Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

Used mobile homes, commercial coaches, recreational vehicles, and/or park trailers manufactured for use outside this state which do not meet the requirements prescribed and have been used for six months or more will not be required to comply with those requirements except for alt…

Mobile homes, commercial coaches, conversion vending units, medical units, recreational vehicles, and/or park trailers subject to the provisions of RCW 43.22.340 through 43.22.410, and mobile homes, commercial coaches, conversion vending units, medical units, recreational vehicle…

If the director of the department of labor and industries determines that the standards for body and frame design, construction and the plumbing, heating and electrical equipment installed in mobile homes, commercial coaches, recreational vehicles, and/or park trailers by the sta…

Any mobile home, commercial coach, conversion vending units, medical units, recreational vehicle, and/or park trailer that meets the requirements prescribed under RCW 43.22.340 shall not be required to comply with any ordinances of a city or county prescribing requirements for bo…

There is hereby created a factory assembled structures advisory board consisting of at least 11 members to be appointed by the director of labor and industries. It shall be the purpose and function of the board to advise the director on all matters pertaining to the enforcement o…

RCW 43.22.340 and 43.22.350 through 43.22.420 shall not apply to common carrier equipment.[ 1970 ex.s. c 27 s 10.]

The director of the department of labor and industries may enforce manufactured home safety and construction standards adopted by the secretary of housing and urban development under the national manufactured home construction and safety standards act of 1974 (800 Stat. 700; 42 U…

(1) The department may adopt all standards and regulations adopted by the secretary under the national manufactured home construction and safety standards act of 1974 (800 Stat. 700; 42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401-5426) for manufactured home construction and safety standards. If any deleti…

Any person who violates any of the provisions of RCW 43.22.431 through 43.22.434 and 43.22.350 or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 43.22.431 through 43.22.434 and 43.22.350 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars o…

(1) The director or the director's authorized representative may conduct such inspections, investigations, and audits as may be necessary to adopt or enforce manufactured and mobile home, commercial coach, conversion vending units, medical units, recreational vehicle, park traile…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL) ***(1)(a) In addition to or in lieu of any other penalty applicable under this chapter, and except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the department may assess a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars against a contractor, f…

(1) With respect to mobile and manufactured homes that are installed in accordance with the standards adopted under RCW 43.22.440:(a) The department shall adopt rules that:(i) Specify exemptions from a requirement for a permit to alter a mobile or manufactured home;(ii) Authorize…

(1) The legislature finds that inspections of manufactured and mobile home installation are not done on a consistent basis. Manufactured and mobile homes provide housing for many people in the state, and improperly installed manufactured or mobile homes are a serious health and s…

A manufacturer of manufactured homes who designates a representative within this state to provide consumers with warranty service for manufactured homes on behalf of the manufacturer shall make reasonable and timely compensation to the representative for performance of the warran…

See RCW 46.70.135.

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2151-S.SL) ***Whenever used in RCW 43.22.450 through 43.22.490:(1) "Department" means the Washington state department of labor and industries;(2) "Approved" means approved by the department;(3) "Factory built housing" means any structure, including a f…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2151-S.SL) ***No factory built housing or factory built commercial structure shall be installed on a building site in this state after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 43.22.480 unless it is approved and bears the insignia …

Local land use requirements, building setbacks, side and rear yard requirements, site development and property line requirements, and review and regulation of zoning requirements are specifically reserved to local jurisdictions notwithstanding anything contained in RCW 43.22.450 …

The department may obtain from a superior court having jurisdiction, a temporary injunction enjoining the installation of factory built housing or factory built commercial structures on any building site upon affidavit of the department that such factory built housing or factory …

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2151-S.SL) ***The department shall have the authority to delegate all or part of its duties of inspection to a local enforcement agency or a qualified inspection agency.Qualified inspection agencies shall be objective, competent, and independent from t…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2151-S.SL) ***(1) The department shall adopt and enforce rules that protect the health, safety, and property of the people of this state by assuring that all factory built housing or factory built commercial structures are structurally sound and that t…

If the director of the department determines that the standards for factory built housing or factory built commercial structures prescribed by statute, rule or regulation of another state are at least equal to the regulations prescribed under RCW 43.22.450 through 43.22.490, and …

Any person who violates any of the provisions of RCW 43.22.450 through 43.22.490 or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 43.22.450 through 43.22.490 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding th…

Beginning on July 1, 2007, the department of labor and industries shall perform all the consumer complaint and related functions of the state administrative agency that are required for purposes of complying with the regulations established by the federal department of housing an…

All moneys, except fines and penalties, received or collected under the terms of RCW 43.22.335 through 43.22.430 and 43.22.432 through 43.22.495 must be deposited into the construction registration inspection account. All fines and penalties received or collected under the terms …

The department of labor and industries, to defray the costs of printing, reprinting, or distributing printed matter issued by the department of labor and industries including, but not limited to, the matters listed in RCW 43.22.505, may charge a fee for such publications in an am…

The department of labor and industries is specifically authorized to print, reprint, and distribute subject matter including but not limited to the following:(1) The provisions of Title 51 RCW;(2) The provisions of Title 49 RCW;(3) The provisions of chapter 7.68 RCW;(4) The provi…

The director may contract with the federal internal revenue service, or other appropriate federal agency, to issue conditional federal employer identification numbers, or other federal credentials or documents, at specified offices and locations of the agency in conjunction with …

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that all manufactured and mobile homes are installed by a certified manufactured home installer in accordance with the state installation requirements, chapter 296-150I WAC, in order to provide greater protections to consumers and make the…

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Authorized representative" means an employee of a state agency, city, or county acting on behalf of the department.(2) "Certified manufactured home installer" means a…

Beginning on July 1, 2007, the department shall perform all the consumer complaint and related functions of the state administrative agency that are required for purposes of complying with the regulations established by the federal department of housing and urban development for …

The director shall enforce manufactured housing safety and construction standards adopted by the secretary of housing and urban development under the national manufactured housing construction and safety standards act of 1974 (800 Stat. 700; 42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401-5426). Furthermor…

A person desiring to be issued a certificate of manufactured home installation as provided in this chapter shall make application to the department, in such a form as required by the department.Upon receipt of the application and evidence required in this chapter, the director sh…

The department shall prepare a written training course and examination to be administered to applicants for manufactured home installer certification. The examination shall be constructed to determine whether the applicant:(1) Possesses general knowledge of the technical informat…

The department shall adopt rules to establish and administer a process of approving educational providers as an alternative to the department training course for installers and local inspectors.[ 1998 c 124 s 7. Formerly RCW 43.63B.035.]

(1) The department shall issue a certificate of manufactured home installation to an applicant who has taken the training course, passed the examination, paid the fees, and in all other respects meets the qualifications. The certificate shall bear the date of issuance, a certific…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL) ***(1) The department may revoke a certificate of manufactured home installation upon the following grounds:(a) The certificate was obtained through error or fraud;(b) The holder of the certificate is judged to be incompetent as a result of …

(1) The department shall charge reasonable fees to cover the costs to administer the certification program which shall include but not be limited to the issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of all certificates, training courses, and examinations required under this chapter. All f…

The manufactured home installation training account is created in the state treasury. All receipts collected under this chapter and RCW 46.17.150 and any legislative appropriations for manufactured home installation training shall be deposited into the account. Moneys in the acco…

Any local government manufactured or mobile home installation application and permit shall state either the name and registration number of the contractor or licensed manufactured home dealer or the certification identification number of the certified manufactured home installer …

After July 1, 1995, a manufactured or mobile home may not be installed without a certified manufactured home installer providing on-site supervision whenever installation work is being performed. The certified manufactured home installer is responsible for the reading, understand…

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL) ***An authorized representative of the department may issue a notice of infraction if the person supervising the manufactured home installation work fails to produce evidence of having a certificate issued by the department in accordance wit…

An authorized representative may investigate alleged or apparent violations of this chapter. Upon presentation of credentials, an authorized representative, including a local government building official, may inspect sites at which manufactured home installation work is undertake…

Each day in which a person engages in the installation of manufactured homes in violation of this chapter is a separate infraction. Each worksite at which a person engages in the trade of manufactured home installation in violation of this chapter is a separate infraction.[ 1994 …

It is a violation of this chapter for any contractor, manufactured home dealer, manufacturer, or home dealer's or manufacturer's agent to engage any person to install a manufactured home who is not certified in accordance with this chapter.[ 1994 c 284 s 28. Formerly RCW 43.63B.1…

(1) The department shall prescribe the form of the notice of infraction issued under this chapter.(2) The notice of infraction shall include the following:(a) A statement that the notice represents a determination that the infraction has been committed by the person named in the …

Unless contested in accordance with this chapter, the notice of infraction represents a determination that the person to whom the notice was issued committed the infraction.[ 1994 c 284 s 30. Formerly RCW 43.63B.160.]

(1) A person found to have committed an infraction under this chapter may be assessed a monetary penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for the first infraction and not more than one thousand dollars for a second or subsequent infraction. The department shall set by rule a schedule…

If a party desires to contest a notice of infraction and civil penalty issued under this chapter, the party must file a notice of appeal with the department within twenty days of the department mailing the notice of civil penalty. An administrative law judge of the office of admi…

The department may mediate disputes that arise regarding any warranty required in chapter 46.70 RCW pertaining to the purchase or installation of a manufactured home. The department may charge reasonable fees for this service and shall deposit the moneys collected in accordance w…