Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) Any person who violates any of the following
provisions relating to manufactured homes, or any rule promulgated by the
administrator of the division of building safety to administer the provisions
of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty of not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000) for each such violation. Each such violation shall
constitute a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home, except
that the maximum penalty shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for
any related series of violations occurring within one (1) year from the date
of the first violation. Violations include:
(a) Manufacturing for sale, leasing, selling, offering for sale, or
introducing or delivering or importing, in the state of Idaho, any
manufactured home which is manufactured on or after the effective date of
any applicable federal manufactured home construction and safety standard
which does not comply with such standard;
(b) Failure or refusal to permit entry or inspection as required by
section 39-4003A, Idaho Code;
(c) Failure of manufacturer to give notification of any defects in any
manufactured home, in the manner required by 42 USC 5414;
(d) Failure to furnish to distributor or dealer at the time of delivery
of each manufactured home produced by such manufacturer, certification
that said manufactured home conforms to all applicable federal
construction and safety standards or issuance of a certification to the
effect that a manufactured home conforms to all applicable federal
manufactured home construction and safety standards, if such person in the
exercise of due care has reason to know that such certification is false
or misleading in a material respect;
(e) Failure of any manufacturer, distributor or dealer of manufactured
homes to establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and
provide such information as the administrator of the division of building
safety may reasonably require to enable him to determine whether such
manufacturer, distributor or dealer has acted or is acting in compliance
with this chapter and with federal manufactured home construction and
safety standards; or failure to permit, upon request of a person duly
designated by the administrator, inspection of appropriate books, papers,
records and documents relative to determining whether such manufacturer,
distributor or dealer has acted or is acting in compliance with federal
manufactured home construction or safety standards.
(2) Any person or officer, director or agent of a corporation who
wilfully or knowingly violates the provisions enumerated in subsection 1(a)
through (e) of this section, in any manner which threatens the health or
safety of any purchaser shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
(3) Violations of this chapter shall be tried in any court of competent
jurisdiction within the state of Idaho.

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