Georgia Administrative Code

The Commissioner shall issue an Insignia of Approval for industrialized building units and components that have been manufactured after the effective date of these rules. The issuance of insignia shall be conditioned on compliance with these rules by the manufacturer or re-manufa…

Insignia control shall remain with the Commissioner; approval for use of the insignia may be revoked by the Commissioner in the event of violation of the conditions of approval. Approval for use of insignia shall be revoked at the moment the manufacturer is without an approved in…

The insignia shall be affixed permanently to the module. The insignia shall be located in a readily accessible location, such as the electrical panel, a utility area, inside a permanently mounted cabinet or other area as approved by the Commissioner. The insignia shall be located…

The manufacturer shall report to the Commissioner monthly the present disposition of all insignia received. The report shall be submitted on a form acceptable to the Commissioner and indicate the model number (designation), module(s) serial number, state (Georgia and the reciproc…

Should inspection reveal that a manufacturer is not manufacturing buildings or components according to plans and the quality control procedures as approved by the Commissioner, and such manufacturer, after having been served with a notice setting forth in what respect the provisi…

In the event that any industrialized building bearing the state insignia is found to be in violation of the approved plans, the inspection agency or Commissioner shall remove the insignia on such defective unit and shall furnish the manufacturer, agency, dealer, and installer wit…

Any unauthorized alteration or conversion made to an approved industrialized building prior to initial installation shall void the approval. The state insignia affixed to the building shall be returned to or be confiscated by the agency or the Commissioner.

The manufacturer shall install on each component or package of components a data plate which indicates the limiting characteristics and design criteria of such components for determining how they can be installed and utilized within their capabilities.

The manufacturer shall install on all industrialized building units a data plate, which shall contain but not be limited to the following design information: (1) Name and address of the manufacturer (2) Manufacturer's identification (serial) number (3) Manufacturer's plan designa…

A person, firm or corporation may apply to the commissioner for certification of an existing industrialized building. The request shall be accompanied by plans and specifications and shall state the: (1) Proposed occupancy class (2) Construction type (3) Wind velocity in miles pe…

Building plans may be prepared from measurements and details of the existing building. Plans and specifications shall be evaluated as provided in Rule 110-2-8 for substantial compliance with the laws and current adopted construction codes.

The building shall be inspected by an approved inspection agency for compliance with the approved plans. The building shall be inspected at a designated remanufacturing site or at a location approved by the commissioner, other than the proposed site of installation. All portions …

The building shall bear a data plate listing the current information as required by Rule .

The inspection agency shall report in writing to the commissioner whether the building complies with the approved plans. Any and all non-conformance shall also be noted in the report.

All existing state approval insignia and data plates shall be removed from the building by the inspection agency.

Following receipt of inspection approval and the inspection report, the manufacturer shall make application for an insignia for each re-manufactured industrialized building as required by these Rules. The application shall be submitted to the commissioner accompanied by the appro…

The commissioner shall issue an insignia of approval for re-manufactured industrialized buildings that have been re-manufactured after the effective date of these rules, which are sold, offered for sale or installed in the state of Georgia, with the exception of those which are a…

The commissioner may enter into agreement with other states for reciprocal approval of industrialized buildings when the commissioner determines that the standards and the administration of other states' programs are reasonably consistent with those of the Georgia program.

Reciprocity agreements may provide for dividing insignia fees between participating states.

The commissioner reserves the right to determine compliance of all units to be sold or installed in Georgia which have been inspected under a reciprocal agreement with another state.

The system filing fees for three-dimensional modules that either individually or when joined together form an industrialized building shall be $500. This approval expires two years from the date of the Commissioner's approval. The renewal fee for any system shall be $200 to exten…

Review of revisions to approved building systems to ensure compliance with newly adopted codes shall be without additional charges except as provided by Rule .

The model design plan filing fee for three-dimensional modules that either individually or when joined together form an industrialized building shall be $100. The fee for model design plans filed for record shall be $20 for each model plan.

The plan and system filing fees for component systems shall be as follows: (1) Structural Systems $100.00 (2) Electrical Systems 40.00 (3) Plumbing Systems 40.00 (4) HVAC Systems 40.00 (5) Total of All Systems $220.00

Review fees for design approval, evaluation or inspection agencies shall be $250 for one classification review, an additional $150 for a second classification review and an additional $100 for a third classification review. Approval will expire 2 years from the last approved date…

Depending on the complexity and sophistication of the system or model design plan, evaluation costs will be charged at a rate of seventy-five dollars ($75) per work-hour when the time involved exceeds the filing fees listed above.

Field technical service fees shall be charged at a rate of seventy-five dollars ($75) per work-hour plus transportation and expenses as outlined by Georgia State Travel Regulations. Minimum time is one (1) hour.

The insignia fee for a new industrialized building or re-manufactured industrialized building shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) per insignia.

The insignia fee for a new construction site office building shall be forty dollars ($40.00) per insignia. The insignia fee for systems rehabilitated per Rule shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each system rehabilitated.

The insignia fee for a new manufactured for export from Georgia industrialized building shall be five dollars ($5.00) per insignia.

The insignia fee for components shall be determined by either of two optional methods. The option shall be exercised by the manufacturer prior to the issuance of insignia. The optional method chosen shall apply to all components produced in a given factory. The minimum fee per or…

The fee for insignia to replace those removed under Section shall be fifty percent (50%) of that required by Section through .

The above fees are minimum and payable at the time of submittal of the application. All filing and review fees are non-refundable.

The commissioner shall appoint an appeals committee which shall consist of three (3) to five (5) members, one (1) of which shall be chosen from the States Codes Advisory Committee and one (1) of which shall be chosen from the Industrialized Buildings Advisory Committee.

Any person or organization aggrieved by the application of these rules may initiate an appeal by writing to the Appeals Committee, Office of the Commissioner, within thirty (30) days following the date of action on which the appeal is based. The request shall contain: (1) the nam…

Upon receipt of a request, the commissioner shall call a meeting of the Appeals Committee to be held within forty-five (45) days of the request. The commissioner shall provide written notice of the time, date and place of the hearing to the appellant and all persons indicated in …

Technical rules of evidence shall not be applicable and all relevant evidence of reasonable value may be received.

A ruling of the committee shall require a majority vote of the committee members present. A record of the meeting, stating the committee's ruling and reasons therefore, shall be maintained for public review.

The commissioner shall notify the appellant of the ruling within ten (10) days after the final decision of the Appeals Committee.

A final decision of the Appeals Committee may be appealed in the same manner specified in Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, to the same courts with the same rights and limitations specified in such chapter.