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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 37 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":209065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75073,"identifier":"36-85.6","token":"36\/4.1\/36-85.6","url":"\/36-85.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-85.6\/","token":"36\/4.1\/36-85.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Federal Standards and Regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-85.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Federal Standards<\/span> shall be the sole standard applicable regarding design, construction, or safety of any <span class=\"dictionary\">manufactured home<\/span> as defined by <span class=\"dictionary\">this law<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Administrator<\/span> shall accept <span class=\"dictionary\">manufactured home<\/span> plan approvals from state or private agencies authorized by <span class=\"dictionary\">HUD<\/span> to conduct plan reviews and approvals. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Administrator<\/span> shall accept certifications of compliance with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Federal Standards<\/span> for homes manufactured in other states when such certifications are made according to <span class=\"dictionary\">Federal Regulations<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEDERAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS (\u00a7 36-85.6)\n\nThe Federal Standards shall be the sole standard applicable regarding design,\nconstruction, or safety of any manufactured home as defined by this law. The\nAdministrator shall accept manufactured home plan approvals from state or\nprivate agencies authorized by HUD to conduct plan reviews and approvals. The\nAdministrator shall accept certifications of compliance with the Federal\nStandards for homes manufactured in other states when such certifications are\nmade according to Federal Regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 37.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}