How Georgia regulates mobile home moves: licensing, how to look a mover up, USDOT rules and transport permits.
Researched from public sources, last checked March 14, 2026.
Georgia regulates mobile-home work through installer licensing. We have no license on record specific to moving a mobile home. The primary regulator is Office of Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner.
Last verified July 2026
A manufactured home moving through Georgia travels under a manufactured-home oversize permit. Georgia is an outlier in how this works: the rules are set by GDOT, but the permit itself is issued by the Georgia Department of Public Safety's Oversize Permit Unit.
Source: Georgia DPS · GA Rules & Regs Ch. 672-2
Georgia requires an oversize permit for anything wider than 8 feet 6 inches, with special manufactured-home conditions kicking in above 10 feet wide. A home is almost always over the limit, so a permit is effectively always required.
Source: Georgia Rule 672-2-.05
Georgia's escort rules climb with width. A home over 12 to 14 feet 8 inches wide needs a front and rear (or amber lights) on two-lane roads, and a rear or amber on multilane. Over 14 feet 8 inches to 16 feet, a front and rear escort. And notably, homes over 14 feet wide require front and rear police escorts — not just civilian ones.
Source: Georgia Rules & Regs Ch. 672-2
Most of Georgia is HUD Wind Zone I. Six coastal counties are Wind Zone II, built for stronger coastal winds — a home rated for a lower zone can't be installed there. There's no Wind Zone III in Georgia and no state seismic requirement.
Wind Zone II counties: Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh.
Source: 24 CFR 3280.305
In Georgia, the installer must buy a $60 installation permit from the Office of Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner for each home, new or pre-owned. The home is installed per the manufacturer's instructions and the Commissioner's rules, and homes built after June 15, 1976 need their HUD label.
Source: Georgia OCI · O.C.G.A. §8-2-164
Georgia defines a 'mobile home' as one built before June 15, 1976. A pre-owned home relocated on or after September 1, 2010 can't be occupied until it passes inspection and receives a certificate of compliance, so an older home's condition directly affects whether it can be lived in after the move.
Source: Georgia O.C.G.A. §8-2-164
The transport permit belongs to the mover — the Department of Public Safety oversize permit is issued to the carrier. As a concierge move, the licensed carrier holds the permit for you.
Source: Georgia DPS · Rule 672-2
The installation permit is bought by the licensed installer — it's issued only to a licensed installer, can't be transferred, and is attached to the home's panel box. It's issued by the Office of Insurance & Safety Fire Commissioner. Transport and installation are separate licensed roles.
Source: Georgia OCI · Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 120-3-7-.13
20 companies in our records hold a Georgia credential for mobile home work.
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