Louisiana § RS 9:1149.2 - Definitions

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§ RS 9:1149.2. Definitions

            In this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

            (1) "Certificate of title" means a vehicle certificate of title as provided for in R.S. 32:701 et seq.

            (2) "Commissioner" means the director of public safety or any duly assigned assistants, as provided for in R.S. 40:1301 et seq., who, in addition to all other powers, shall have all powers granted and perform the duties imposed on the commissioner by this Part.

            (3) "Dealer" means any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging factory-built homes that are subject to license in accordance with Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

            (4) "Factory-built home" means a manufactured home, mobile home, or modular home as defined in this Part.

            (5) "Manufactured home" means a residential dwelling unit that is factory-built and is constructed to standards and codes as promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended, and that bears the permanently affixed seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

            (6) "Manufacturer" means any person regularly engaged in the business of building or constructing factory-built homes, whether in or outside of this state.

            (7) "Manufacturer's certificate of origin" means a certificate on a form to be prescribed by the commissioner, and furnished by the manufacturer, showing the original transfer of a factory-built home from the manufacturer to the original purchaser, and each subsequent transfer through and including the transfer to the title applicant.

            (8) "Mobile home" means a residential dwelling unit that is factory-built and is constructed to voluntary standards or constructed prior to the passage of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.

            (9) "Modular home" means a residential dwelling unit that is factory-built and is constructed to the International Residential Code standards as adopted by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council.

            Added by Acts 1982, No. 524, §1, eff. July 22, 1982. Amended by Acts 1989, No. 137, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2024, No. 287, §2.

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