- (1) An applicant for a license as a manufacturer shall complete an application form prescribed by the commissioner and submit the same to the commissioner along with a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). The applicant shall also submit proof of a surety bond as prescribed in T.C.A. § 68-126-206.
- (2) A license as a manufacturer shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance, unless renewed. The fee for renewal of a license as a manufacturer is one hundred dollars ($100.00).
- (3) Any manufacturer who fails to renew a license prior to its expiration but before ninety days
- (90) days after expiration shall pay a late penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) in addition to the renewal fee. Licenses renewed during this ninety (90) day grace period shall be considered inactive from the date of expiration to the date of renewal.
- (4) Any person desiring to renew a license later than ninety (90) days after the date of expiration shall submit a new application and meet all other application requirements.
- (5) Proof of a surety bond, as prescribed in T.C.A. § 68-126-206, shall be submitted with each application for renewal.
- (6) Any manufacturer who conducts business in this State without proper licensure shall be assessed a civil penalty up to one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100.00) for each manufactured home manufactured prior to licensure or annual renewal.
- (7) All licensed manufacturers are required to keep the commissioner apprised of their current mailing address, email address, and phone number to be used for communications with the department by informing the department within thirty (30) calendar days of any change in the information previously provided to the commissioner.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-126-204, 68-126-206, and 68-126-210. Administrative History: Original rule certified June 10, 1974. Repeal filed April 20, 1978; effective May 22, 1978. New rule filed June 28, 1984; effective July 28, 1984. Amendment filed November 12, 1986; effective December 27, 1986. Amendment filed June 15, 1988; effective September 28, 1988. Amendment filed March 12, 2004; effective May 26, 2004. Amendments filed November 7, 2025; effective February 5, 2026.