Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4781 - Ohio Manufactured Homes Program › Chapter 4781-8 - Licensing › Section 4781-8-01 - Installer's licenses; application; identification cards and certificates

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The division
			 shall govern the issuance, revocation, and suspension of licenses to
			 manufactured home installers. No person shall install a manufactured home in
			 Ohio without having a valid license from the division
			 except as provided for under rule 4781-8-05 of  the Administrative Code.
(B) An
			 application shall be on a form the division
			 prescribes and shall provide the following information:
(1) A check or money order made payable to
			 "Treasurer, State of Ohio," or payment by credit
			 card  in
			 the amount set forth in paragraph (G) of this rule,
			 along with any additional convenience fee set forth in paragraph (G) of this
			 rule;
(2) Applicant's name and mailing
			 address;
(3) Applicant's date of
			 birth;
(4) A passport-size
			 photograph with an original signature on the back, or a clear copy of a state
			 driver's license or state identity card;
(5) A list of other states in which the
			 applicant holds an installer's license and a copy of those licenses;
(6) A list of the five most recent
			 manufactured homes or home components that the applicant has installed in Ohio,
			 including the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the home
			 owner;
(7) Three references from
			 persons who are licensed installers; retailers; manufacturers; or manufactured
			 home park operators, design professionals, or certified manufactured home
			 inspectors familiar with the applicant's installation work experience and
			 competency;
(8) A notarized
			 statement from a supervisor, or another responsible person, attesting to the
			 applicant's experience installing manufactured homes for at least one year,
			 including the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the applicant's
			 supervisor, or another responsible person on the most recent project;
(9) A certificate of completion demonstrating
			 that the applicant has completed an installation training course approved by
			 the division within one year of the date of the
			 application;
(10) Examination.
(a) The applicant shall take and pass the
			 installation examination, as set forth in rule 4781-8-07 of  the Administrative Code.
(b) The
			 applicant shall provide evidence of passing the installation examination as set
			 forth in rule 4781-8-07 of  the Administrative Code.
(11) Evidence of compliance with section
			  4123.35 
			 of the Revised Code with respect to the payment of premiums for
			 workers' compensation. Evidence may include a legible
			 copy of the workers' compensation certificate with number
			 visible;
(12) A statement regarding
			 felony convictions;
(13) Evidence
			 that the applicant or his or her employer has insurance or a surety bond
			 covering the applicant and issued by a company authorized to do such business
			 in Ohio. The policy shall have terms and conditions approved by the
			 division and shall contain the following provisions:
(a) Coverage in the form of a
			 division
			 - approved surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars;
			 or
(b) An installer may have an
			 approved three hundred thousand dollar general liability policy if the
			 applicant also has an approved ten thousand dollar surety policy; or
(c) General liability coverage in the amount
			 of at least one million dollars.