101.73 (2) Adopt rules for the examination of plans and specifications and for periodic in-plant and on-site inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication, assembly and installation of manufactured buildings modular homes to ensure that examinations and inspections are made in compliance with the rules adopted for construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other systems under ss. 101.70 to 101.77 and with the rules for indoor plumbing adopted by the department under ch. 145.
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79. 101.73 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73 (3) Provide for examination of plans and specifications and in-plant inspections when contracted for by the manufacturer under s. 101.75 (1) and shall contract to provide on-site inspection services for the installation of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings, at municipal expense, for any municipality which requires such service under s. 101.76 or 101.761.
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80. 101.73 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73 (5) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of on-site inspectors of the installation of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings. Persons certified as on-site inspectors may be employees of the department, a city, village, town or county or an independent agency.
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81. 101.73 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73 (6) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension and revocation thereof, of independent inspection agencies to conduct in-plant inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings and to certify compliance with this subchapter.
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82. 101.73 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73 (7) Issue or recognize an insignia of compliance for dwellings which conform to the manufactured building modular home code.
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83. 101.73 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.73 (11) Hear petitions regarding the manufactured building modular home code, rules and special orders in accordance with s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8).
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84. 101.74 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.74 (4) Provide for or engage in the testing, approval and certification of materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured buildings modular homes.
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85. 101.74 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.74 (6) Adopt rules prescribing procedures for approving new building materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings.
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86. 101.74 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.74 (7) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the design, construction, inspection and labeling of manufactured buildings modular homes where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of the manufactured building modular home code and the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
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87. 101.745 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.745 (4) Requirement. The manufacturer of a manufactured building modular home shall install a functional smoke detector on each floor level except the attic or storage area of each dwelling unit.
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88. 101.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.75 (1) Inspections and compliance. Manufacturers of manufactured buildings modular homes shall contract with a certified independent inspection agency or the department to conduct in-plant inspections and certify compliance with this subchapter. Manufacturers shall reimburse the independent inspection agency in accordance with the terms of the contract or reimburse the department in accordance with fees established under s. 101.73 (12). All inspections shall be performed by persons certified by the department.
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89. 101.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.75 (2) Display of insignia required. All manufactured buildings modular homes manufactured, sold for initial use or installed within this state shall display, in a manner determined by the department, the insignia issued or recognized under ss. 101.73 (7) and 101.74 (7). All manufactured buildings modular homes bearing such insignia shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all building ordinances and regulations of any local government except those related to zoning and siting requisites including but not limited to building setback, side and rear yard requirements and property line requirements.
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90. 101.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.75 (3) Department approval of alterations. No person shall alter an approved manufactured building modular home in any way prior to or during installation without the approval of the department.
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91. 101.76 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.76 (1) (a) With the approval of the department, exercise jurisdiction over the installation of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings by passage of ordinances, provided such ordinances are in strict conformance with this subchapter and the on-site inspection is performed by persons certified by the department. Except as provided by s. 101.761, a county ordinance shall apply in any city, village or town which has not enacted such ordinance.
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92. 101.761 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.761 (3) The department or a county may not enforce this subchapter or an ordinance adopted under s. 101.76 (1) (a) or provide inspection services in a municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular manufactured building modular home or by the municipality. A request by a person or a municipality with respect to a particular manufactured building modular home does not give the department or a county authority with respect to any other manufactured building modular home. Costs shall be collected under s. 101.76 (1) (c) or ss. 101.73 (12) and 101.76 (2) from the person or municipality making the request.
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93. 101.761 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.761 (5) This section does not affect the applicability of or ordinances adopted under this subchapter to manufacturers, builders and owners of manufactured buildings modular homes located in a municipality.
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94. 101.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.935 (1) The department shall license and regulate manufactured home parks communities. The department may investigate manufactured home parks communities and, with notice, may enter and inspect private property.
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95. 101.971 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.971 (2) "Multifamily dwelling" means an apartment building, rowhouse, town house, condominium, or manufactured building modular home, as defined in s. 101.71 (6), that does not exceed 60 feet in height or 6 stories and that consists of 3 or more attached dwelling units the initial construction of which is begun on or after January 1, 1993. "Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under ch. 50.
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96. 106.50 (1m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.50 (1m) (L) "Housing" means any improved property, or any portion thereof, including a mobile home as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (d) 101.91 (10), manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2), or condominium, that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence. "Housing" includes any vacant land that is offered for sale or rent for the construction or location thereon of any building, structure or portion thereof that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence.
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97. 138.052 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.052 (1) (b) "Loan" means a loan secured by a first lien real estate mortgage on, or an equivalent security interest in, a one- one-family to 4-family dwelling which the borrower uses as his or her principal place of residence and which is made, refinanced, renewed, extended or modified on or after November 1, 1981, but does not include a mobile manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (c) (bg).
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98. 138.056 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056 (1) (b) "Dwelling" includes a cooperative housing unit and a mobile home or manufactured home.
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99. 138.056 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
138.056 (1) (bd) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
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100. 138.056 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056 (1) (bm) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used, or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible construction. "Mobile home" includes the mobile home structure, including the plumbing, heating and electrical systems and all appliances and all other equipment carrying a manufacturer's warranty has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10).
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101. 138.056 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 138.056 (1) (bg) amended to read:
138.056 (1) (bg) "Mobile Manufactured home transaction" means a consumer credit sale, as defined in s. 421.301 (9), of or a consumer loan, as defined in s. 421.301 (12), secured by a first lien or equivalent security interest in a mobile home or manufactured home.
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102. 138.056 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056 (1) (d) "Variable rate loan" means a mobile manufactured home transaction or a loan as defined in s. 138.052 (1) (b), the terms of which permits the interest rate to be increased or decreased.
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103. 138.056 (3m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.056 (3m) (a) 4. The prepayment is not made in connection with the sale of a dwelling or mobile manufactured home securing the loan.
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104. 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. The loan administration fee is charged for a consumer loan that is secured primarily by an interest in real property or, in a mobile home, as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2).
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105. 214.485 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
214.485 (10) For the purpose of mobile home or manufactured home financing.
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106. 215.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
215.205 (1) Loans or obligations, or interests therein, for the purpose of mobile home or manufactured home financing.
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107. 218.10 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
218.10 (8m) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home, as defined in s. 340.01 (29), that does not exceed the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2) has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (48r).
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108. 234.622 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
234.622 (7) "Qualifying dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit, not including a mobile home as defined in s. 66.0435 101.91 (10), located in this state, habitable as a permanent residence and to which property taxes or special assessments are, or may conveniently be, allocated and up to one acre of land appertaining to it held in the same ownership as the dwelling unit. For purposes of ss. 234.621 to 234.626, "qualifying dwelling unit" includes a unit in a condominium or in a cooperative or an unincorporated cooperative association or in a multi-unit multiunit dwelling with 4 or fewer units, but in all of these 3 cases only the portion of taxes or special assessments allocable to the unit lived in by the participant may qualify for loans under ss. 234.621 to 234.626.
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109. 340.01 (18m) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01 (18m) "Fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle" means a mobile home as defined in sub. (29) which recreational vehicle that is towed by a vehicle with a flatbed frame so the trailer hitch of the mobile home recreational vehicle is bolted to the flatbed frame of the towing vehicle.
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110. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
340.01 (27m) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
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111. 340.01 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01 (29) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible construction has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10).
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112. 340.01 (29k) of the statutes is created to read:
340.01 (29k) "Modular home" has the meaning given in s. 101.71 (6).
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113. 340.01 (48r) of the statutes is amended to read:
340.01 (48r) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home that does not exceed the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2) vehicle that is designed to be towed upon a highway by a motor vehicle, that is equipped and used, or intended to be used, primarily for temporary or recreational human habitation, that has walls of rigid construction, and that does not exceed 45 feet in length.
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114. 341.05 (26) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 341.05 (26).
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115. 341.05 (26) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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116. 341.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.12 (1) The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to s. 341.25 or 341.30 shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 registration plates for an automobile, motor truck, motor bus, school bus, self-propelled recreational vehicle motor home, or dual purpose motor home and one plate for other vehicles. The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to any other section shall issue one plate unless the department determines that 2 plates will better serve the interests of law enforcement.
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117. 343.055 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.055 (1) (d) Recreational vehicle operators. The operator of the commercial motor vehicle is a person operating a motor home, or a vehicle towing a 5th-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle or single-unit recreational vehicle and the vehicle or combination, including both units of a combination towing vehicle and the 5th-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle or recreational vehicle, is both operated and controlled by the person and is transporting only members of the person's family, guests or their personal property. This paragraph does not apply to any transportation for hire or the transportation of any property connected to a commercial activity. In this paragraph, "controlled" means leased or owned.
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118. 346.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.94 (8) Transporting persons in mobile homes, recreational vehicles, or boats. Except as provided in sub. (8m), no person may operate a motor vehicle towing any mobile home, recreational vehicle, or boat on a trailer upon a highway when any person is in such mobile home, recreational vehicle, or boat.
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119. 346.94 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.94 (8m) Transporting persons in fifth-wheel mobile homes recreational vehicles. (a) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle upon a highway when any person under the age of 12 years is in the fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle unless one person 16 years of age or older is also in the fifth-wheel mobile home
recreational vehicle.
(b) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle upon a highway with any person in such mobile home recreational vehicle unless the fifth-wheel mobile home
recreational vehicle is equipped with a two-way communications system in proper working order and capable of providing voice communications between the operator of the towing vehicle and any occupant of the fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle.
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120. 347.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.15 (2) Except as provided in sub. (1), there shall be at least 2 direction signal lamps showing to the front on motor vehicles and at least 2 showing to the rear on motor vehicles, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, so as to indicate intention to turn right or left. Lamps showing to the front shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and lamps showing to the rear shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable. Such lamps shall project a flashing white or amber light visible to the front and a flashing red or amber light visible to the rear. Direction signal lamps when in use shall be plainly visible and understandable from all distances to 300 feet during normal sunlight. No direction signal lamp shall have any type of decorative covering that restricts the amount of light emitted when the direction signal lamp is in use. When actuated, such lamps shall indicate the intended direction of turning by flashing the lights showing to the front and rear on the side toward which the turn is made. This subsection does not apply to any type of decorative covering originally equipped on the vehicle at the time of manufacture and sale.
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121. 347.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.35 (4) Mobile homes and recreational vehicles. No person shall manufacture and no person shall sell a mobile home or recreational vehicle in this state unless such mobile home or recreational vehicle is equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it. No person shall operate on a highway any mobile home registered as a 1940 or later year model or recreational vehicle unless such mobile home or recreational vehicle is equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it.
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122. 347.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.45 (1) All automobiles, motor trucks, motor buses, truck tractors, trailers, semitrailers, recreational vehicles, and mobile homes when operated upon a highway shall be completely equipped with tires inflated with compressed air and all other motor vehicles when operated on a highway shall be equipped with tires of rubber or of some material or construction of equal resiliency. No person may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home having any metal tire in contact with the roadway, except that tire chains of reasonable proportions may be used when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid, and except as provided in sub. (2) (c).
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123. 347.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
