Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 066 - Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission › Division 01 - Department of Labor and Licensing › Rule 066.01.21-001 - Rules for Modular Homes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
CHAPTER 1.
AUTHORITY
Act 1235 of 2005 established the authority of Arkansas
				Manufactured Home Commission to require licensing and/or certification of
				modular home manufacturers, retailers, and salespeople; and to promulgate and
				enforce rules governing the sale of modular homes produced, sold or offered for
				sale in the state of Arkansas.
The following rules pertaining to the production and sale and
				of modular homes are duly adopted and promulgated by the Arkansas Manufactured
				Home Commission pursuant to the authority expressly conferred by Act 1235 of
				2005.
Repealing Clause: All previous rules pertaining to the
				production and sale of modular homes are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER 2.
DEFINITIONS
The following terms are defined for the purpose of these rules.
				No attempt is made to define ordinary words which are used in accordance with
				the established dictionary meaning except when the word has been loosely used
				and it is necessary to define its meaning as used in these rules to avoid a
				misunderstanding.
Because the purpose is to define terms rather than words, the
				definitions are alphabetical using the first word of the term rather than by
				the noun.
A.
Agency
:
			 The Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission or other personnel
			 authorized to act on behalf of the Director.
B.
Certification
: Means the
			 act of certifying or a state of being certified.
C.
Commission
: Means
			 Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission.
D.
Director
: Means the
			 Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission.
E.
Installation:
means work
			 done to stabilize, support or anchor a modular home or to join sections of a
			 multi-section modular home.
F.
Installer
: Means any person, firm or corporation not otherwise
			 certified or licensed, engaged in the business of installing modular homes for
			 himself or on behalf of any other person not certified or licensed under this
			 Act.
G.
Manufacturer
: Means any person, firm or corporation who
			 manufactures modular homes.
H.
Modular Home
: Means a factory-built structure produced in
			 accordance with state or local construction codes or standards and designed to
			 be used as a dwelling unit with a foundation when connected to the required
			 utilities.
I.
Retailer
: Means any person, firm or corporation in the
			 business of accepting on consignment, buying for resale, selling or exchanging
			 modular homes or offering same to the public for sale, exchange or
			 lease-purchase, whether for himself or on behalf of any other person not
			 certified as a retailer under this Act.
J.
Revocation
: Means the
			 repeal or reversal of the rights of the manufacturer or retailer to sell or
			 distribute modular homes in the State of Arkansas.
K.
Salesperson
: Means any
			 person employed by the retailer or manufacturer who is engaged in either the
			 wholesale or retail sale of modular homes.
L.
Separate Entity
: Means
			 each individual location of a manufacturing plant or each individual retail
			 location.
M.
Statement of
			 Compliance
: Means the manufacturer or retailer certified and/or
			 licensed by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission will comply with Act 1235
			 of 2005 and the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission's rules for modular
			 homes.
N.
Suspension
: Means to cease or stop temporarily the right to
			 produce or sell modular homes within the State of Arkansas.