34-34A-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Dealer," any person engaged in the sale, leasing, or distribution of new manufactured homes primarily to persons who in good faith purchase or lease a manufactured home for purposes other than resale;
(2) "Department," the Department of Public Safety;
(3) "Distributor," any person engaged in the sale and distribution of manufactured homes for resale;
(4) Deleted by SL 2004, ch 17, § 213;
(5) "Federal manufactured home construction and safety standard," any reasonable standard established by the federal government for the construction, design, and performance of a manufactured home that meets the needs of the public, including the needs for quality, durability and safety;
(6) "Manufactured home construction," all activities relating to the assembly and manufacture of a manufactured home, including those relating to durability, quality and safety;
(7) "Manufactured home safety," through the performance of a manufactured home, the protection of the public against any unreasonable risk of the occurrence of accidents due to the design or construction of the manufactured home or any unreasonable risk of death or injury to the user or to the public if such accidents do occur;
(8) "Manufacturer," any person engaged in manufacturing or assembling manufactured homes, including any person engaged in importing manufactured homes for resale;
(9) "Purchaser," the first person purchasing a manufactured home in good faith for purposes other than resale;
(10) "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Public Safety;
(11) "State administrative agency," a state agency that has been approved or conditionally approved by the federal government to carry out the state plan for enforcement of the federal standards.Source: SL 1973, ch 216, § 1; SL 1982, ch 267, § 1; SL 1985, ch 15, § 42; SL 1990, ch 278, § 1; SL 2003, ch 272, §§ 20, 121; SL 2004, ch 17, § 213.
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