N.D. Admin. Code 108-03-01-10
The division may authorize individuals to perform inspections and enforce the proper installation of manufactured homes. Enforcement shall include issuance of installation authorizations and permanent insignias certifying compliance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
Applicants for certified installation inspector shall furnish written evidence of a minimum of six months of manufactured home installation experience or equivalent training or related experience or state of North Dakota professional licensing in engineering. Applicants must have attended training provided by the state and passed the installation program examination or passed a state-approved online course. Certified inspectors will be required to attend training every three years provided by the state and pass a written test that is given. The certification period is from July first of each year through June thirtieth of the following year.
All registrations expire on the same date of each year, whether or not the registration is issued for all or a portion of the registration period, and registration fees will be prorated based on the date of approval for registration as set in the policies and procedures.
The application for registration as a certified installation inspector must be submitted on a form provided by the division and must be notarized and verified by a declaration signed under penalty of perjury by the applicant. The division shall make the application and declaration available for public inspection.
If a local government entity has a building code department, the jurisdiction may make a written request to be the exclusive independent installation inspection agency within the jurisdiction's legal and extraterritorial boundaries as a participating jurisdiction. When approved, all manufactured home installation inspections will be made by that participating jurisdiction's certified inspector or by a certified inspector under contract to the jurisdiction. In the event of a consumer complaint, the division will make arrangements to conduct the complaint inspection within the participating jurisdiction. If a local government entity decides not to be a participating jurisdiction, its authority with respect to the installation of a manufactured home is limited to inspecting the construction of a permanent foundation for the home. It may not inspect the actual installation of the home.
A certified inspector shall not make inspections if the inspector has a conflict of interest that may affect the inspector's responsibility to make fair and impartial inspections.
A certified inspector and a participating jurisdiction with a certified inspector shall be authorized to issue an installation authorization and to purchase and affix insignias after the installation is completed and inspected. A certified inspector shall complete a monthly report of installation authorizations issued and insignias affixed.
Certified inspectors shall allow and pay for periodic oversight inspections arranged by the division to monitor installations that have been inspected to monitor the certified inspector's compliance with program requirements. The frequency of oversight inspections will be based on the findings of the inspections. The division may also arrange for the inspection of the installation of any manufactured home inspected by a certified inspector.
N.D. Admin Code 108-03-01-10
General Authority: NDCC 54-21.3-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 54-21.3-08