Chapter 276 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

HB 2579

Relating to manufactured structure dealers; amending section 47, chapter 655, Oregon Laws 2003; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 47, chapter 655, Oregon Laws 2003, is amended to read:

Sec. 47. (1) Notwithstanding [section 26 of this 2003 Act] ORS 446.671, a manufactured structure dealer who holds a certificate issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to ORS 822.020 or 822.040 prior to [the operative date of section 1 of this 2003 Act] May 1, 2005, may continue to conduct business under authority of that certificate until the certificate expires [or January 1, 2006, whichever occurs first]. A dealer described in this section is subject to regulation by the Department of Consumer and Business Services in the same manner as a dealer conducting business under a license issued under [section 28 or 29 of this 2003 Act] ORS 446.691 or 446.696.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a dealer holding a certificate described in subsection (1) of this section may obtain a manufactured structure dealer license from the Department of Consumer and Business Services by complying with the requirements of [section 29 of this 2003 Act] ORS 446.696 for renewal of a license.

SECTION 2. This 2005 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2005 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 20, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 21, 2005

Effective date June 20, 2005

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