(A) The division of industrial compliance shall issue a manufactured housing installer license to any applicant who is at least eighteen years of age and meets all of the following requirements:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4781.08

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Business: includes any activities engaged in by any person for the object of gain, benefit, or advantage either direct or indirect. See Ohio Code 4781.01
  • Installation: means any of the following:

    (1) The temporary or permanent construction of stabilization, support, and anchoring systems for manufactured housing;

    (2) The placement and erection of a manufactured housing unit or components of a unit on a structural support system;

    (3) The supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, anchoring, underpinning, or adjusting of any section or component of a manufactured housing unit;

    (4) The joining or connecting of all sections or components of a manufactured housing unit. See Ohio Code 4781.01

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Manufactured home park: means any tract of land upon which three or more manufactured or mobile homes used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and includes any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the facilities of the park. See Ohio Code 4781.01
  • Manufactured housing: means manufactured homes and mobile homes. See Ohio Code 4781.01
  • Manufactured housing installer: means an individual who installs manufactured housing. See Ohio Code 4781.01
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) Submits an application to the division on a form the division prescribes and pays the fee the division requires;

(2) Completes all training requirements the division prescribes;

(3) Meets the experience requirements the division prescribes by rule;

(4) Has at least one year of experience installing manufactured housing under the supervision of a licensed manufactured home installer if applying for licensure after January 1, 2006;

(5) Has completed an installation training course the division approves, which may be offered by the Ohio manufactured homes association or other entity;

(6) Receives a passing score on the licensure examination the division administers;

(7) Provides information the division requires to demonstrate compliance with this chapter and the rules the division adopts;

(8) Provides the division with three references from persons who are retailers, manufacturers, or manufactured home park operators familiar with the person‘s installation work experience and competency, with at least two of the three references provided after January 1, 2006, being from persons who are licensed manufactured housing installers;

(9) Has liability insurance or a surety bond that is issued by an insurance or surety company authorized to transact business in Ohio, in the amount the division specifies, and containing the terms and conditions the division requires;

(10) Is in compliance with section 4123.35 of the Revised Code.

(B) The division of industrial compliance shall not grant a license to any person who the division finds has engaged in actions during the previous two years that constitute a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or who has had a license revoked or disciplinary action imposed by the licensing or certification board of another state or jurisdiction during the previous two years in connection with the installation of manufactured housing.

(C) Any person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise approved under the laws of another state to perform functions substantially similar to those of a manufactured housing installer may apply to the division for licensure on a form the division prescribes. The division shall issue a license if the standards for licensure, certification, or approval in the state in which the applicant is licensed, certified, or approved are substantially similar to or exceed the requirements set forth in this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to it. The division may require the applicant to pass the division’s licensure examination.

(D) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall bear the licensee’s name and post-office address, the issue date, a serial number the division designates, and the signature of the person the division designates pursuant to rules.

(E) A manufactured housing installer license expires two years after it is issued. The division of industrial compliance shall renew a license if the applicant does all of the following:

(1) Meets the requirements of division (A) of this section;

(2) Demonstrates compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to it;

(3) Meets the division’s continuing education requirements.

(F) No manufactured housing installer license may be transferred to another person.

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