58-56-15. Factory built housing and modular units -- Division responsibility --
Unlawful conduct.
(1) The division:
(a) shall maintain current information on the HUD code and the manufactured housing
installation standard code referred to in Section 58-56-4 and will provide at reasonable cost the
information to compliance agencies, local regulators, or state regulators requesting such
information;
(b) shall provide qualified personnel to advise compliance agencies, local regulators, and
state regulators regarding the standards for construction and set-up, construction and set-up
inspection, and additions or modifications to factory built housing;
(c) is designated as the state administrative agency for purposes under the provisions of
the HUD code;
(d) may inspect the work of modular unit manufacturers in the state during the
construction process to determine compliance of the manufacturer with the Utah Uniform
Building Standard Act for those units to be installed within the state and upon a finding of
substantive deficiency, issue a corrective order to the manufacturer with a copy to the local
regulator in the state's political subdivision in which the unit is to be installed;
(e) shall have rights of entry and inspection as specified under the HUD Code; and
(f) shall implement by rule as required by the HUD Code:
(i) a dispute resolution program; and
(ii) a continuing education requirement for manufactured housing installation
contractors.
(2) The division may assess civil penalties payable to the state for violation of the HUD
Code in an amount identical to those set forth in Section 611 of the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5410.
(3) The state may impose criminal sanctions for violations of the HUD Code identical to
those set forth in Section 611 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5410, provided that if the criminal sanction is a fine, the
fine shall be payable to the state.
Amended by Chapter 75, 2004 General Session
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