227.570 Construction and installation standards and requirements for
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manufactured homes, mobile homes, and previously owned recreational
vehicles -- Certified installer seal -- Inspection -- Fees.
(1)The department shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with
KRS Chapter 13A to:
(a)Establish a process for certifying installers, licensing retailers, and issuing
certificates of acceptability to qualifying manufacturers pursuant to KRS
227.550 to 227.660;
(b)Establish and enforce standards and requirements for the installation of
plumbing, heating, and electrical systems in manufactured homes and
mobile homes and for previously owned recreational vehicles as it
determines are reasonably necessary in order to protect the health and
safety of the occupants and the public; and
(c)Establish and enforce standards and requirements for the body and
frame design, construction, and installation of manufactured homes and
mobile homes as it determines are reasonably necessary in order to
protect the health and safety of the occupants and the public.
(2)All installations of manufactured homes and mobile homes shall be performed:
(a)By an installer certified by the department; and
(b)In accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, if available, or the
current ANSI standard or the generally accepted industry standard as
adopted by the department through the promulgation of an administrative
regulation.
(3)A certified installer shall apply for a certified installer seal prior to installing a
manufactured home or a mobile home. The department shall promulgate
administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to establish a
schedule of fees and the requirements for purchase and application of the seal,
report procedures, and attachment of the certified installer seal.
(4)The installation of a new manufactured home shall be inspected under
subsection
(3)of this section. The retailer of the inspected property shall pay a
new manufactured home installation inspection fee in an amount not to exceed
one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(5)The department shall specify the new manufactured home installation fee
established in subsection
(4)of this section through the promulgation of an
administrative regulation. The department may increase the fee, but by no
more than ten percent (10%) per year, and at no time shall the fee exceed one
hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(6)All fees received by the department under this section shall be deposited in the
trust and agency fund specified in KRS 227.620(5).