1, including all revisions thereof in effect on August 28, 1973, and further revisions adopted by the department and the department of health services. The department may establish standards in addition to those required under ANSI 119.1. This subsection applies to units manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1974, and prior to June 15, 1976. (2) No person may manufacture, assemble, distribute or sell a manufactured home unless the manufactured home complies with 42 USC 5401 to 5425 and applicable regulations. (7) The department shall hear and decide petitions brought under this subchapter in the manner provided under s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8) for petitions concerning property. (8) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), a person who violates this subchapter, a rule promulgated under this subchapter or an order issued under this subchapter shall forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation of this subchapter constitutes a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by this subchapter, except the maximum forfeiture under this subsection may not exceed $1,000,000 for a related series of violations occurring within one year of the first violation.(b) Any individual or a director, officer or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates this subchapter in a manner which threatens the health or safety of a purchaser may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.(c) A person who violates s. 101.935, a rule promulgated under s. 101.935 or an order issued under s. 101.935 may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $250 for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation.History:  1973 c. 116; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 221 ss. 552 to 556, 2202 (25); 1983 a. 27 ss. 1375r to 1375s, 2200 (25); 1989 a. 31; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19); 1997 a. 283; 1999 a. 9, 53; 2001 a. 109; 2005 a. 45; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a).
WI Stat § 101.95 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.95 - Manufactured home manufacturers regulated.

101.95  Manufactured home manufacturers regulated. The department shall by rule prescribe the manner by which a manufacturer shall be licensed for the manufacture, distribution or selling of manufactured homes in this state, including fees for the licensing of manufacturers.History:  1973 c. 116; 1983 a. 27 ss. 1375t, 2200 (25); 1999 a. 53; 2005 a. 45.
WI Stat § 101.952 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.952 - Manufactured home salespersons regulated.

101.952  Manufactured home salespersons regulated. (1) No person may engage in the business of selling manufactured homes to a consumer or to the retail market in this state without a license therefor from the department. If a manufactured home dealer acts as a manufactured home salesperson the dealer shall secure a manufactured home salesperson's license in addition to the license for engaging as a manufactured home dealer. (2) (a) Applications for a manufactured home salesperson's license and renewals thereof shall be made to the department on such forms as the department prescribes and furnishes and shall be accompanied by the license fee required under par. (bm). The application shall include the applicant's social security number. In addition, the application shall require such pertinent information as the department requires.(b)1. The department shall, by rule, establish the license period under this section.2. The department may promulgate rules establishing a uniform expiration date for all licenses issued under this section.(bm) Fees for licensing of manufactured home salespersons shall be established by the department by rule under s. 101.19. (3) Every licensee shall carry his or her license when engaged in his or her business and display the same upon request.  (5) The provision of s. 218.0116 relating to the denial, suspension, and revocation of a motor vehicle salesperson's license shall apply to the denial, suspension, and revocation of a manufactured home salesperson's license so far as applicable, except that such provision does not apply to the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under s. 440.13. (6) The provisions of ss. 218.0116 (9) and 218.0152 shall apply to this section, manufactured home sales practices and the regulation of manufactured home salespersons, as far as applicable.History:  1999 a. 9, 53, 186; 2005 a. 45; 2011 a. 146; 2017 a. 331.
WI Stat § 101.954 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.954 - Sale or lease of used manufactured homes.

101.954  Sale or lease of used manufactured homes. In the sale or lease of any used manufactured home, the sales invoice or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the used manufactured home, the name of the manufacturer and the name and address of the previous owner of the manufactured home.History:  1999 a. 9, 53.
WI Stat § 101.955 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.955 - Jurisdiction and venue over out-of-state manufacturers.

101.955  Jurisdiction and venue over out-of-state manufacturers. (1) The importation of a manufactured home for sale in this state by an out-of-state manufacturer is considered an irrevocable appointment by that manufacturer of the department of financial institutions to be that manufacturer's true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal processes in any action or proceeding against such manufacturer arising out of the importation of such manufactured home into this state. (2) The department of financial institutions upon whom processes and notices may be served under this section shall, upon being served with such process or notice, mail a copy by registered mail to the out-of-state manufacturer at the nonresident address given in the papers so served. The original shall be returned with proper certificate of service attached for filing in court as proof of service. The service fee shall be $4 for each defendant so served. The department of financial institutions shall keep a record of all such processes and notices, which record shall show the day and hour of service.History:  1999 a. 9, 53.
WI Stat § 101.965 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.965 - Penalties.

101.965  Penalties. (1) Any person who violates ss. 101.953 to 101.955, or any rule promulgated under ss. 101.953 to 101.955, may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. (1p) Any person who violates s. 101.96 or any rule promulgated under that section may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate violation. (1t) Upon request of the department, the attorney general may commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any installer from installing a manufactured home in violation of s. 101.96 (2). (2) In any court action brought by the department for violations of this subchapter, the department may recover all costs of testing and investigation, in addition to costs otherwise recoverable, if it prevails in the action. (3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits the bringing of a civil action against a manufactured home manufacturer, manufactured home dealer or manufactured home salesperson by an aggrieved consumer. If judgment is rendered for the consumer based on an act or omission by the manufactured home manufacturer, manufactured home dealer or manufactured home salesperson, that constituted a violation of this subchapter, the plaintiff shall recover actual and proper attorney fees in addition to costs otherwise recoverable.History:  1999 a. 9, 53, 185; 2005 a. 45.
WI Stat § 101.981 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.981 - Definitions; modification by rule.

101.981  Definitions; modification by rule. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), in this subchapter:(a) “Amusement or thrill ride" has the meaning given s. 101.19 (1b) (b).(b) “Belt manlift" means a power-driven, looped belt equipped with steps or platforms and a hand hold for the transportation of people from one floor of a building or structure to another.(c) “Conveyance" means an elevator, an escalator, a dumbwaiter, a belt manlift, a moving walkway, a platform lift, and a stairway chair lift, and any other similar device, such as an automated people mover, used to elevate or move people or things, as provided in the rules of the department. “Conveyance" does not include a personnel hoist; a material hoist; a grain elevator; a lift as defined in s. 167.33 (1) (f); an amusement or thrill ride; or a vertical platform lift, inclined platform lift, or a stairway chair lift that serves an individual residential dwelling unit.(d) “Dumbwaiter" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism that satisfies all of the following conditions:1. Is equipped with a compartment that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and has a floor area of not more than 9 square feet.2. Has a maximum lifting and lowering capacity of not more than 500 pounds.3. Is used exclusively for carrying materials.(e) “Elevator" means a hoisting or lowering machine, other than a dumbwaiter, equipped with a compartment or platform that moves in guides and serves 2 or more floors or landings of a building or structure.(f) “Escalator" means a power-driven, moving stairway used for raising and lowering people.(g) “Material hoist" means a hoist, other than a personnel hoist, that is used to raise or lower materials during construction, alteration, or demolition of a building or structure.(h) “Personnel hoist" means a hoist that is installed inside or outside a building or structure during the construction, alteration, or demolition of the building or structure and that is used to raise and lower workers, other personnel, and materials which the hoist is designed to carry. (2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing additional definitions to the extent the department deems necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this subchapter. The department, by rule, may modify definitions established under sub. (1). To the extent practicable, the department shall ensure that any definitions or modifications promulgated under this subsection are consistent with national, industry-wide safety standards governing matters regulated by this subchapter.History:  2005 a. 456; 2011 a. 32, 199, 209.
WI Stat § 101.982 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.982 - Conveyance safety code.

101.982  Conveyance safety code. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the safe installation and operation of conveyances. In promulgating rules under this section the department shall consider the recommendations of the conveyance safety code council under s. 101.986. The rules shall be consistent, to the extent practicable, with national, industry-wide safety standards applicable to conveyances. The rules shall require any testing of conveyances or related equipment required under the rules to be performed by an elevator mechanic licensed under s. 101.985 (2). The rules shall require any person who installs a new conveyance to give the owner of the building in which the conveyance is installed, before the conveyance is placed in operation, a written certification indicating that the installation complies with the rules promulgated under this section. The rules shall include an enforcement procedure and a procedure pursuant to which the department may grant a variance from the rules if the variance would not jeopardize public safety.History:  2005 a. 456.
WI Stat § 101.984 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.984 - Licenses and supervision required.

101.984  Licenses and supervision required. (1) Elevator contractor. No person may engage in the business of constructing, installing, altering, servicing, replacing, or maintaining conveyances in this state unless the person is licensed as an elevator contractor under s. 101.985 (1). (2)  Elevator mechanic. (a)  Generally. Except as provided in par. (c), no individual may erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, repair, remove, or dismantle any conveyance in this state unless the individual is licensed as an elevator mechanic under s. 101.985 (2) or is under the direct supervision of a person licensed as an elevator contractor under s. 101.985 (1).(b)  Electrical construction. Except as provided in par. (c), no individual may wire any conveyance in this state from the mainline feeder terminals on the controller unless the individual is licensed as an elevator mechanic under s. 101.985 (2) or is under the direct supervision of a person licensed as an elevator contractor under s. 101.985 (1).(c)  Exceptions. 1. Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who removes or dismantles a conveyance that is destroyed as a result of a complete demolition of a building or where the hoistway or wellway is demolished back to the basic support structure such that the hoistway or wellway is inaccessible.2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to any of the following:a. An individual who is enrolled in and performing tasks that are within the scope of an elevator mechanic's apprenticeship program that is approved by the U.S. department of labor or by the department of workforce development.b. An individual performing tasks under the direct supervision of and as a helper to an individual licensed as an elevator mechanic under s. 101.985 (2).c. An individual who performs work described under par. (a) or (b) during the 5-day period preceding the date on which the individual is issued an emergency elevator mechanic's license under s. 101.985 (2) (c). (3)  Elevator inspector. No individual may perform an inspection of a conveyance in this state unless the individual is licensed as an elevator inspector under s. 101.985 (3). History:  2005 a. 456; 2013 a. 124.
WI Stat § 101.986 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.986 - Conveyance safety code council duties.

101.986  Conveyance safety code council duties. The conveyance safety code council shall review this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter and recommend a statewide conveyance safety code for promulgation by the department. The council shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules for the enforcement of this subchapter, the granting of variances, administrative appeal procedures, fees, and any other matter under this subchapter.History:  2005 a. 456.
WI Stat § 101.988 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 101 - Department of safety and professional services — regulation of industry, buildings and safety.|101.988 - Enforcement and penalties.

101.988  Enforcement and penalties. (1) Investigations. (a)  Initiated by department. The department may perform investigations to aid in the enforcement of this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter.(b)  Initiated by public. Any person may file a written notice with the department, requesting the department to investigate an alleged violation of this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter or a dangerous condition involving a conveyance. The notice shall set forth the specific grounds for the request and shall be signed by the person filing the notice. Upon request of the person filing the notice, the department shall keep the person's name confidential and shall withhold the name from public inspection under s. 19.35 (1), except that the department may disclose the name to a law enforcement officer for official purposes. If the department determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the alleged violation or dangerous condition exists, the department shall investigate to determine if the alleged violation or dangerous condition exists. If the department determines that there are no such reasonable grounds, the department shall notify the person filing the notice. (2)  Orders of the department. The department may issue orders to enforce this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter. (3)  Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both, except that, notwithstanding s. 939.61 (1), the owner of a private residence in which a conveyance is located may not be fined or required to pay a forfeiture to this state as a result of any violation involving that conveyance. History:  2005 a. 456.