CHAPTER 3. MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLER LICENSING BOARD
IC 25-23.7-3
Chapter 3. Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board
IC 25-23.7-3-1
Establishment of board
Sec. 1. The manufactured home installer licensing board is
established.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7.
IC 25-23.7-3-2
Members
Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of nine (9) members appointed by
the governor as follows:
(1) Four (4) members who are installers, each of whom:
(A) is licensed in Indiana as an installer; and
(B) has been actively engaged in the installation of
manufactured homes for at least five (5) years immediately
before the member's appointment to the board.
(2) One (1) member who represents manufactured home
manufacturers with production facilities in Indiana.
(3) One (1) member who represents manufactured home
dealers.
(4) One (1) member who is an operator or who is employed by
an operator of a mobile home community licensed under
IC 16-41-27.
(5) One (1) member who is an owner of or who is employed by
a primary inspection agency, a designation issued under 24 CFR
3282 by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
(6) One (1) member who represents the general public and who
is not associated with the manufactured home industry other
than as a consumer.
(b) The members of the board must be residents of Indiana.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.87-2005,
SEC.36.
IC 25-23.7-3-3
Terms of members
Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the board shall serve a term of four (4)
years and until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
(b) A board member may not serve more than two (2) consecutive
terms.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7.
IC 25-23.7-3-4
Removal of member; vacancies
Sec. 4. (a) The governor may remove a board member at any time
for incompetency, neglect of duty, or unprofessional conduct.
(b) A vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled by
appointment by the governor for the unexpired term.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7.
IC 25-23.7-3-5
Board meetings; quorum; majority vote required
Sec. 5. (a) The board shall meet at least two (2) times each
calendar year upon the call of the chairperson or the written request
of a majority of the members of the board.
(b) The chairperson shall establish the time and place for each
meeting.
(c) Five (5) members of the board constitute a quorum.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this article, at least five (5)
votes are necessary for the board to take official action.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7.
IC 25-23.7-3-6
Salary per diem; travel expenses
Sec. 6. Each member of the board is entitled to the minimum
salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Each member of the
board is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other
expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties,
as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by
the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
agency.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7.
IC 25-23.7-3-7
Chairperson; vice chairperson; presiding officer
Sec. 7. (a) Each year the board shall elect a member as
chairperson and a member as vice chairperson.
(b) The chairperson and vice chairperson shall serve until their
successor is elected.
(c) The chairperson shall preside at all meetings at which the
chairperson is present. The vice chairperson shall preside at meetings
in the absence of the chairperson and shall perform other duties as
the chairperson directs.
(d) If the chairperson and vice chairperson are absent from a
meeting of the board when a quorum exists, the members who are
present may elect a presiding officer who shall serve as acting
chairperson until the conclusion of the meeting or until the arrival of
the chairperson or vice chairperson.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7.
IC 25-23.7-3-8
Board duties and powers
Sec. 8. The board shall:
(1) enforce and administer this article;
(2) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the administration and
enforcement of this article, including competency standards and
a code of ethics for licensed installers;
(3) prescribe the requirements for and the form of licenses
issued or renewed under this article;
(4) issue, deny, suspend, and revoke licenses in accordance with
this article;
(5) in accordance with IC 25-1-7, investigate and prosecute
complaints involving licensees or individuals the board has
reason to believe should be licensees, including complaints
concerning the failure to comply with this article or rules
adopted under this article;
(6) bring actions in the name of the state of Indiana in an
appropriate circuit court to enforce compliance with this article
or rules adopted under this article;
(7) establish fees in accordance with IC 25-1-8;
(8) inspect the records of a licensee in accordance with rules
adopted by the board;
(9) conduct or designate a board member or other representative
to conduct public hearings on any matter for which a hearing is
required under this article and to exercise all powers granted
under IC 4-21.5; and
(10) maintain the board's office, files, records, and property in
the city of Indianapolis.
As added by P.L.162-2002, SEC.7.