Manufacturing Housing Board test Regulation
in South Carolina questions and solutions
The Workers Compensation Act - answersrequires all employers, who employ four or more
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employees, to provide workers compensation coverage.
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The Licensing Law passed by the South Carolina Legislature - answersCreated the South
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Carolina Manufactured Housing Board and granted it the authority to adopt rules necessary for
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the administration of this law.
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The Manufactured Housing Board is composed of ten members who are residents of the state.
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Members are appointed by the governor for four-year terms. Board membership is as follows: -
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answers- a manufactured home retail dealer owner;
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- a representative of the fire and casualty insurance industry
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- a full-time employee of a fire department
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- a manufactured home manufacturer
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- a representative of the banking and finance industry
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- a registered professional engineer
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- a licensed manufactured home contractor, installer, or repairer
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- a member from the general public
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- a member from the general public who currently resides in a manufactured home
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- a manufactured home retail salesmen
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Who needs to be licensed? - answersSouth Carolina law requires that those persons engaged
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in the business of selling, as a dealer, manufactured homes, those employed as a salesmen for
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the dealer, and manufactured home manufacturers be licensed.
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Bonding Requirements - answers- Manufactured Home Manufacturer- $75,000 for each
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location
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- Manufactured Home Retail Dealer - $30,000 for each location
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- Manufactured Home Retail Salesman - $15,000
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- Manufactured Home Contractor, Installer, or Repairer - $5,000
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License Issuance and Renewal - answersLicenses expire on June 30th each even-numbered
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year following date of issue. License renewal applications received after June 30th incur a late
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fee. A renewal received more than six months after expiration will require the filing of a new
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application for license.
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Fees charged by the board for the licensing and renewal of licensees are $50 for salesperson
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The board may take disciplinary action by denying a license to an applicant, restricting a license,
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increasing the surety bond requirement, and suspending or revoking a license, if the applicant
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or license is found guilty of any of the following - answers- employing unlicensed retail salesman
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or contracting with unlicensed contractors, installers, or repairers
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- knowingly purchasing a home from an unlicensed manufacturer or selling to an unlicensed
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dealer
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- conviction of a felony within the past seven years
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A licensee who violates a provision in the law or regulation pertaining to warranty requirements,
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deposits, or recision of contracts may be subjected to the following penalties: - answers- for a
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, first offense, imposition of a fine not more than $500 or suspension or not more than 30 days or
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both
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- for a second offense, imposition of a fine of not more than $1000 or suspension for not more
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than 60 days or both
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- for a third offense, imposition of a fine of not more than $2000 or suspension for not more than
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90 days ,or both
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- a fourth offense is brung up to the board for disciplinary action
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The federal trade commission - answersenforces the truth in lending act as it applies to retailers,
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finance companies, creditors lessors, and all other advertising of consumer credit and
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consumer leases that are not regulated by other federal agencies .
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Land Home Packages - answersThe advertising or selling of manufactured housing, together
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with real estate, requires prior licensing from the South Carolina Real Estate Commision
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Travel Restrictions - answersThe Department of Transportation has developed guidelines
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covering the movement of oversized and overweight loads over state highways
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sales and use tax - answersthere are numerous exemptions and exclusions to the sales tax
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requirement including a 35% exemption on the selling price of a manufactured home. After
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allowing for the exemption and any trade-in, the sales tax is imposed on the balance up to
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$6,000 plus 2% of the remaining sales price exceeding $6,000. The 2% may be waived if certain
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energy efficiency levels are met in the mobile home.
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vc - answersno tax is levied when additional items are installed to a modular home such as heat
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vc pumps, air conditioning systems, skirting, steps, septic tanks, wells, and driveways.
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Energy efficiency verification - answersAs mentioned above the 2% sales tax imposed on
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manufactured housing purchases exceeding $6,000 can be waived if certain energy efficiency
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levels are met. The minimum energy efficiency ratings require storm or double pane windows,
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of R-11 for walls, R-19 for floors and R-30 for ceilings.
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Manufactured Housing Board members/ duties - answersThere is created the South Carolina vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
Manufactured Housing Board. It is composed of ten members who must be residents of South
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Carolina appointed by the Governor in accordance with Section 40-1-45 for terms of four years
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and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The board shall include a manufactured
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home retail dealer owner, a representative of the fire and casualty insurance industry, a full-time
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employee of a fire department, a representative of the manufactured housing industry from a list
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of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Manufactured Housing Institute of
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South Carolina, a representative of the banking and finance industry, a registered professional
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engineer, a licensed manufactured home contractor, installer, or repairer, one member from the
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general public who must not be associated with any of the other industries represented on the
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board other than as a minority stockholder, a member from the general public who currently
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resides in a manufactured home, and a manufactured home retail salesman. The State Fire
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Marshal shall serve on the board as a consultant and as an ex officio member without a vote. An
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individual, group, or association may nominate board members from the general public.
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Authorized Official - answersmeans a person acting on behalf of a manufactured home retall vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
dealer.
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Imminent Safety Hazard - answersmeans a hazard that presents an imminent and vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
unreasonable risk of death or severe personal injury.
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in South Carolina questions and solutions
The Workers Compensation Act - answersrequires all employers, who employ four or more
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employees, to provide workers compensation coverage.
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The Licensing Law passed by the South Carolina Legislature - answersCreated the South
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Carolina Manufactured Housing Board and granted it the authority to adopt rules necessary for
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the administration of this law.
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The Manufactured Housing Board is composed of ten members who are residents of the state.
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Members are appointed by the governor for four-year terms. Board membership is as follows: -
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answers- a manufactured home retail dealer owner;
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- a representative of the fire and casualty insurance industry
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- a full-time employee of a fire department
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- a manufactured home manufacturer
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- a representative of the banking and finance industry
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- a registered professional engineer
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- a licensed manufactured home contractor, installer, or repairer
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- a member from the general public
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- a member from the general public who currently resides in a manufactured home
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- a manufactured home retail salesmen
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Who needs to be licensed? - answersSouth Carolina law requires that those persons engaged
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in the business of selling, as a dealer, manufactured homes, those employed as a salesmen for
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the dealer, and manufactured home manufacturers be licensed.
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Bonding Requirements - answers- Manufactured Home Manufacturer- $75,000 for each
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location
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- Manufactured Home Retail Dealer - $30,000 for each location
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- Manufactured Home Retail Salesman - $15,000
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- Manufactured Home Contractor, Installer, or Repairer - $5,000
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License Issuance and Renewal - answersLicenses expire on June 30th each even-numbered
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year following date of issue. License renewal applications received after June 30th incur a late
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fee. A renewal received more than six months after expiration will require the filing of a new
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application for license.
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Fees charged by the board for the licensing and renewal of licensees are $50 for salesperson
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The board may take disciplinary action by denying a license to an applicant, restricting a license,
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increasing the surety bond requirement, and suspending or revoking a license, if the applicant
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or license is found guilty of any of the following - answers- employing unlicensed retail salesman
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or contracting with unlicensed contractors, installers, or repairers
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- knowingly purchasing a home from an unlicensed manufacturer or selling to an unlicensed
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dealer
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- conviction of a felony within the past seven years
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A licensee who violates a provision in the law or regulation pertaining to warranty requirements,
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deposits, or recision of contracts may be subjected to the following penalties: - answers- for a
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, first offense, imposition of a fine not more than $500 or suspension or not more than 30 days or
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both
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- for a second offense, imposition of a fine of not more than $1000 or suspension for not more
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than 60 days or both
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- for a third offense, imposition of a fine of not more than $2000 or suspension for not more than
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90 days ,or both
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- a fourth offense is brung up to the board for disciplinary action
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The federal trade commission - answersenforces the truth in lending act as it applies to retailers,
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finance companies, creditors lessors, and all other advertising of consumer credit and
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consumer leases that are not regulated by other federal agencies .
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Land Home Packages - answersThe advertising or selling of manufactured housing, together
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with real estate, requires prior licensing from the South Carolina Real Estate Commision
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Travel Restrictions - answersThe Department of Transportation has developed guidelines
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covering the movement of oversized and overweight loads over state highways
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sales and use tax - answersthere are numerous exemptions and exclusions to the sales tax
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requirement including a 35% exemption on the selling price of a manufactured home. After
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allowing for the exemption and any trade-in, the sales tax is imposed on the balance up to
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$6,000 plus 2% of the remaining sales price exceeding $6,000. The 2% may be waived if certain
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energy efficiency levels are met in the mobile home.
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vc - answersno tax is levied when additional items are installed to a modular home such as heat
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vc pumps, air conditioning systems, skirting, steps, septic tanks, wells, and driveways.
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Energy efficiency verification - answersAs mentioned above the 2% sales tax imposed on
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manufactured housing purchases exceeding $6,000 can be waived if certain energy efficiency
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levels are met. The minimum energy efficiency ratings require storm or double pane windows,
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of R-11 for walls, R-19 for floors and R-30 for ceilings.
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Manufactured Housing Board members/ duties - answersThere is created the South Carolina vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
Manufactured Housing Board. It is composed of ten members who must be residents of South
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Carolina appointed by the Governor in accordance with Section 40-1-45 for terms of four years
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and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The board shall include a manufactured
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home retail dealer owner, a representative of the fire and casualty insurance industry, a full-time
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employee of a fire department, a representative of the manufactured housing industry from a list
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of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Manufactured Housing Institute of
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South Carolina, a representative of the banking and finance industry, a registered professional
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engineer, a licensed manufactured home contractor, installer, or repairer, one member from the
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general public who must not be associated with any of the other industries represented on the
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board other than as a minority stockholder, a member from the general public who currently
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resides in a manufactured home, and a manufactured home retail salesman. The State Fire
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Marshal shall serve on the board as a consultant and as an ex officio member without a vote. An
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individual, group, or association may nominate board members from the general public.
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Authorized Official - answersmeans a person acting on behalf of a manufactured home retall vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
dealer.
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Imminent Safety Hazard - answersmeans a hazard that presents an imminent and vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
unreasonable risk of death or severe personal injury.
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