Tennessee § 68-126-204 - Investigation of materials and construction — Inspections — Standards — Rules and regulations.

§ 68-126-204. Investigation of materials and construction — Inspections — Standards — Rules and regulations.

The commissioner is authorized and directed to investigate and examine engineering and construction practices and techniques, the properties of construction materials used in the construction and assembly of manufactured homes, their electrical, plumbing, heating and other systems and appliances, fire prevention and protective techniques, and measures to promote safety of persons and property and protect the health of users of such manufactured homes. The commissioner is authorized and directed to establish minimum safety standards for used manufactured homes offered for sale by dealers to consumers located within this state. The commissioner, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, may promulgate rules embodying construction and safety standards for manufactured homes. In the formulation of such standards, the commissioner shall strive to protect the public to a reasonable degree from hazards associated with such products, without unduly increasing their cost to consumers. Toward this end, the commissioner may, but is not required to, adopt the standards recommended by any recognized organization or testing laboratory, including the American National Standards Institute. In order that there be no duplication of inspections, all electrical and heating systems and appliances shall continue to be inspected pursuant to chapter 102 of this title; and inspection and payment of all fees required by chapter 102 of this title shall be deemed compliance with this chapter insofar as electrical and heating systems and appliances are concerned. The commissioner, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, may also issue and promulgate all rules and procedures that in the commissioner's judgment, are necessary and desirable to make effective the standards so established. Acts 1979, ch. 310, § 4; 1981, ch. 301, § 6; T.C.A., § 53-4824; Acts 1987, ch. 120, § 3; T.C.A., § 68-36-204 ; Acts 2005, ch. 379, § 6. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 36, parts 1-4 were transferred to title 68, ch. 126, parts 1-4 in 1992. See the parallel reference table in § 68-126-101 for the former and new section locations.