(a) When an AMHC
licensed retailer, person or business entity under contract with said retailer,
or an AMHC certified installer transports a manufactured housing unit to its
installation site in Alabama, the licensed retailer or the certified installer
shall notify the AMHC by priority mail, fax, or e-mail within 72 hours of the
delivery. Units not to be immediately installed shall be properly blocked until
installation by an AMHC certified installer.
(b) When a federally certified motor carrier
transports a
manufactured housing unit for installation in Alabama, he or she
must give the
AMHC at least 72 hours advance notice of the date, time, and
place of delivery at its installation site. Such notice shall be provided by
certified mail, fax, or e-mail. In order to minimize down time for the
federally certified motor carrier, any variation from the date, time, or place
originally given to the
AMHC shall be communicated by fax or e-mail to
AMHC as
soon as practicable.
An AMHC inspector will meet the federally certified motor
carrier at the delivery site at the appointed time. The federally certified
motor carrier may not detach the manufactured housing unit unless an AMHC
inspector has placed on the unit a dated decal identifying the unit and the
inspector who conducted the inspection. The AMHC inspector shall note any
safety-related transportation damage visible on the unit, including any unit
damage that may have caused damage to roadways, flying debris on the roadways,
or part of the unit protruding beyond the unit's normal frame or body. If the
AMHC inspector observes or notes damage that may be the result of a possible
criminal violation (such as unreported motor vehicle accident damage such as
from a hit and run), the inspector may notify law enforcement officials. The
inspector's reports will become a part of the Commission's public
records.
Once the decal has been affixed, the federally certified motor
carrier may then disconnect the unit, remove the wheels and axles, and
temporarily secure the unit. Units not to be immediately installed shall be
properly blocked until installation by a certified installer. The federally
certified motor carrier may not install or attempt to install the unit unless
the federally certified motor carrier is also an AMHC certified
installer.
Notes
Ala. Admin. Code r. 535-X-12T-.08
New Rule: Filed April 15,
2009; effective May 20, 2009.
Author: Jim Sloan
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, ยงยง
24-4A-2,
et seq. ;24-6-4.
