Section 6012.7 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.
6012.7
. (a) For the purposes of this part, "gross receipts" from
the sale of factory-built housing, and the "sales price" of
factory-built housing, sold or stored, used, or otherwise consumed in
this state shall be 40 percent of the sales price of the
factory-built housing to the consumer.
(b) For purposes of this section, "factory-built housing"
includes:
(1) A residential building, dwelling unit or an individual
dwelling room or combination of rooms thereof, or building component,
assembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that all concealed
parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before
installation at the building site without disassembly, damage, or
destruction of the part, including units designed for use as part of
an institution for resident or patient care, which is either wholly
manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured at an offsite
location to be wholly or partially assembled onsite in accordance
with regulations adopted by the Commission of Housing and Community
Development of the State of California pursuant to Section 19990 of
the Health and Safety Code or in accordance with applicable local
building requirements if such factory-built housing is inspected and
approved by the local enforcement agency at the place of, and during
the time of, manufacture.
(2) "Modular housing," which is a three-dimensional box or
cube-shaped structure or structures making up one or more rooms of a
residential building.
(3) "Sectionalized housing," which generally consists of two
modules which form a total living unit.
(4) "Modular," "utility," or "wet cores," which are
three-dimensional habitable rooms or modules and which are generally
comprised of a kitchen or a bathroom or bathrooms.
(c) For purposes of this section, "factory-built housing" does not
include:
(1) A "mobilehome," as defined in Section 18008 of the Health and
Safety Code.
(2) "Precut housing packages" where more than 50 percent of the
package consists of precut lumber only.
(3) "Panelized construction," such as walls or components that may
become one or more rooms of a building, unless a complete housing
package is provided by the builder or manufacturer, such as by
providing wall panels, floors, and a roof which will form a complete
housing structure.
(4) "Porches" or "awnings" which are not purchased as a part of
the original housing package.
(d) If a purchaser certifies in writing to a retailer that the
factory-built housing purchased will be consumed in a manner or for a
purpose entitling the retailer to exclude 60 percent of the gross
receipts or sales price from the measure of tax, and uses the
property in some other manner or for some other purpose, the
purchaser shall be liable for payment of tax measured by 60 percent
of the sales price.