GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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SENATE BILL 682

Short Title:  Housemoving Amendments.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Block.
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Referred to:  Insurance.
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April 18, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND STATUTES REGULATING HOUSEMOVING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-359.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20-359.1. Insurance requirements.
(a)	No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this Article unless the applicant presents to the Department a certificate or certificates of insurance, from an insurance company or companies licensed to do business in this State, providing:
(1)	Motor vehicle insurance for bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident and for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident with minimum coverage of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000).
(2)	Comprehensive general liability insurance with a minimum coverage of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) combined single limit of liability covering operations on North Carolina streets and highways; and
(3)	Workers' compensation insurance that complies with Chapter 97 for all employees if the person licensed as a professional housemover.
(b)	The certificate or certificates shall provide for continuous coverage during the effective period of the license issued pursuant to this Article.
(c)	The Department shall be notified by the insurance company issuing any policy of and 30 days prior to any cancellation or changes made to any provision of the insurance required by subsection (a) of this section.
(d)	In lieu of the insurance certificate or certificates required by subsections (a) or (b) of this section, the applicant may post with the Department a cash bond or other acceptable surety in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the benefit of any person filing a claim for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the movement of a structure pursuant to this Article.
(e)	In addition to all coverages required by this section, the applicant shall post with the Department a copy of a bond or other acceptable surety providing coverage in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the benefit of a person contracting with the housemover to move his structure for all claims for property damage arising from the movement of a structure pursuant to this Article."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 20-358 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20-358. Qualifications to become licensed.
The Department shall issue annual printed licenses to applicants meeting the following conditions:
(1)	The applicant must be at least 18 years of age; present acceptable evidence of good character and show sufficient housemoving experience on the application form furnished by the Department. Housemoving experience means extensive and responsible training gained by the applicant while engaged actively and directly on a full-time basis in the moving of houses and structures on public roads and highways with at least 24 months experience. Examples of the capacity in which a person may work in gaining experience include the following in building moving operations:
a.	Moving superintendent,
b.	Moving foreman, and
		c.	General mechanic and helper in the housemoving profession or trade.
(2)	Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 818, s. 3, effective August 1, 1981.
(3)	The applicant must furnish proof that all of the vehicles, excluding ‘beams and dollies' and ‘hauling units,' to be used in the movement of buildings, structures, or other extraordinary objects wider than 14 feet have met the requirements of G.S. 20-183.2 pertaining to the equipment inspection of motor vehicles; provided that the ‘beams and dollies' and ‘hauling units' are excluded from inspection under G.S. 20-183.2 and, further, are not required to be equipped with brakes.
(4)	Exhibit his federal employer's identification number.
(5)	Payment of an annual license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00)."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 20-360(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Persons licensed as professional housemovers shall also be required to secure a permit from the Department for every move undertaken on the State Highway System of roads; that permit shall be issued by the Department after determining that the applicant is (i) properly licensed, (ii) furnished special surety bonds as required by the Department, (iii) complying with such other regulations as required by the Department, and has paid a permit fee of twenty dollars ($20.00)."
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.