326.841 MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLERS.
    (a) Manufactured home installers are subject to all of the requirements of sections 326.83
to 326.98, except for the following:
    (1) manufactured home installers are not subject to the continuing education requirements
of section 326.87, but are subject to the continuing education requirements established in rules
adopted under section 327B.10 ;
    (2) the examination requirement of section 326.89, subdivision 3, for manufactured home
installers shall be satisfied by successful completion of a written examination administered and
developed specifically for the examination of manufactured home installers. The examination
must be administered and developed by the commissioner. The commissioner and the state
building official shall seek advice on the grading, monitoring, and updating of examinations from
the Minnesota Manufactured Housing Association;
    (3) a local government unit may not place a surcharge on a license fee, and may not charge
a separate fee to installers;
    (4) a dealer or distributor who does not install or repair manufactured homes is exempt
from licensure under sections 326.83 to 326.98;
    (5) the exemption under section 326.84, subdivision 3, clause (5), does not apply; and
    (6) manufactured home installers are not subject to the contractor recovery fund in section
326.975.
    (b) The commissioner may waive all or part of the requirements for licensure as a
manufactured home installer for any individual who holds an unexpired license or certificate
issued by any other state or other United States jurisdiction if the licensing requirements of that
jurisdiction meet or exceed the corresponding licensing requirements of the department.
History: 1993 c 9 s 4; 1997 c 206 s 11; 2007 c 140 art 8 s 9