661—372.8 (103A) Criteria for obtaining a manufactured or mobile home manufacturer’s or distributor’s license. Information concerning license requirements may be obtained from the Building Code Bureau, Fire Marshal Division, Iowa Department of Public Safety, State Public Safety Headquarters Building, 215 East 7th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
	 372.8(1) Application. A manufactured or mobile home manufacturer or distributor shall file a completed application form at least 30 days prior to the expiration of a current license, or if the application is for an initial license, 30 days prior to the date on which the manufacturer or distributor anticipates doing business. A manufacturer or distributor may not operate without a current license.
	 372.8(2) Expiration. Each license expires on January 1 of the calendar year following the year in which it is issued, except that a license issued in December of any year shall cover the following calendar year.
	 372.8(3) Fees. The license fee established by statute is $100 annually or for any portion of a year, except that a license issued in December of any year is valid for the following calendar year and any manufacturer or distributor with a license valid for a particular calendar year may continue to operate under that license until the end of January of the following calendar year.
	 372.8(4) Notification. Manufactured or mobile home manufacturers and distributors shall, within ten days of the fact, notify the bureau in writing of:
	  a.   	 Any change in the name, method of doing business or location of the place of business as shown on the license and shall include a fee of $100 in payment of a new license reflecting the change. However, a change in the location of the place of business when the original location is in an area subject to a disaster emergency proclamation issued by the governor pursuant to Iowa Code section 29C.6 and when the relocation results from flooding, storm damage, or other conditions which form a basis for issuance of the disaster emergency proclamation shall not require the issuance of a new license. In these circumstances, an amended license shall be furnished to the licensee at no charge to the licensee.
	  b.   	 Issuance of a contract with a person in this state to sell new manufactured or mobile homes at retail.
	  c.   	 Any change in the trade names of manufactured or mobile homes being manufactured for delivery in this state.
	 372.8(5) Required acts. Manufactured or mobile home manufacturers and distributors shall furnish sample manufacturer’s certificates of origin to the commissioner for each make of manufactured or mobile home assembled by the manufacturer for delivery in this state.
[Editorial change: IAC Supplement 6/17/09]