The Department of Labor and Industries (Department) enforces safety regulations for the manufacturing of recreational vehicles (RVs) and park trailers sold or leased in the state.  An RV is a vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping, travel, or seasonal use that either has its own motive power or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle.  They include camping trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, motor homes, travel trailers, and truck campers. 
 
An RV or park trailer sold or leased in the state must have an insignia issued by the Department.  To obtain the appropriate insignia, the Department must approve the manufacturer's design plans and specifications.  The manufacturer may submit its plans and specifications to the Department and be subject to the Department's review process.  In the alternative, the manufacturer may use a self-certification process, whereby the manufacturer's design plans are reviewed by a Department-approved licensed professional and the manufacturer has a quality control process approved by the Department. 

Once the Department approves a manufacturer's plans and conducts an inspection, and the manufacturer pays the appropriate fees, the Department issues the insignia.  Insignia are attached to the finished vehicle before it leaves the manufacturer's location.

The Department must permit the purchase and distribution of insignia to a manufacturer of RVs and park trailers with an approved quality control program, if the manufacturer submits plans and specifications of a model or production prototype of an RV or park trailer and pays the review fees to the Department.