02-385-110 Me. Code R. § 3-15

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 385-110-3-15 - Certification

1.Overview

State-certified modular homes, accepted by the authorized inspection agency as having been manufactured according to any approved building system and an approved compliance assurance program, must be certified by the Board as complying with the requirements of the Act and this chapter.Certification is evidenced by the attachment of a label to each dwelling unit.

The Board may delegate to authorized inspection agencies all or any part of its authority to inspect State-certified modular homes, to issue labels and to affix labels to State-certified modular homes.

2.Attachment of Labels

The certification label must be permanently affixed to the State-certified modular home and must be located in a cabinet or closet.

3.Contents of Labels

The label must be in the form of a Manufactured Housing Seal shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

A. A statement of certification by the manufacturer;

B. Manufacturer's code number (license number);

C. Location of manufacturing facility;

D. Date of issuance;

E. Manufacturer's serial number;

F. Manufactured Housing Seal serial number; and

G. Authorized inspection agency.

4.Issuance of Labels

The certification label must be issued by the authorized inspection agency in accordance with the following:

A. Labels must be serially numbered;

B. A manufacturer's approved compliance assurance program, as described in Subchapter 3, Section 13, must include requirements for issuance, possession of, attachment of, and accounting for all labels to assure that labels are attached only to homes manufactured pursuant to an approved building system and inspected pursuant to an approved compliance assurance program;

C. The Board or the authorized inspection agency may entrust labels to the custody of one or more employees of the manufacturer who shall be charged with controlling the use of such labels.Such employees may not be given custody of more labels than are necessary to accommodate the manufacturer's anticipated production.If the conditions of custody are violated, the Board or the authorized inspection agency shall immediately regain possession of all labels that have not been applied to homes and shall take such further action with respect to homes already labeled, and with respect to future labeling, as it may deem necessary to assure compliance with the Act and the Board's rules; and

D. Labels may only be issued to a manufacturer licensed by the Board pursuant to 10 M.R.S. §9021(1).

E. The fee for each label is set forth in Chapter 10, Section 22 of the rules of the Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, entitled "Establishment of License Fees."

5.Records of Labels

Permanent records must be kept of the handling of labels indicating, at a minimum, how many labels have been applied to manufactured homes, which labels have been applied to which homes; the disposition of any damaged or rejected labels; the location and custody of all unused labels; and the first destination of labeled homes.Such records must be maintained by the manufacturer or by the authorized inspection agency.A copy of such records covering the attachment of each label must be furnished to the Board upon request.

The manufacturer must return all unused labels to the Board or the authorized inspection agency upon expiration, suspension or revocation of the manufacturer's license.

6.Attachment of Labels

The Board or the authorized inspection agency shall affix labels to homes or building components manufactured in accordance with an approved building system that also met the requirements of an approved compliance assurance program.The manufacturer may affix the label if custody of labels has been entrusted to employees of the manufacturer in accordance with Subchapter 3, Section 15(4)(C).

7.Manufacturer's Data Plate

The following information must be placed on the permanent manufacturer's data plate located in the vicinity of the certification label:

A. Name and address of manufacturer;

B. Manufacturer's identification number (serial number);

C. Manufacturer's plan approval designation (model number/name);

D. Insignia serial number;

E. Construction type;

F. Occupancy type (use group);

G. Seismic zone;

H. Gas type, if appropriate;

I. Wind velocity load;

J. Roof live load;

K. Name and date of applicable nationally-recognized code complied with; and

L. Date of manufacture.

8.Alterations of Certified Units

Manufactured homes certified and labeled pursuant to the Act and this chapter may not be altered in any way prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy without resubmission to the authorized inspection agency for approval of the alteration and of the unit which includes the alteration.The authorized inspection agency shall inspect alterations made to the manufactured home wherever it is located and such inspection may include such tests or destructive or non-destructive disassembly as the authorized inspection agency deems necessary to assure compliance with the Act and this chapter.Local enforcement agencies may inspect such alterations upon request by the authorized inspection agency and with the approval of the Board.

02-385 C.M.R. ch. 110, § 3-15