2002 Minnesota Statutes

     327.34 Penalties. 

    Subdivision 1.    Generally.  It shall be a misdemeanor 
 for any person, 

    (a) to sell, lease, or offer to sell or lease, any 
 manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 1972 which does not 
 comply with the Manufactured Home Building Code or which does 
 not bear a seal or label as required by sections 327.31 to 
 327.34, unless the action is subject to the provisions of 
 section 327.35; 

    (b) to affix a seal or label, or cause a seal or label to 
 be affixed, to any manufactured home which does not comply with 
 the Manufactured Home Building Code unless the action is subject 
 to the provisions of section 327.35; 

    (c) to alter a manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 
 1972, in a manner prohibited by sections 327.31 to 327.34; 

    (d) to fail to correct a Manufactured Home Building Code 
 violation in a manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 
 1972, which is owned, manufactured, or sold by that person, 
 within 40 days of being ordered to do so in writing by an 
 authorized representative of the commissioner, unless the 
 correction is subject to the provisions of section 327.35; or 

    (e) to interfere with, obstruct, or hinder any authorized 
 representative of the commissioner in the performance of duties 
 relating to manufactured homes manufactured after July 1, 1972, 
 and prior to June 15, 1976. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1981 c 365 s 11 

    Subd. 3.    Removal of seals.  Manufactured home seals 
 remain the property of the department of administration and may 
 be removed by the commissioner from any manufactured home which 
 is in violation of the Manufactured Home Building Code. 

    Subd. 3a.    Failure to comply with installation rules.  
 No person may install a manufactured home or manufactured home 
 accessory structure at a site of occupancy which does not comply 
 with the rules of the commissioner or the laws of this state 
 relating to manufactured home installation or manufactured home 
 accessory structures.  A violation of this subdivision is a 
 misdemeanor.  

    Subd. 4.    Failure to affix installation seal.  It 
 shall be a misdemeanor for any manufactured home installer to 
 install any manufactured home at the site of occupancy without 
 affixing installation seals to the manufactured home immediately 
 upon completion of installation. 

    HIST: 1971 c 409 s 4; 1974 c 273 s 6-8; 1981 c 365 s 4-7; 1986 
 c 444; 1994 c 465 art 1 s 45