32-7A-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)”Auxiliary lot,” a physically separate location, such as a mobile home park, manufactured housing rental community, manufactured housing subdivision, or any residential lot, where a licensed dealer displays manufactured homes or mobile homes. (2)”Dealer,” any person, other than a manufacturer of a mobile home or a manufactured […]
32-7A-10. Dealers’ plates–Issuance–Use–Fees. The Department of Revenue shall issue to any mobile home and manufactured home dealer or manufacturer licensed as provided in this chapter, metal number plates displaying a general distinguishing number. The dealer or manufacturer shall make application to the department for the plates and pay a fee of ten dollars for each […]
32-7A-10.1. Mailing fees. In addition to the license fees assessed in §32-7A-10, the department shall collect from the dealer one dollar per decal or five dollars per license plate if a decal or plate is sent to the dealer through the mail. If the dealer requests that the decal or plate be express mailed, the […]
32-7A-11. Transportation of manufactured and mobile homes owned by dealer. New and used mobile homes and manufactured homes owned by a dealer may be transported upon the streets and highways to the dealer’s place of business and to the purchaser of such a home and between a dealer’s place of business and a supplemental lot […]
32-7A-12. Books, records, and files kept by licensees. A dealer or manufacturer licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall keep books, records, or files for five years in the form prescribed by the Department of Revenue, and include the following in the dealer’s books, records, or files: (1)A record of the purchase, sale, or […]
32-7A-12.1. Offer to sell, sale, or exchange of mobile or manufactured home without certificate of title allowed under specified circumstances. A dealer may offer for sale, sell, or exchange a mobile or manufactured home without a certificate of title if the dealer complies with the following applicable provisions: (1)The dealer has a record of purchase, […]
32-7A-12.2. Agreement that dealer will satisfy lien by paying lienholder–Trade of mobile or manufactured home or consignment agreement–Theft. If a person trades in a mobile or manufactured home to a dealer or enters into a consignment agreement with a dealer whereby the dealer will sell the mobile or manufactured home and the mobile or manufactured […]
32-7A-12.3. Time period to satisfy lien after receipt of funds–Offering mobile or manufactured home for sale prior to tender to lienholder. If a dealer enters into an agreement pursuant to §32-7A-12.2, the dealer shall satisfy the lien within ten business days after the receipt of funds. No dealer may offer the mobile or manufactured home […]
32-7A-13. Fraud in contracts for sale, trade or purchase prohibited–Violation as misdemeanor. No person may make fraudulent statements or omissions in contracts for sale, trade, or purchase of a mobile home or manufactured home. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1984, ch 223, §13.
32-7A-14.1. Power of secretary to make rules and require uniformity in administration of statute–Duty of local officials. The secretary of revenue may adopt rules and issue such instructions as may be necessary to ensure and obtain uniformity in the administration of this chapter. All local officials charged with the administration of the provisions of such […]
32-7A-15. Used mobile or manufactured homes–Activities authorized by dealer or real estate license–Responsibilities of real estate licensee. Any person licensed as a mobile home and manufactured home dealer under this chapter and any person licensed as a real estate salesperson or broker under chapter 36-21A, may buy, sell, offer to buy, solicit prospective purchasers of, […]
32-7A-16. Sales on consignment–Title requirements. Any mobile home or manufactured home sold on consignment under the provisions of this chapter, shall have a saleable title from the current owner. The title shall be transferred and recorded at the time of each sale. Source: SL 1984, ch 223, §16.
32-7A-17. Affidavit of taxes paid and registration of mobile home required for transfer of title–Violation as misdemeanor. Any transfer or reassignment of a mobile home or manufactured home title shall be accompanied by an affidavit issued by the county treasurer of the county in which the mobile home or manufactured home is registered, stating that […]
32-7A-18. Appointment of dealer inspectors–Entry–Complaints. The department may appoint dealer inspectors to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The inspectors may enter both publicly owned and privately owned property and sign complaints against persons found in violation of this chapter. Source: SL 1986, ch 251, §15.
32-7A-19. Investigation–Purpose–Inspection–Examination. The department may investigate any dealer licensed under this chapter for the purpose of ascertaining any violation of this chapter or chapters 32-3 to 32-7A, inclusive. The investigation shall include an inspection of the principal place of business, supplemental lots, and any books, records, or files required by the department. An examination of […]
32-7A-2. Established place of business. For the purposes of this chapter, a principal place of business is an enclosed building or structure either owned in fee or leased, at which a permanent business of bartering, trading, and selling of mobile homes or manufactured homes is carried on. The place of business may not be a […]
32-7A-23. Application for injunction–Issuance without bond. In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter, the department may make application to any circuit court of this state to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining any person from acting as a manufactured home or mobile home dealer under the terms of this chapter without being […]
32-7A-3. License required–Exceptions–Violation as misdemeanor. No person may engage in the business, either exclusively or in addition to any other occupation, of selling or manufacturing mobile homes or manufactured homes, new or used, or shall offer to sell, solicit, or advertise the sale of mobile homes or manufactured homes, new or used, without first having […]
32-7A-3.1. Supplemental license for auxiliary or supplemental lots–Exemption for temporary locations. Any person licensed under this chapter, who sells manufactured homes or mobile homes at locations other than the principal place of business, shall obtain a supplemental license for each auxiliary or supplemental lot not contiguous to the location for which the original license is […]
32-7A-3.2. Temporary locations for certain purposes–Time limit–Zoning and building requirements. A licensed dealer may use a location other than the principal place of business or supplemental lots where he may conduct business for a period of time not to exceed ten consecutive days for a specific purpose such as fairs, farm and home shows, auctions, […]
