- (a) No attempt is made to define ordinary words which are used in accordance with the established dictionary meaning except when the word has been loosely used and it is necessary to define its meaning as used in this part to avoid a misunderstanding.
- (b) Because the purpose is to define terms rather than words, the definitions are alphabetical using the first word of the term rather than by the noun.
(c) The following terms are defined for the purpose of this part:
- (1) “Agency” means the Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission or other personnel authorized to act on behalf of the director;
- (2) “Certification” means the act of certifying or a state of being certified;
- (3) “Commission” means Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission;
- (4) “Director” means the Director of the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission;
- (5) “Installation” means work done to stabilize, support, or anchor a modular home or to join sections of a multisection modular home;
- (6) “Installer” means any person, firm, or corporation not otherwise certified or licensed, engaged in the business of installing modular homes for himself or herself or on behalf of any other person not certified or licensed under this Act;
- (7) “Manufacturer” means any person, firm, or corporation who manufactures modular homes;
- (8) “Modular home” means a factory-built structure produced in accordance with state or local construction codes or standards and designed to be used as a dwelling unit with a foundation when connected to the required utilities;
- (9) “Retailer” means any person, firm, or corporation in the business of accepting on consignment, buying for resale, selling, or exchanging modular homes or offering same to the public for sale, exchange, or lease-purchase, whether for himself or herself or on behalf of any other person not certified as a retailer under this Act;
- (10) “Revocation” means the repeal or reversal of the rights of the manufacturer or retailer to sell or distribute modular homes in the State of Arkansas;
- (11) “Salesperson” means any person employed by the retailer or manufacturer who is engaged in either the wholesale or retail sale of modular homes;
- (12) “Separate entity” means each individual location of a manufacturing plant or each individual retail location;
- (13) “Statement of compliance” means the manufacturer or retailer certified and/or licensed by the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission will comply with Acts 2005, No.1235 and the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission's rules for modular homes; and
- (14) “Suspension” means to cease or stop temporarily the right to produce or sell modular homes within the State of Arkansas.