R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-6
§ 5-96-6. Obtaining a new home state license by virtue of compact privilege.
Status: in_force

(a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may hold a home state license, which allows for compact privileges in member states, in only one-member state at a time.

(b) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving between two (2) member states:

(1) The occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall file an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of a compact privilege, pay all applicable fees, and notify the current and new home state in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.

(2) Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant meets the pertinent criteria outlined in § 5-96-5 via the data system, without need for primary source verification except for:

(i) An FBI fingerprint based criminal background check if not previously performed or updated pursuant to applicable rules adopted by the commission in accordance with federal Public Law 92-544;

(ii) Other criminal background check as required by the new home state; and

(iii) Submission of any requisite jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.

(3) The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a compact privilege once the new home state has activated the new home state license in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant cannot meet the criteria in § 5-96-5, the new home state shall apply its requirements for issuing a new single-state license.

(5) The occupational therapist or the occupational therapy assistant shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to be issued a new home state license.

(c) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-member state, or from a non-member state to a member state, the state criteria shall apply for issuance of a single-state license in the new state.

(d) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with a licensees ability to hold a single-state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this compact, a licensee shall have only one home state license.

(e) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-6
§ 5-25-6. Board and department  Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is authorized to recommend to the department and director of health for his or her approval, the adoption, and from time to time, the revision, of any rules and regulations not inconsistent with law that are necessary to enable the department to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, regulations establishing continuing professional education requirements for veterinarians licensed under this chapter. The board shall recommend for licensure only duly qualified applicants. The board shall review applicants at least twice a year. It shall recommend the tests taken by applicants for licensure.

(b) The department shall adopt all policies to be followed in the examination, licensure, and renewal of license of duly qualified applicants and has full authority to accept or reject the recommendations of the board. The department is responsible for granting all licenses to practice veterinary medicine. The department shall conduct hearings upon charges calling for the discipline of licensees or revocation of licenses. The department has the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and administer oaths to persons giving testimony at hearings. The department shall cause the prosecution of all persons violating this chapter. The department shall keep a record of all its proceedings. The department may delegate to any other persons that are necessary to carry on the work of the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-64 / Section 5-64-16
§ 5-64-16. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-13
§ 5-71-13. Grounds for suspension or revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may recommend to the director of the department of health the issuance, renewal, or revocation of a license, or suspension, placement on probation, censure or reprimand a licensee, or any other disciplinary action that the board may deem appropriate, for conduct that may result from, but not necessarily be limited to:

(1) Obtaining his or her license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts;

(2) Being guilty of fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or material misstatement of facts or deceit in connection with his or her services rendered as an interpreter;

(3) Being guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the department in consultation with the board, and/or violating any standard of professional or ethical conduct adopted by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf;

(4) Violating the continuing education requirements of this chapter, as defined in § 5-71-9(e), and rules and regulations as promulgated by the department;

(5) Violating any lawful order, or any provision of this chapter or of the rules or regulations promulgated in this chapter;

(6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter;

(7) Departure from or failure to conform to the current standards of acceptable and prevailing practice of interpreting.

(b) Working under a license that is expired or on inactive status, working under a license when certification is expired or on inactive status, and practicing interpreting without being exempt under § 5-71-10 shall be considered to be practicing without a license.

(c) The department shall respond to all recommendations from the board under this section within thirty (30) calendar days.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-79-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-79 / Section 5-79-2
§ 5-79-2. Rescission of foreclosure consultant contract.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other right under law to rescind a contract, an owner has the right to cancel such a contract until midnight of the third (3rd) business day after the day on which the owner signs a contract that complies with § 5-79-3.

(b) Cancellation occurs when the owner gives written notice of cancellation to the foreclosure consultant at the address specified in the contract.

(c) Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid.

(d) Notice of cancellation given by the owner need not take the particular form as provided with the contract and, however expressed, is effective if it indicates the intention of the owner not to be bound by the contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-12
§ 5-48-12. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is granted the authority to impose the following disciplinary actions in those instances in which an applicant for a license or a licensee has been guilty of conduct that has endangered, or is likely to endanger, the health, welfare, or safety of the public:

(1) Refuse to issue or renew a license.

(2) Issue a letter of reprimand or concern.

(3) Require restitution of fees.

(4) Impose probationary conditions.

(5) Suspend or revoke a license.

(b) Any person found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-94-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-94 / Section 5-94-1
§ 5-94-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act of 2024.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-10
§ 5-65-10. Grounds for discipline  Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or office may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue, reinstate, or reissue a registration if the board or office determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing:

(1) That the registrant or applicant has violated § 5-65-3 or any other provision of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(2) That the insurance required by § 5-65-7 is not currently in effect.

(3) That the registrant, licensee, or applicant has engaged in conduct as a contractor that is dishonest or fraudulent that the board or office finds injurious to the welfare of the public.

(4) Has violated a rule or order of the board.

(5) That the registrant has knowingly assisted an unregistered person to act in violation of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(6) That a lien was filed on a structure under chapter 28 of title 34 because the registrant or applicant wrongfully failed to perform a contractual duty to pay money to the person claiming the lien.

(7) That the registrant has violated state building codes.

(8) That the registrant has made false or fraudulent statements on his or her application.

(9) That a registrant has engaged in repeated acts in violation of this chapter and the boards rules and regulations inclusive of substandard workmanship and any misuse of registration.

(10) The board or office may take disciplinary action against a contractor who performed work, or arranged to perform work, while the registration was suspended, invalidated, or revoked. Deposits received by a contractor and ordered returned are not considered a monetary award when no services or supplies have been received.

(11) That the registrant breached a contract.

(12) That the registrant performed negligent and/or improper work.

(13) That the contractor has advertised with a license number when only registered.

(14) That the registrant has failed to complete a project(s) for construction or willfully failed to comply with the terms of a contract or written warranty.

(15) That the registrant has misrepresented his or her registration status as valid when the registration was suspended, revoked, invalidated, inactive, or unregistered as required by the board.

(16) That the registrant has failed to pay a fine or comply with any order issued by the board or office.

(17) That the registrant has failed to obtain or maintain the required continuing education/units required by the board, or failed to sign the statement required by the board for registration or renewal.

(18) When a violation for hiring a nonregistered contractor, working as a nonregistered contractor, or not maintaining the insurance required is issued, the board or office may suspend the registration until the violation is resolved to the satisfaction of the board or office or otherwise through the administrative hearing proceeding.

(19) That the registrant has violated any of the provisions of chapter 3 of title 25; chapter 3, 12, 14, 36, or 50 of title 28; or chapter 13 of title 37. A finding that the registrant has violated any of those chapters shall not be grounds for imposition of a monetary penalty under subsection (c) below.

(b) Subject to providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, in addition to all other remedies, when the board or office has reason to believe that a person has engaged in, or is engaging in, any act, practice, or transaction that violates the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder, the board or office may order such person to cease and desist from the violation or request the attorney general to apply to the court for an injunction restraining the person from violating the provisions of this chapter. An injunction shall not be issued for failure to maintain the list provided for in § 5-65-3(h) unless the court determines that the failure is intentional.

(c) Subject to providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing:

(1) For each first violation of a particular section of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the board, a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) may be imposed. Where corrective work is completed and/or if restitution is made to the person for whom the work was to be performed, the fine assessed may be reduced as determined by the board. Fines for violations may be imposed against registered contractors, as well as those persons required to be registered, by the board.

(2) For each subsequent violation of a particular subsection of this chapter or of a rule or regulation promulgated by the board, a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) may be imposed. All fines collected by the board shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account to be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(3) For a violation of § 5-65-3, only for nonregistered contractors, a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first offense and up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent offense shall be imposed.

(d) In any decision following a hearing, the hearing officer, board, or office may require the registrant, in addition to or in lieu of a fine, to attend continuing education courses as appropriate. Failure to adhere to the requirement may result in immediate revocation of the registration.

(e) The expiration of a registration by operation of law or by order or decision of the board, the office, or a court, or the voluntary surrender of registration by the registrant, does not deprive the board or office of jurisdiction of an action or disciplinary proceeding against the registrant, or to render a decision suspending or revoking a registration.

(f)(1) In emergency situations, when a registrant is acting to the detriment of the health, welfare, and safety of the general public, the director of the department of business regulation, or the directors designee, may revoke or suspend a registration without a hearing for just cause for a period of thirty (30) days.

(2) A registration revocation or suspension in an emergency situation may be extended beyond thirty (30) days after notice and opportunity for a hearing.

(g) A registrant may petition the board to partially or completely expunge his or her record and the board may grant or deny such petition in its sole discretion.

(h) Any person or contractor, registered or not, who or that uses another contractors registration or allows another person to use their contractors registration fraudulently in any way, will be subject to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(i) When fraudulent advertising is used to entice an individual to hire an unregistered contractor, a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) may be imposed on the unregistered contractor by the board or office.

(j) If a social security number or copy of the drivers license is received from a registrant by a building official as a condition of obtaining a permit, such information shall be maintained in accordance with applicable law.

(k) When upon investigation a complaint reveals: serious code infractions; unsatisfied mechanics liens; abandonment of a job for a substantial period of time without apparent cause; or any other conduct detrimental to the public, the board can double the fines.

( l ) No person shall register as a contractor with the board for the purpose of deceiving or circumventing the registration process by enabling a person whose registration has been suspended or revoked to conduct business. Provided, however, that any person who, in good faith, relies on the board or the boards website for information regarding the registration status of another, shall be exempt from violations pursuant to this section if the information provided by the board is not correct. Violators of this section shall be jointly and individually liable and responsible for violations and for damages resulting from their activities as contractors pursuant to this chapter. Violations of this subsection may result in a suspension or revocation of registration and/or fines not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Furthermore, the director of the department of business regulation, or the directors designee, shall require that all applicants for registration shall sign a statement that they are aware of this provision and its implications.

(m) Upon receipt of notice of a final determination, after the exhaustion of all appeals, by the department of labor and training, consent agreement, or court order that a registered contractor violated any of the provisions of chapter 3 of title 25; chapter 3, 12, 14, 36, or 50 of title 28; or chapter 13 of title 37 and owes any wages, benefits, or other sums arising out of the violation, the board shall immediately suspend the registration of the contractor in accordance with this subsection. The suspension shall continue until all wages, benefits, or other sums owed have been paid or the contractor has entered into a written, binding agreement to pay the same acceptable to the department of labor and training and is not in default of payment under the agreement. If the contractor fails to remain current in payment under the agreement, the department of labor and training shall notify the board and the suspension shall be imposed or reinstated, as the case may be. The foregoing sanction is mandatory, but shall not be grounds for imposition of a monetary penalty under subsection (c) above.

(n) When the registration of a contractor has been revoked or suspended, neither the contractor nor any successor entity or sole proprietorship that: (1) Has one or more of the same principals or officers as the partnership, limited partnership, limited-liability partnership, joint venture, limited-liability company, corporation, or sole proprietorship as the subject contractor; and (2) Is engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity shall be qualified to register, apply, renew, or retain a registration as a contractor under this chapter, unless and until the board or office shall determine that the basis of the revocation or suspension has been satisfied or removed and that the registrant or applicant otherwise satisfies the requirements for registration under this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a natural person may obtain relief from the application and enforcement of this subsection as to him or her if he or she can establish that he or she was not responsible for, and did not acquiesce to, the misconduct that is the basis of the revocation, suspension, or denial of registration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-27 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-27
§ 5-20-27. Grounds for revocation of license.
Status: in_force

The director of labor and training shall revoke the license of any master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer after a hearing when the weight of the evidence establishes any one or more of the following specific violations:

(1) For having obtained, or conspired with others to obtain, a license by inducing the issuance of that license in consideration of the payment of money or any other things of value, or by and through a willful or fraudulent misrepresentation of facts in the procurement of the license;

(2) Willful violation of any plumbing ordinance, or rules of any city or town, or of any law of this state regulating the conduct of plumbing, irrigation work, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work;

(3) On account of knowingly aiding or assisting any person to engage in the work specified for a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer when that person does not have a license as provided in this chapter;

(4) Because of any master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system-installer, or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer willfully and fraudulently loaning his or her license to any other person for the purpose of permitting that person to engage in any plumbing, irrigation work, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work in violation of the provisions of this chapter;

(5) If any licensee, as provided in this chapter, is convicted of a felony; or

(6) On account of any willful violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-17
§ 5-93-17. Loans and financing.
Status: in_force

No person or company, including a solar retailer, shall provide a loan or otherwise finance or provide financing including retail installment contracts for the purchase and sale of a residential solar energy system or broker or service such loans, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining a license pursuant to chapter 14 of title 19, and no person or company engaging in such activities shall be exempt from licensure under § 19-14.1-10.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-6
§ 5-70-6. Unauthorized practice prohibited  Criminal penalties  Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this chapter, no individual, firm, or corporation shall provide, or offer to provide, telecommunications services in this state or use any title, sign, card, or device implying that the individual, firm, or corporation is qualified to provide telecommunications services unless that individual, firm, or corporation is the beneficial holder of a currently valid license issued pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Any individual, partnership, or corporation that is found to have violated subsection (a), after notice and a hearing before the board of examination and licensing of telecommunications systems contractors, technicians, and installers, and approved by the director of labor and training, shall be obligated to pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense, and a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent offense.

(c) The director of labor and training has the power to institute injunction proceedings in superior court to prevent violations of subsection (a).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-14
§ 5-22-14. Monthly inspection of buildings.
Status: in_force

Whenever a license is granted for a period of more than thirty (30) days, the licensing authorities shall cause that building or apparatus for which the license is issued to be inspected and reported upon at least once each month during the period covered by the license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-18
§ 5-8-18. Suspension and revocation of certificates  Complaints  Hearings.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and a hearing as provided in this section, the director may in his or her discretion or upon recommendation of the board: (1) Suspend, revoke, or take other permitted action with respect to any certificate of registration; (2) Revoke, suspend, or take other permitted action with respect to any certificate of authorization; (3) Publicly censure, or reprimand or censure in writing; (4) Limit the scope of practice of; (5) Impose an administrative fine upon, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation; (6) Place on probation; and/or (7) For good cause shown, order a reimbursement of the department for all fees, expenses, costs, and attorneys fees in connection with the proceedings, which amounts shall be deposited as general revenues; all with or without terms, conditions, or limitations, holders of a certificate of registration or a certificate of authorization, referred to as licensee(s), for any one or more of the causes set out in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The director may take actions specified in subsection (a) of this section for any of the following causes:

(1) Bribery, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining a certificate of registration or certificate of authorization;

(2) Practicing engineering in another state or country or jurisdiction in violation of the laws of that state or country or jurisdiction;

(3) Practicing engineering in this state in violation of the standards of professional conduct established by the board and approved by the director;

(4) Fraud, deceit, recklessness, gross negligence, misconduct, or incompetence in the practice of engineering;

(5) Use of an engineers stamp in violation of § 5-8-14;

(6) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 84 of this title;

(7) Suspension or revocation of the right to practice engineering before any state or before any other country or jurisdiction;

(8) Conviction of or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or to any crime of, or an act constituting a crime of, forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, bribery, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or any other similar offense, in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state or of the federal government;

(9) Failure to furnish to the department and/or board or any person acting on behalf of the department and/or board in a reasonable time any information that may be legally requested by the department and/or board;

(10) In conjunction with any violation of subsections (b)(1)  (b)(9), any conduct reflecting adversely upon the licensees fitness to engage in the practice of engineering; and

(11) In conjunction with any violation of subsections (b)(1)  (b)(9), any other conduct discreditable to the engineering profession.

(c) Any person may file complaints of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct against any registrant. Those charges shall be in writing, sworn to by the person or persons making them, and filed with the board.

(d) All charges, unless dismissed by the director as unfounded or trivial, shall be heard by the director within six (6) months after the date on which they have been properly filed or within six (6) months following resolution of similar charges that have been brought against a registrant who is before another regulatory body.

(e) The time and place for the hearing pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be fixed by the department, and a copy of charges, together with a notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be personally served on or mailed to the last known address of the registrant at least thirty (30) days before the date fixed for the hearing. At any hearing, the accused registrant shall have the right to appear personally and/or by counsel; to cross-examine witnesses appearing against him or her; and to produce evidence and witnesses in his or her own defense. The board may participate in formal proceedings through representation by the departments legal staff acting as the prosecuting agent before the director.

(f) If, after the hearing pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the evidence is in favor of sustaining the charges, the director may in his or her discretion suspend, revoke, or take other permitted action with respect to the certificate of registration or certificate of authorization, or publicly censure the licensee, or take any other action and/or order any other penalty permitted by this section. The department, for reasons it deems sufficient, may reissue a certificate of registration or certificate of authorization or renewal to any person or firm whose certificate has been revoked.

(g) The board or the department may on its own motion investigate the conduct of an applicant, engineer, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, limited-liability company, or individual.

(h) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the board from entering into consent agreements or informal resolutions with any party under investigation for violations under this chapter and/or chapter 84 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-9
§ 5-13-9. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall upon conviction be imprisoned not exceeding eleven (11) months, or be fined not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250), or be both imprisoned and fined as provided in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-15
§ 5-70-15. Certificate  Identification cards.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon payment of the fees required by this chapter, an individual who has complied with the requirements of this chapter is entitled to a certificate and identification card indicating that he or she is qualified for licensure under the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Each certificate shall contain the name of the individual to whom it was issued and his or her date of birth and the category or categories under which he or she is licensed.

(c) Each individual identification card shall contain the name of the individual to whom it was issued, his or her date of birth, the class of license, the category or categories to which he or she is licensed, and a head and shoulders picture (passport type) taken within three (3) months prior to the date of issuance of the license.

(d) A duplicate certificate or identification card to replace one that has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued by the board upon payment of the fee required by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-75 / Section 5-75-11
§ 5-75-11. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-75 / Section 5-75-10
§ 5-75-10. Unemployment compensation insurance.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of chapters 39  41 (Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance Act) and chapters 42  44 (Employment Security Act) of title 28 only, the client company shall be considered to be an employer of its covered employees under any agreement with a professional employer organization established under this chapter; provided, that the professional employer organization shall report and pay all required unemployment contributions using the client companys state employer account number at the client companys experience rate as determined under § 28-43-8, or at the new employer rate established under § 28-43-8.3 if the client company does not qualify for an experience rate under § 28-43-8.

(b) The client company and PEO shall be jointly and severally liable for all contributions, fines, interest, penalties, and withholdings due to the department of labor and training under chapters 39  44 of title 28.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-11
§ 5-54-11. Issuance and annual renewal of certificates of licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall recommend to the director for registration those individuals who meet the criteria for licensure as stated in this chapter. Upon that recommendation, the director shall issue a certificate of licensure as a physician assistant.

(b) The certificate of licensure shall expire biannually on the thirtieth (30th) day of June. On or before the first day of March in each year, the administrator shall mail an application for a renewal certificate to every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter, and every person who desires his or her certificate to be renewed shall file with the division the renewal application together with a renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 on or before the first day of June in every other year. Upon receipt of the renewal application and payment of fee, the accuracy of the application shall be verified and the administrator shall grant a renewal certificate effective July 1st and expiring June 30th two years hence, unless the certificate is sooner suspended for cause as provided in § 5-54-12.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-2
§ 5-44-2. Licensing of psychologist.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to protect and safeguard the health and welfare of the people, it is unlawful for any person to represent himself or herself as a psychologist or to use any description of services including the terms psychology and psychological, or any title, abbreviation, sign, card, or device to indicate that person is a psychologist unless that person has been licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or unless that person falls within an exception provided by § 5-44-23.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to offer services to the public or to render to individuals or groups of individuals services defined as the practice of psychology in § 5-44-1(7), unless that person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or falls within an exemption provided by § 5-44-23.

(c) Anyone holding a certificate as a psychologist in this state on July 21, 1992, shall be granted a license as a psychologist under the provisions of this chapter, and shall be licensed to practice psychology within his or her area of competence as specified in § 5-44-14.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-19
§ 5-20-19. Notice of change of address of licensee.
Status: in_force

Any person who holds a certificate of license as a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or an apprentice plumber, apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer, shall notify the department of labor and training within thirty (30) days in the event of change of his or her address from the address specified on his or her certificate of license as a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or an apprentice plumber, or apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-8
§ 5-30-8. Certification to practice physiotherapy.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person desiring to practice physiotherapy in addition to chiropractic medicine and who completed a course of four (4) years, of eight (8) months each, in some school of chiropractic medicine approved by the division of professional regulation of the department of health; completed a course of three (3) years, of nine (9) months each, at some school of chiropractic medicine approved by the division and an additional year, of at least six (6) months, in physiotherapy and all branches of that field, at that school; or has served as an intern for six (6) months in any year at an institution approved by the division, and satisfies the division that he or she is qualified, may take an examination before the state board of chiropractic examiners to determine his or her qualification to practice physiotherapy in addition to chiropractic medicine.

(b) Every applicant for that examination shall pay a fee for the examination to the division of professional regulation of the department of health, provided that if the examination is taken at the same time as the examination to determine the applicants fitness to practice chiropractic medicine, only one fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 is charged. Every candidate who passes that examination shall be recommended by the division of professional regulation of the department of health to the director of the department of health to receive a certificate of qualification to practice physiotherapy.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-20
§ 5-57-20. Procedure for approval or denial of applications.
Status: in_force

(a) The procedure of the licensing authority in approving or denying an application shall be as follows:

(1)(i) If the application is approved, the licensing authority shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the approval, and shall state that if bond is not received with the application, upon compliance with § 5-57-21, a license will be issued.

(ii) That notification shall state that the issued license shall expire in one year, unless renewed in accordance with §§ 5-57-22 and 5-57-23, and shall state the time within which application for renewal must be made;

(2) If the application of the alarm business is denied, the licensing authority shall notify the applicant, in writing, and shall state the grounds for denial and advise the applicant of his or her right to a hearing on the denial in accordance with the provisions established by the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. If the grounds for denial are subject to correction by the applicant, the notice of denial shall state and the applicant shall be given reasonable time after receipt and acknowledgement of that notice, at the discretion of the licensing authority (or, upon application, a reasonable period of time), within which to make the required correction.

(b) If the application of the alarm business is denied, the applicant may schedule a hearing to be held before the licensing authority or an officer designated by the licensing authority in accordance with the provisions for that hearing as prescribed in the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-24
§ 5-91-24. Binding effect of compact and other laws.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact.

(b) All laws in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.

(c) All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the commission, are binding upon the member states.

(d) All agreements between the interstate commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.

(e) In the event any provision of the compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-16
§ 5-70-16. Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The fees paid by an applicant for filing an application for examination, for the examination, for biennial renewal, for renewal of an expired certificate, or for issuance of a duplicate certificate shall be in accordance with a section entitled Fees, of the regulations of the department of labor and training.

(b) All fee or other monies collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to and received by the general treasurer who shall keep those monies in a separate fund administered by the department of labor and training pursuant to § 28-22-1.1. All monies in the fund shall be used to reimburse the board for expenses incurred in the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for payment from the fund, upon receipt by the controller of vouchers authenticated by the chairperson or secretary of the board.

(c) A holder of an electrical contractors license, certificate A, issued by this state, who has submitted the appropriate application, shall be issued a TSC license without an additional license fee other than that assessed for the electrical contractors license, certificate A. This shall remain an ongoing practice and does not have any grandfathering restrictions placed on it. The TSC license shall run concurrent with the electrical contractors license. The TSC license shall be separable from and is subject to enforcement by this board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-3
§ 5-96-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall clearly indicate another or different meaning or intent:

(1) Active duty military means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. ch. 1209 and 1211.

(2) Adverse action means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a states laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, including actions against an individuals license or compact privilege such as censure, revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, or restriction on the licensees practice.

(3) Alternative program means a non-disciplinary monitoring process approved by an occupational therapy licensing board.

(4) Compact privilege means the authorization, which is equivalent to a license, granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another member state to practice as an occupational therapist or practice as an occupational therapy assistant in the remote state under its laws and rules. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the member state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter.

(5) Continuing competence or continuing education means a requirement, as a condition of license renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, and completion of, educational and professional activities relevant to practice or area of work.

(6) Current significant investigative information means investigative information that a licensing board, after an inquiry or investigation that includes notification and an opportunity for the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant to respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction.

(7) Data system means a repository of information about licensees including, but not limited to, license status, investigative information, compact privileges, and adverse actions.

(8) Encumbered license means a license in which an adverse action restricts the practice of occupational therapy by the licensee or said adverse action has been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).

(9) Executive committee means a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission.

(10) Home state means the member state that is the licensees primary state of residence.

(11) Impaired practitioner means individuals whose professional practice is adversely affected by substance abuse, addiction, or other health-related conditions.

(12) Investigative information means information, records, or documents received or generated by an occupational therapy licensing board pursuant to an investigation.

(13) Jurisprudence requirement means the assessment of an individuals knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of occupational therapy in a state.

(14) Licensee means an individual who currently holds an authorization from the state to practice as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant.

(15) Member state means a state that has enacted the compact.

(16) Occupational therapist means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice occupational therapy.

(17) Occupational therapy assistant means an individual who is licensed by a state to assist in the practice of occupational therapy.

(18) Occupational therapy, occupational therapy practice, and the practice of occupational therapy mean the care and services provided by an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant as set forth in the member states statutes and regulations.

(19) Occupational therapy compact commission or commission means the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the compact.

(20) Occupational therapy licensing board or licensing board means the agency of a state that is authorized to license and regulate occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.

(21) Primary state of residence means the state in which an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who is not active duty military declares a primary residence for legal purposes as verified by: drivers license, federal income tax return, lease, deed, mortgage or voter registration or other verifying documentation as further defined by commission rules.

(22) Remote state means a member state other than the home state, where a licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the compact privilege.

(23) Rule means a regulation promulgated by the commission that has the force of law.

(24) State means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of occupational therapy.

(25) Single-state license means an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license issued by a member state that authorizes practice only within the issuing state and does not include a compact privilege in any other member state.

(26) Telehealth means the application of telecommunication technology to deliver occupational therapy services for assessment, intervention and/or consultation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-7
§ 5-86-7. Board of applied behavior analysts  General powers.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island applied behavior analyst licensing board shall:

(1) Recommend to the director for his or her approval the adoption and revision of rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter;

(2) Adopt policies to be followed in the licensure and renewal of licenses of qualified applicants in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42, of the administrative procedures act;

(3) Conduct hearings upon charges calling for the discipline of a license or revocation. The department has the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and administer oaths to persons giving testimony at hearings; and

(4) The board or the director shall prosecute all persons violating this chapter and has the power to incur the necessary expenses of prosecution. The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings, including, but not limited to, meeting minutes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-34 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-34
§ 5-6-34. Certification of electric sign contractors and electric sign installers.
Status: in_force

(a) After July 1, 1991, and at any time prior to January 1, 1992, the division shall, without examination, upon payment of the fees provided in this chapter, issue a certificate ACF or certificate CF to any applicant for the certificate who presents satisfactory evidence that he or she has the qualifications for the type of license applied for, and who has been engaged in the occupation or business of installing, servicing, maintaining, and testing of electric signs covered by the license within this state for a period of five (5) years in the case of a certificate ACF and three (3) years in the case of a certificate CF prior to July 1, 1991. Any person who, being qualified to obtain a certificate ACF or certificate CF under this section, is prevented from making application for it because of service in the armed forces of the United States during the period between July 1, 1991, and January 1, 1992, has three (3) months after discharge to make an application. No person is liable for prosecution for making electric sign installations, services, maintenance, or tests, without a license for the first six (6) months after July 1, 1991.

(b) Any apprentice having completed a training period of not less than two (2) years is eligible to take a journeypersons examination; provided, after September 1, 1995, and at any time prior to March 1, 1996, any apprentice employed and sponsored by a sign company is eligible to take a journeypersons examination, notwithstanding the previously mentioned training period.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-32-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-32 / Section 5-32-12
§ 5-32-12. Appeals from division.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the division of professional regulation of the department of health may appeal that decision to the superior court in the manner provided in the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-3
§ 5-45-3. Board of examiners  Functions.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the function of the board to:

(1) Conduct examinations as required by the department and to act in an advisory capacity to the department in all matters pertaining to the licensing of nursing home administrators;

(2) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets those standards, subject to the approval of the director;

(3) Recommend to the department the issuance of licenses and registrations to individuals determined, after application of those techniques, to meet those standards; and to recommend to the director the revocation or suspension of licenses or registrations previously issued; and to recommend disciplinary action to be taken against a nursing home administrator, including placing a licensee on probation, and ordering continuing education or professional mentoring by nursing facility professionals in any case where the individual holding that license or registration is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of those standards or when a nursing facility under the administrators control has been found on its survey to have continued poor performance or is repeatedly unable to remain in compliance with standards; and

(4) Adopt, on or before January 1, 1995, with the approval of the director of the department of health, rules and regulations governing a mandatory program of continuing education for nursing home administrators.

(b) Programs for continuing education for nursing facility administrators may be presented by:

(1) The Rhode Island Health Care Association;

(2) The Rhode Island Association of Facilities for the Aging;

(3) The American College of Health Care Administrators;

(4) The Alliance for Better Nursing Home Care;

(5) Nationally recognized associations of the groups listed in subsections (b)(1)  (b)(4);

(6) Any accredited college or university; or

(7) Any organizations authorized and approved by the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-21
§ 5-38-21. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable; and if any of the provisions are held to be invalid, the decision of the court respecting that provision or provisions shall not affect the validity of any other provision that can be given effect without that invalid provision.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-22
§ 5-6-22. Board of examiners meeting records  Manual of regulations.
Status: in_force

Records of the meetings of the board of examiners of electricians shall be open for inspection at all times, and the division of professional regulation, with the assistance of the board, shall have printed annually a manual of its regulations, including the names of all licensees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-19.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-19.1
§ 5-34-19.1. Applications to include data on race and ethnic background.
Status: in_force

Applications for all licenses and/or all license renewals issued pursuant to this chapter shall include a section requesting optional data on the race and ethnic background of the applicant. Only aggregate data on race and ethnic background may be disseminated by the department of health. The data obtained from the response to such section shall be tabulated by the board of nurse registration and nursing education. The data obtained from the response to such section shall remain confidential and can be released only in the aggregate. The applicant shall in no way be required to provide the information.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-64 / Section 5-64-3
§ 5-64-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Board means the Rhode Island state board of dietetics practice.

(2) Commission of dietetic registration (CDR) means a commission on dietetic registration that is a member of the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies.

(3) Degree means a degree received from, or validated by, a college or university that was regionally accredited through the council on postsecondary accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was conferred.

(4) Dietetics means the professional discipline of applying principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, management, and behavioral and social sciences in the provision of dietetic services.

(5) Dietitian and/or nutritionist means a person engaged in the practice of dietetics.

(6) Director means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.

(7) Examination means the registration examination for dietitians or other exam as determined by and approved by the board.

(8) Licensed dietitian/nutritionist means a person licensed under this chapter.

(9) Registered dietitian means a person registered by the commission of dietetic registration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-16
§ 5-57-16. Experience or examination requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Every alarm business shall meet either the experience requirement of subsection (c) or the examination requirement of subsection (f) before it may engage in the alarm business.

(b) Applicants engaged in the alarm business on September 1, 1977, have three (3) months from the date of conditional approval of their alarm business application by the licensing authority to comply with the examination requirements of this section; provided, that if within that time the applicant is unable to engage an individual meeting the requirements of subsection (f), the licensing authority may, for good cause shown, extend for a reasonable time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, the period within which the applicant shall comply with this section. Upon satisfactory completion of the examination, procedures, content, and passing scores for which are established in rules and regulations, the licensing authority shall lift its conditional approval and grant its full approval of the company licensed to do business. Applicants who do not take the examination must satisfy the experience requirement required by subsection (c).

(c) Experience requirement. In order to comply with this requirement, at least one individual who is an owner, officer, partner, manager, or employee of the applicant shall establish that he or she was engaged or was employed in an alarm business in sales, installation, or service for an aggregate period of three (3) years prior to the filing of the application. That individual shall file with the licensing authority sworn statements relating to the foregoing facts of at least two (2) citizens of the community or communities in which that individual was so engaged or employed. The individual whom the applicant relies upon to comply with this subsection is required to devote a substantial portion of his or her time to engaging in and/or supervising the sale, installation, or servicing of alarm systems on behalf of the applicant.

(d) For the purposes of the three-year (3) experience requirement of subsection (c), employment by or engagement in an alarm business in one or more communities within the state may be aggregated. In the event that the individual whom the applicant relies upon to comply with subsection (c) must aggregate his or her past experience in the alarm business in two (2) or more states, the individual must submit sworn statements of two (2) or more citizens of each state or states as to that experience.

(e) If the licensing authority determines that the applicant has not satisfactorily complied with subsection (c), or that the prior experience of the individual whom the applicant relies upon to comply with subsection (c) is not sufficient to permit the applicant to engage in the alarm business, it may require the applicant to comply with subsection (f).

(f) Examination requirement. The licensing authority shall prepare and administer at least twice annually an examination or examinations designed to measure an individuals knowledge and competence in the alarm business. It may administer separate examinations to test an individuals knowledge and competence with respect to the type and nature of the alarm business in which the applicant proposes to engage. The individual who qualifies under this subsection shall be required to devote a substantial portion of his or her time to engaging in and/or supervising the sale, installation, or servicing of alarm systems on behalf of the applicant.

(g) In the event that the individual whom the applicant relies upon to comply with subsection (c) or to qualify under subsection (f) within a period of three (3) years after that compliance or qualification for any reason ceases to perform his or her duties on a regular basis, the alarm business shall promptly notify the licensing authority by certified mail and shall make every effort to promptly obtain a substitute, eligible individual acceptable to the licensing authority. If the alarm business fails to obtain a substitute, eligible individual within six (6) months from and after the disqualification of the licensee, the licensing authority may revoke the alarm business license or, for good cause shown, may extend for a reasonable time the period for obtaining a substitute qualifying individual or the licensing authority may determine, based upon the experience and performance of the alarm business, that the alarm business does not need to obtain a substitute qualifying individual.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-18
§ 5-60-18. Receipts.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-76-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-76 / Section 5-76-3
§ 5-76-3. Information to be furnished to the tax administrator.
Status: in_force

Every department, board, commission, division, authority, or other agency of this state that issues or renews a license or other authority to conduct a profession, trade, or business shall annually, ninety (90) days prior to the renewal date of any license or on June 30 if such licenses are issued intermittently, furnish to the tax administrator, in such form as the tax administrator may determine, a list containing the following information for all licensees:

(a) Name;

(b) Address;

(c) Federal identification number and/or social security number;

(d) Type of license issued;

(e) Effective date of initial license;

(f) Expiration date of license; and

(g) Status of license (active/inactive).

Unless otherwise required by law, no department, board, commission, authority, or other agency shall maintain, use, or disclose, for any other purpose, the social security information obtained pursuant to this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-12
§ 5-11-12. Arrest of violators  Detention of merchandise.
Status: in_force

Any state police officer, any police officer of any city or town who has probable cause to believe a person has violated the provisions of this chapter, and any deputy sheriff, town sergeant, or town constable within his or her precinct who has probable cause to believe a person has violated the provisions of this chapter, may arrest that person, and may also detain any goods, wares, or other merchandise that the arrested person has with him or her at the time of his or her arrest, for the purpose of hawking and peddling; and the arresting officer detaining the goods, wares, or merchandise shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for the safekeeping and care of the merchandise and property, to be taxed in the costs of prosecution and conviction for the offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-75 / Section 5-75-9
§ 5-75-9. Workers compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) The responsibility to obtain workers compensation coverage for covered employees, from a carrier licensed to do business in this state and otherwise in compliance with all applicable requirements, shall be specifically allocated in the professional employer agreement to either the client or the PEO. If the responsibility is allocated to the PEO under the agreement, the agreement shall require that the PEO maintain and provide to the client, at the termination of the agreement if requested by the client, records regarding the loss experience related to workers compensation insurance provided to covered employees pursuant to the agreement. A certificate of insurance as proof of workers compensation coverage shall be issued to the client if the PEO is to provide coverage or to the PEO if the client is to provide coverage with notification of cancellation to be issued immediately to either entity. In the case of cancellation, the other entity must immediately obtain coverage.

(b) Workers compensation. Both the client and the PEO shall be considered the employer for the purpose of coverage under the workers compensation act and both the PEO and its client shall be entitled to protection of the exclusive remedy provision of the workers compensation act irrespective of which co-employer obtains such workers compensation coverage.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-1
§ 5-25-1. Chapter title  Creation of board of veterinary medicine.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the Veterinary Practice Act. Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there shall be a board of veterinary medicine to assist the division in regulating the practice of veterinary medicine administered by the director of the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-61-3.6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-61 / Section 5-61-3.6
§ 5-61-3.6. Hours of operation.
Status: in_force

(a) No salesperson or telephonic seller shall make or cause to be made any unsolicited telephonic sales calls to any residential, mobile, or telephonic-paging-device telephone number except during hours of operation, as defined in § 5-61-2(2).

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per violation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-23
§ 5-44-23. Persons and practices exempt.
Status: in_force

(a) No provisions of this chapter shall be construed to prevent members of other recognized professions who are licensed, certified, or regulated for independent practice of that profession under the laws of this state from rendering services consistent with their professional training and code of ethics; provided, that they do not represent themselves to be psychologists. Recognized members of the clergy shall not be restricted from functioning in their ministerial capacity; provided, that they do not represent themselves to be psychologists.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit teachers, guidance personnel, social workers, and school psychologists in public or private school, from full performance of their duties; nor to prohibit the use of psychological techniques by business or industrial organizations or companies for employment, placement, evaluation, promotion, or job adjustment of their own officers or employees.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of consultants who are defined as qualified intellectual disability professionals under the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) 42 C.F.R. § 483.430, by facilities licensed as intermediate-care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as permitting the licensed psychologist to practice medicine as defined by the laws of this state.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting those persons identified in subsections (b) and (f) of this section to offer their services to any persons or organizations other than those listed in subsection (f) of this section as consultants or to accept remuneration for any psychological services other than that of their institutional salaries or fees unless they have been licensed under this chapter or exempted under subsection (a) of this section.

(f) Nothing in this chapter limits the professional pursuits of any nonlicensed psychologists, psychology students, psychology trainees, psychology residents, or persons rendering psychological services as an employee of a licensed hospital, accredited educational institution, authorized community mental health clinic or center, government or medical agency, while functioning under the title conferred upon him or her by the administration of any hospital, educational institution, or agency.

(g) Those organizations listed in subsection (f) of this section include all facilities, agencies, or institutions regulated and/or licensed by the department of health, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of children, youth and families, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.

(h) A psychologist licensed or certified in another state or United States territory may perform psychological services in the state of Rhode Island without obtaining a license for up to ten (10) calendar days per calendar year with no more than five (5) days of this activity occurring consecutively. The calendar-day limit shall not apply to service as an expert witness in a legal proceeding.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-6
§ 5-51-6. Examinations.
Status: in_force

(a) Before being examined for registration as a landscape architect, each applicant shall submit evidence to the board that:

The applicant has completed a course of study and has graduated from a college or school of landscape architecture approved by the board. In lieu of graduation from an approved college or school of landscape architecture, an applicant may present evidence of at least six (6) years of practical experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board. Credit may be given for approved college education, in the discretion of the board.

(b) The scope of the examinations shall be established by the board, and the examinations shall be designed to determine the qualifications of the applicant to practice landscape architecture. The examination shall cover technical, professional, and practical subjects as relate to the practice of the profession of landscape architecture. The examinations shall also cover the basic arts and sciences, knowledge of which is material and necessary to the proper understanding, application, and qualification for practice, of the profession of landscape architecture. (The board may use the Council of Landscape Architects Registration Boards national examination in lieu of preparing a special test for its own use.)

(c) The board may establish or change the written examination and include an oral examination as a supplement to the written examination. The board may also determine the eligibility of the applicant before permitting admittance to the examination.

(d) The subjects included in the examination shall be determined by the board and may be combined, revised, or eliminated. The time allotted for the examination may be altered at the discretion of the board.

(e) The written examination shall be given at least once in each calendar year. The date, time, and place of the examination shall be determined by the board.

(f) The examination shall be conducted in accordance with the instructions issued by the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-33 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-33
§ 5-20-33. Penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties as follows: any person, firm, or corporation, licensed or unlicensed by the department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, shall be subject to a fine of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a first offense, and for second and subsequent violations of this chapter, shall be subject to a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000). Each individual person acting in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense to any person, firm, or corporation assessed a penalty under this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-11
§ 5-40-11. Register of physical therapists  Records  Issuance of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a register of all persons licensed under this chapter that shall be open at all reasonable times to public inspection and the department shall be the custodian of all records pertaining to the licensure of physical therapists or physical therapist assistants.

(b) The director of the department of health shall issue licenses only to applicants who meet the requirements of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-20
§ 5-29-20. Privileges and immunities for peer-review activities.
Status: in_force

(a) Neither the proceedings nor the records of peer-review boards are subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any case except litigation arising out of the imposition of sanctions upon a podiatrist. Any imposition or notice of a restriction of privileges or a requirement of supervision imposed on a podiatrist for unprofessional conduct is subject to discovery and admissible in any proceeding against the podiatrist or against any podiatry care facility or podiatry care provider that allows the podiatrist to perform the podiatry procedures that are the subject of the restrictions or supervision during the period of any imposition or notice of a restriction of privileges or a requirement of supervision, and applies to records made in the regular course of business by a hospital or other provider of healthcare information. Documents or records available from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any civil proceedings merely because they were presented during the proceedings of the committee.

(b) There is no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages arising against, any member of an appointed peer-review board operated pursuant to written bylaws, for any act or proceeding undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of the board.

(c) There is no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages arising against, any person on account of the communication of information in the possession of that person to any peer-review board or the board of examiners in podiatry when the communication is intended to aid in the evaluation of the qualifications, fitness, or character of a practitioner of podiatry and does not represent as true any matter not reasonably believed to be true.

(d) Any peer-review processes authorized by statute and carried out in good faith have the benefit of the state action exemption to the state antitrust law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-18
§ 5-93-18. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The department may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-10
§ 5-29-10. Biennial permit to practice podiatry.
Status: in_force

All licenses to practice podiatry shall be renewed biennially on the date of expiration. Every person licensed to practice podiatry pursuant to this chapter shall make application for renewal of the license. The application shall be accompanied or supported by evidence of the completion of a minimum of fifteen (15) continuing medical education credits per year as approved by the board of examiners in podiatry. Failure of an applicant for renewal of license to practice to furnish that evidence constitutes ground for revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the license, unless the board of examiners in podiatry in its discretion determines the failure to have been due to reasonable cause or excusable neglect. The applicant shall be given a six-month (6) period to make up the appropriate amount of credits that were required to bring him or her into compliance. Subsequently the candidate is subject to immediate suspension and revocation of license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-47 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-47
§ 5-34-47. Titles and abbreviations.
Status: in_force

(a) Only those persons who hold a license or privilege to practice as advanced practice registered nurses in this state shall have the right to use the title advanced practice registered nurse and the roles of certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, and certified nurse practitioner; and the abbreviations APRN, CRNA, CNS, and CNP respectively.

(b) The abbreviation for the APRN designation of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, a clinical nurse specialist, and for a certified nurse practitioner will be APRN, plus the role title, i.e., CRNA, CNS, and CNP.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-8
§ 5-6-8. Contractors certificates/licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Electrical contractors license. A Certificate A shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation, qualified under this chapter, engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing electrical wires, conduits, apparatus, which includes support systems specifically for electrical equipment and devices, fixtures, fire alarm and safety communication systems, and other electrical appliances, lighting, control of electrical devices, handling and removal for installation or re-installation of all electrical equipment, devices, apparatus, and similar items provided in this subsection within the confines of the jobsite, excluding low-voltage wiring for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment. The certificate shall specify the name of the person, firm, or corporation applying for it and the name of the person, who in the case of a firm is one of its members, and in the case of a corporation, is one of its officers, passing the examination by which he or she or it is authorized to enter upon, or engage in, business as prescribed in the certificate. The holding of a Certificate A does not entitle the holder individually to engage in or perform the actual work of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing electric wires, conduits, or appliances as previously described in this chapter, but entitles him or her to conduct business as an electrical contractor.

(b) Burner contractors license. A Certificate E shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation qualified under this chapter and engaged in, or about to engage in, the business of a burner contractor as defined in §5-6-1. The certificate shall specify the name of the person, firm, or corporation applying for it and the name of the person who, in the case of a firm is one of its members, and in the case of a corporation is one of its officers, passing the examination, by which he or she or it is authorized to enter upon, or engage in, business as prescribed in the certificate. The holding of a Certificate E does not entitle the holder individually to engage in or perform any work on, or in connection with, electric wires, conduits, and appliances as previously described in this chapter, but entitles the holder to contract to do that work, to the extent permitted in this chapter, through the employment of burnerpersons holding a Certificate F. A burner contractor who is the holder of a Certificate A is not required to obtain a Certificate E.

(c) Fire alarm contractors license. A Certificate AF shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation qualified under this chapter and engaged in, or about to engage in, the business of a fire alarm contractor as defined in §5-6-1. The certificate shall specify the name of the person, firm, or corporation applying for it and the person who, in the case of a firm is one of its members, and in the case of a corporation is one of its officers, passing the examination by which he or she or it is authorized to enter upon, or engage in, business as prescribed in the certificate. The holding of a Certificate AF does not entitle the holder individually to engage in, or perform and work on, or in connection with, electric wires, fire alarm wires, conduits, and appliances as previously described in this chapter, but entitles the holder to contract to do that work to the extent permitted in this chapter through the employment of fire alarm installers holding a Certificate BF. A contractor who is the holder of a Certificate A is not required to obtain a Certificate BF.

(d) Electrical sign contractors license. A Certificate SCF shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation qualified under this chapter and engaged in or about to engage in the business of electrical sign installations, as defined in §5-6-1.

(e) Lightning-protection contractor. A Certificate LPC shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation qualified under this chapter and engaged in, or about to engage in, the business of lightning-protection contractor as defined in §5-6-1. The Certificate LPC shall specify the name of the person, firm, or corporation applying for it and the person, who in the case of a firm, is one of its members, and in the case of a corporation, is one of its officers, passing the examination by which he or she or it is authorized to enter upon or engage in business as prescribed in the certificate. The holding of a Certificate LPC does not entitle the holder individually to engage in, or perform and work on, or in connection with, the installation of lightning-protection equipment as defined in §5-6-1, unless that individual also holds a Certificate LPI, but entitles the holder to contract to do that work to the extent permitted in this chapter through the employment of lightning-protection installers holding a Certificate LPI.

(f) Sign renovation electrical license. A certificate SRL shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation qualified under this chapter and engaged in, or about to engage in, the business of sign renovation or installation of signs when such renovation or installation requires the removal or installation of no more than three (3) wires.

(g) Renewable energy professional. A Certificate REP shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation, qualified under this chapter, engaged in or about to engage in the business of installing eligible renewable energy technologies as defined in §39-26-5. All renewable energy electrical work, including installing, connecting, maintaining, servicing, and testing all electrical wires, conduits, and apparatus; mounting the modules to the mounting racks; mounting the inverters; and tying the inverters into the main electrical panels, shall be done by a licensed electrician. Ancillary non-electrical, renewable energy work, such as advertising services; distribution of palletized materials to final area of installation; and installing the ground and rooftop support brackets and ballast for rack systems, may be done by any person, firm, or corporation holding a Certificate REP. The Certificate REP shall specify the name of the person, firm, or corporation applying for it and the name of the person, who in the case of a firm is one of its members, and in the case of a corporation, is one of its officers, meeting the requisite education and experience as established in §5-6-11, by which he or she or it is authorized to enter upon, or engage in, business as prescribed in the certificate. The holding of a Certificate REP entitles the holder to contract to do that work to the extent permitted in this chapter.

The installation, mechanical fastening, and conjoining of listed solar sheathing systems that are ten kilowatts (10 KW) or less on residential structures as defined by the Rhode Island one- and two-family dwelling code may be performed by a registered contractor who or that has been issued a renewable energy professional certificate (Certificate REP) as defined in §5-6-11(e) and above referenced. However, said residential solar sheathing system shall be connected to the electrical system from the roof edge and energized by a Rhode Island licensed electrician working in compliance with this chapter. Additionally, the residential solar sheathing systems noted must be listed and labeled by UL or other recognized electrical device certification organization, identified and acceptable by the authority having jurisdiction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-6
§ 5-8-6. Board  Removal of members  Vacancies.
Status: in_force

The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, or for any sufficient cause, in the manner prescribed by law for removal of state officials. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor as provided in § 5-8-3.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-17
§ 5-86-17. Procedure for discipline.
Status: in_force

(a) When a sworn complaint is filed with the board charging a person with being guilty of any of the actions specified in § 5-86-16, the department shall immediately investigate those charges, or, the board, after investigation, may institute charges. The department may coordinate investigations of alleged violations of the Rhode Island applied behavior analyst licensing board with an appropriate nationally recognized accrediting organization.

(b) If the investigation reveals reasonable grounds for believing that the licensee or applicant for licensure is guilty of the charges, the board shall fix a time and place for a hearing, and shall serve a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and the place fixed for the hearing, personally upon the accused at least twenty (20) days prior to the time fixed for the hearing.

(c) When personal service cannot be effected and that fact is certified by oath by any person authorized to make service, the board shall publish once in each of two (2) successive weeks, a notice of the hearing in a newspaper published in the county where the accused last resided, according to the records of the board, and shall mail a copy of the charges and of the notice to the accused at his or her last-known address.

(d) When publication of notice is necessary, the date of the hearing shall not be less than twenty (20) days after the last date of publication of the notice.

(e) At the hearing, the accused has the right to appear personally or by counsel or both; to produce witnesses and evidence on his or her behalf; to cross-examine witnesses; and to have subpoenas issued by the administrator of professional regulation.

(f) The attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents, and papers at the hearing may be compelled by subpoenas issued by the department, which shall be served in accordance with law.

(g) The department shall administer oaths as necessary for the proper conduct of the hearing.

(h) The board is not bound by the strict rules of procedure or by the laws of evidence in the conduct of its proceedings, but the determination shall be based upon sufficient legal evidence to sustain it.

(i) If the accused is found guilty of the charges, the board may refuse to issue a license to the applicant, or may revoke or suspend his or her license, or discipline that person.

(j) Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the license holder shall surrender the license to the department, which shall indicate the same in the licensure verification database.

(k) A revocation or suspension of license may be reviewed at the discretion of the board, or at the initiative of the department, which may order a rehearing of the issue if it finds cause.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-16
§ 5-54-16. Penalty for misrepresentation.
Status: in_force

No person who is not licensed as a physician assistant may use the title of physician assistant or PA or hold himself or herself out as a physician assistant. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than one year imprisonment, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-24-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-24 / Section 5-24-3
§ 5-24-3. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person in any city or town who opens or keeps open any tavern, victualing house, cookshop, oyster house, or oyster cellar, without possessing a license obtained from the city or town council, or in any place other than that specified in that license, shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense, one-half (Â½) of that amount to the use of the city or town in which the offense has been committed and one-half (Â½) to the use of the state.

(b) In addition to the fines enumerated above, the city of Pawtucket may close any unlicensed tavern, victualing house, cookshop, oyster house, or oyster cellar until the unlicensed tavern, victualing house, cookshop, oyster house, or oyster cellar obtains a license from the Pawtucket city council or the Pawtucket city council sitting as the Pawtucket board of license commissioners.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-6
§ 5-80-6. Waiver.
Status: in_force

Any waiver of the provisions of §§ 5-80-1  5-80-9 is void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy except a consumer may waive the five-day (5) right to cancel provided in § 5-80-4 if the property is subject to a foreclosure sale within the five (5) business days, and the foreclosed homeowner agrees to waive his or her right to cancel in a handwritten statement signed by all parties holding title to the foreclosed property.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-17
§ 5-37-17. Power to examine individuals.
Status: in_force

Persons between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years may give legal consent for examination and treatment for illnesses resulting from administration of drugs, and any physical examination and treatment by a registered physician, hospital, or mental-health facility as designated and defined by regulations of the department of health within the provisions of this chapter upon the person of an individual aged eighteen (18) and older who has given consent shall not constitute an assault or an assault and battery upon that person.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-8.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-8.1
§ 5-40-8.1. Application fee for physical therapist assistants.
Status: in_force

When an application is submitted to the department for a license to practice physical therapy in Rhode Island pursuant to this chapter, either by endorsement or by examination, the applicant shall pay a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-7
§ 5-4-7. Sale in units of less than 100 pounds.
Status: in_force

Coal and coke of one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) or less per unit shall be sold in bags, baskets, or other vessels or receptacles; provided, that coal or coke shall not be sold or offered for sale in bags, baskets, vessels, or receptacles in units of less than eighteen pounds (18 lbs.). Those bags, baskets, vessels, or receptacles must be plainly marked in solid letters of not less than three-fourths (Â¾) of one inch in height, stating on them the weight of coal or coke that they contain and the name and address of the dealer putting up the coal or coke, together with the size and kind.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-20
§ 5-5-20. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter includes the activities of any person employed by any federal or state agency or any city or town as an investigator. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a detectives license in order to interview parties and/or witnesses in legal matters.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a detectives license of any of the following:

(1) An agent, employee, or assistant to a licensed detective whose duties are in connection with the regular and customary business of his or her contracting agency;

(2) A person engaged in earning his or her livelihood by genealogical work and the compilation of family history while so engaged;

(3) An insurance investigator;

(4) A credit reporting bureau or agency whose business is principally the furnishing of information as to business and financial standing and credit responsibility; or

(5) An individual employed as a computer forensic specialist who holds professional certification as a computer examiner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-13
§ 5-2-13. Permitting use of tables by minors.
Status: in_force

(a) No person licensed by virtue of this chapter shall permit any table, the use of which has been permitted under a license granted to him or her, to be used by any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years except as provided in this section; and in case of that use being permitted, the person holding the license then forfeits the license, and is liable to the penalty imposed by § 5-2-12.

(b) A city or town, by ordinance, may authorize any facility operated by a licensed person in which alcoholic beverages are not served to allow a minor sixteen (16) years of age or older to use any table.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-24.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-24.1
§ 5-34-24.1. Nondisciplinary alternative.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of nurse registration and nursing education may provide for a nondisciplinary alternative in situations involving alcohol and drug abuse, or any mental illness as listed in the most recent revised publication or the most updated volume of either the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association or the International Classification of Disease Manual (ICO) published by the World Health Organization and that substantially limits the life activities of the person with the illness; provided, that the nurse agrees to voluntarily participate in a program of treatment and rehabilitation.

(b) All records pertaining to a nurses participation in the non-disciplinary program are confidential and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or public disclosure. Information related to the nondisciplinary program shall be provided to the nurses employer to ensure adequate worksite monitoring and compliance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-32 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-32
§ 5-20-32. Judicial review of proceedings.
Status: in_force

Any further appeal from the actions of the director of the department of labor and training shall be in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-8
§ 5-80-8. Prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

A foreclosure purchaser shall not:

(1) Enter into, or attempt to enter into, a foreclosure reconveyance with a foreclosed homeowner unless:

(i) The foreclosure purchaser verifies and can demonstrate that the foreclosed homeowner has a reasonable ability to pay for the subsequent conveyance of an interest back to the foreclosed homeowner. In the case of a lease with an option to purchase, payment ability also includes the reasonable ability to make the lease payments and purchase the property within the term of the option to purchase. There is a rebuttable presumption that a homeowner is reasonably able to pay for the subsequent conveyance if the owners payments for primary housing expenses and regular principal and interest payments on other personal debt, on a monthly basis, do not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the owners monthly gross income. For the purposes of this section, primary housing expenses means the sum of payments for regular principal, interest, rent, utilities, hazard insurance, real estate taxes, and association dues. There is a rebuttable presumption that the foreclosure purchaser has not verified reasonable payment ability if the foreclosure purchaser has not obtained documents other than a statement by the foreclosed homeowner of assets, liabilities, and income;

(ii) The foreclosure purchaser and the foreclosed homeowner complete a closing for any foreclosure reconveyance in which the foreclosure purchaser obtains a deed or mortgage from a foreclosed homeowner. For purposes of this section, closing means an in-person meeting to complete final documents incident to the sale of the real property or creation of a mortgage on the real property conducted by a closing agent who is not employed by or an affiliate of the foreclosure purchaser;

(iii) The foreclosure purchaser obtains the written consent of the foreclosed homeowner to a grant by the foreclosure purchaser of any interest in the property during such times as the foreclosed homeowner maintains any interest in the property; and

(iv) The foreclosure purchaser complies with the requirements of the federal Home Ownership Equity Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1639, or its implementing regulation, 12 C.F.R. §§ 226.31  226.34, for any foreclosure reconveyance in which the foreclosed homeowner obtains a vendee interest in a contract for deed;

(2) Fail to either:

(i) Ensure that title to the subject dwelling has been reconveyed to the foreclosed homeowner; or

(ii) Make a payment to the foreclosed homeowner such that the foreclosed homeowner has received consideration in an amount of at least eighty two percent (82%) of the fair market value of the property within one hundred fifty (150) days of either the eviction or voluntary relinquishment of possession of the dwelling by the foreclosed homeowner. The foreclosure purchaser shall make a detailed accounting of the basis for the payment amount, or a detailed accounting of the reasons for failure to make a payment, including providing written documentation of expenses, within this one-hundred-fifty-day (150) period. The accounting shall be on a form prescribed by the department of attorney general, in consultation with the department of business regulation, without being subject to the rulemaking procedures of chapter 35 of title 42. For purposes of this provision, the following applies:

(A) There is a rebuttable presumption that an appraisal by a person licensed or certified by an agency of the federal government or this state to appraise real estate constitutes the fair market value of the property;

(B) The time for determining the fair market value amount shall be determined in the foreclosure reconveyance contract as either at the time of the execution of the foreclosure reconveyance contract or at resale. If the contract states that the fair market value shall be determined at the time of resale, the fair market value shall be the resale price if it is sold within one hundred twenty (120) days of the eviction or voluntary relinquishment of the property by the foreclosed homeowner. If the contract states that the fair market value shall be determined at the time of resale, and the resale is not completed within one hundred twenty (120) days of the eviction or voluntary relinquishment of the property by the foreclosed homeowner, the fair market value shall be determined by an appraisal conducted during this one-hundred-twenty-day (120) period and payment, if required, shall be made to the homeowner, but the fair market value shall be recalculated as the resale price, on resale and an additional payment amount, if appropriate based on the resale price, shall be made to the foreclosed homeowner within fifteen (15) days of resale, and a detailed accounting of the basis for the payment amount, or a detailed accounting of the reasons for failure to make additional payment, shall be made within fifteen (15) days of resale, including providing written documentation of expenses. The accounting shall be on a form prescribed by the department of attorney general, in consultation with the department of business regulation, without being subject to the rulemaking procedures of chapter 35 of title 42;

(C) Consideration shall mean any payment or item of value provided to the foreclosed homeowner, including unpaid rent or contract for deed payments owed by the foreclosed homeowner prior to the date of eviction or voluntary relinquishment of the property, reasonable costs paid to third parties necessary to complete the foreclosure reconveyance transaction, payment of money to satisfy a debt or legal obligation of the foreclosed homeowner, or the reasonable cost of repairs for damage to the dwelling caused by the foreclosed homeowner;

(D) Consideration shall not include amounts imputed as a down payment or fee to the foreclosure purchaser, or a person acting in participation with the foreclosure purchaser, incident to a contract for deed, lease, or option to purchase entered into as part of the foreclosure reconveyance, except for reasonable costs paid to third parties necessary to complete the foreclosure reconveyance;

(3) Enter into repurchase or lease terms as part of the subsequent conveyance that are unfair or commercially unreasonable, or engage in any other unfair conduct;

(4) Represent, directly or indirectly, that:

(i) The foreclosure purchaser is acting as an advisor or a consultant, or in any other manner represent that the foreclosure purchaser is acting on behalf of the homeowner;

(ii) The foreclosure purchaser has certification or licensure that the foreclosure purchaser does not have, or that the foreclosure purchaser is not a member of a licensed profession if that is untrue;

(iii) The foreclosure purchaser is assisting the foreclosed homeowner to save the house or substantially similar phrase; or

(iv) The foreclosure purchaser is assisting the foreclosed homeowner in preventing a completed foreclosure if the result of the transaction is that the foreclosed homeowner will not complete a redemption of the property;

(5) Make any other statements, directly or by implication, or engage in any other conduct that is false, deceptive, or misleading, or that has the likelihood to cause confusion or misunderstanding, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the value of the residence in foreclosure, the amount of proceeds the foreclosed homeowner will receive after a foreclosure sale, any contract term, or the foreclosed homeowners rights or obligations incident to, or arising out of, the foreclosure reconveyance; or

(6) Do any of the following until the time during which the foreclosed homeowner may cancel the transaction has fully elapsed:

(i) Accept from any foreclosed homeowner an execution of, or induce any foreclosed homeowner to execute, any instrument of conveyance of any interest in the residence in foreclosure;

(ii) Record with the records of land evidence in the city or town where such foreclosed property is located any document, including, but not limited to, any instrument of conveyance, signed by the foreclosed homeowner;

(iii) Transfer or encumber, or purport to transfer or encumber, any interest in the residence in foreclosure to any third-party, provided no grant of any interest or encumbrance is defeated or affected as against a bona fide purchaser or encumbrance for value and without notice of a violation of §§ 5-80-1  5-80-9, and knowledge on the part of any such person or entity that the property was residential real property in foreclosure does not constitute notice of a violation of §§ 5-80-1  5-80-9. This section does not abrogate any duty of inquiry that exists as to rights or interest of persons in possession of the residential real property in foreclosure; or

(iv) Pay the foreclosed homeowner any consideration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-14
§ 5-57-14. Alarm business license required  Licensing of electricians.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in § 5-57-41 for any person to engage in the alarm business within this state without having first obtained an alarm business license from the state licensing authority, subject to subsection (c) of this section; provided, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an electrician licensed pursuant to chapter 6 of this title from installing a burglar or hold-up alarm system; and provided, that no electrician licensed pursuant to this section shall install any burglar or hold-up alarm system in any bank or other financial institution or in any residential housing with four (4) units or less.

(b) Authority for the licensing of any electrician shall be vested with the department of labor and training which shall:

(1) After receipt of an application for a license, conduct an investigation to determine whether the facts presented in the application are true and shall receive from the department of the attorney general all records of criminal information that it has or shall receive indicating any criminal activity on the part of the individual signing the application; and

(2) Deny any application of a person who has been convicted in any jurisdiction of the United States of a felony or a misdemeanor if the licensing authority finds that the conviction reflects unfavorably on the fitness of the applicant to engage in the alarm business.

(c) Every person desiring to be engaged in the alarm business within this state shall apply to the licensing authority for a license to operate an alarm business. Any person engaged in the alarm business on July 1, 1979, and filing a timely application may continue to engage in the alarm business pending a final determination of the application. Any person not having previous experience in the alarm business and filing as a new applicant who will be the owner or principal officer of the business or branch office in this state shall not engage in the alarm business until approval by the licensing authority of his or her alarm business license and I.D. card applications for himself or herself and his or her employees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-28 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-28
§ 5-57-28. Change in status of licensee.
Status: in_force

The licensee shall notify the licensing authority within thirty (30) days of any material change in the operations of the business or information previously furnished, or required to be furnished, to the licensing authority or any occurrence that could be reasonably expected to affect the licensees right to a license under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-15
§ 5-91-15. Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The interstate commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purpose of the compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the interstate commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of the compact, or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the interstate commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect.

(b) Rules deemed appropriate for the operations of the interstate commission shall be made pursuant to a rulemaking process that substantially conforms to the Model State Administrative Procedure Act of 2010, and subsequent amendments thereto.

(c) Not later than thirty (30) days after a rule is promulgated, any person may file a petition for judicial review of the rule in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the interstate commission has its principal offices, provided that the filing of such a petition shall not stay or otherwise prevent the rule from becoming effective unless the court finds that the petitioner has a substantial likelihood of success. The court shall give deference to the actions of the interstate commission consistent with applicable law and shall not find the rule to be unlawful if the rule represents a reasonable exercise of the authority granted to the interstate commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-10.3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-10.3
§ 5-6-10.3. Limited premises certificate/license  Certificate PC.
Status: in_force

(a) A Certificate PC shall be issued to public institutions of higher educations that regularly employ one or more Class B journeyperson electricians when the work performed by those individuals is limited to the replacement, retrofit, upgrade, maintenance, repair, and/or minor alteration of electrical wiring, branch circuit devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must be made by a responsible officer of the firm and contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality or appropriate state authority.

(b) The scope and size of any work performed under a Certificate PC shall be limited to:

(1) For any project involving a single classroom or a single laboratory, work performed shall not exceed two thousand square feet (2,000 sq. ft.);

(2) For all other projects work performed shall not exceed one thousand two hundred fifty square feet (1,250 sq. ft.);

(3) In no event may a project within a single building or series of buildings, when the project spans multiple locations, be broken into smaller phases to satisfy the square foot limitations as set forth in this section; and

(4) In no event shall any work be performed pursuant to a Certificate PC in any space under construction, which shall mean any room or space that has been demolished or gutted.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, minor alterations shall include new installation of individual branch circuits within sight or fifty feet (50²).

(d) For purposes of this chapter, all work performed under a Certificate PC pursuant to the terms enumerated herein, shall not be deemed or considered as installation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-25
§ 5-65-25. Violations  Notice.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide, by way of the contractors registration and licensing board website, by request, or by any other means approved by the board, a posting of all final decisions and orders issued by the board. Provided, however, that all claims and violations adjudicated in favor of the contractor shall be removed from the website or publications as soon as practicable.

Provided however, this shall not prevent the board from expunging a contractors record pursuant to established rules and regulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-27 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-27
§ 5-37-27. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation, and the application of this provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-25
§ 5-20-25. Registration of apprentices.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who has agreed to work a minimum of eight thousand (8,000) hours over a period of time of not less than five (5) years under the direct supervision and instruction of a master plumber or journeyperson plumber as an apprentice to learn the plumbing business, and that agreement is approved by the division of professional regulation, shall be registered by the director of the department of labor and training and have issued to them a certificate showing that person to be a registered apprentice pursuant to § 28-45-13.

(b) Any person who has agreed to work a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours over a period of time of not less than one year under the direct supervision and instruction of a master irrigator or a journeyperson irrigator as an apprentice to learn the irrigation business, and that agreement is approved by the division of professional regulation, shall be registered by the director of the department of labor and training and have issued to them a certificate showing that person to be a registered apprentice pursuant to § 28-45-13.

(c) Any person who has agreed to work a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours over a period of time of not less than one year, under the direct supervision and instruction of a master water filtration/treatment system installer or a journeyperson water filtration/treatment system installer, as an apprentice to learn the water filtration/treatment business, and that agreement is approved by the division of professional regulation, shall be registered by the director of the department of labor and training and have issued to them a certificate showing that person to be a registered apprentice pursuant to § 28-45-13.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-18
§ 5-91-18. Default procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) The grounds for default include, but are not limited to, failure of a member state to perform such obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by the compact, or the rules and bylaws of the interstate commission promulgated under the compact.

(b) If the interstate commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under the compact, or the bylaws or promulgated rules, the interstate commission shall:

(1) Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states, of the nature of the default, the means of curing the default, and any action taken by the interstate commission. The interstate commission shall specify the conditions by which the defaulting state must cure its default; and

(2) Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.

(c) If the defaulting state fails to cure the default, the defaulting state shall be terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by the compact shall terminate on the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of the default.

(d) Termination of membership in the compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to terminate shall be given by the interstate commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting states legislature, and each of the member states.

(e) The interstate commission shall establish rules and procedures to address licenses and physicians that are materially impacted by the termination of a member state, or the withdrawal of a member state.

(f) The member state which has been terminated is responsible for all dues, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination including obligations, the performance of which extends beyond the effective date of termination.

(g) The interstate commission shall not bear any costs relating to any state that has been found to be in default or which has been terminated from the compact, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing between the interstate commission and the defaulting state.

(h) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the interstate commission by petitioning the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the interstate commission has its principal offices. The prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation including reasonable attorneys fees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-18
§ 5-44-18. Grounds for discipline.
Status: in_force

The board has the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by the department in accordance with this chapter, or to discipline a psychologist upon proof that the person:

(1) Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license or temporary license;

(2) Is guilty of a felony or of a crime of immorality;

(3) Is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;

(4) Is mentally incompetent;

(5) Is incompetent or negligent in the practice of psychology and has violated the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder;

(6) Has violated the ethical principles governing psychologists and the practice of psychology, as adopted by the board and in force at the time a charge is made regardless of whether or not the person is a member of any national, regional, or state psychological association; provided, that those ethical principles are a national recognized standard; and departure from or the failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing psychology practice;

(7) Has practiced as a psychologist or has performed the duties of a psychologist without proper supervision by a psychologist licensed under this chapter unless specifically exempted by this chapter;

(8) Has had his or her license revoked, suspended, privileges limited, or other disciplinary action in another state or jurisdiction, including the voluntary surrender of a license;

(9) Has failed to furnish the department or its legal representative information requested by the board as part of a disciplinary action.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-40 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-40
§ 5-57-40. Reinstatement of a revoked license or I.D. card.
Status: in_force

The licensing authority shall have authority to consider a petition for reinstatement of a revoked alarm business license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-92-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-92 / Section 5-92-9
§ 5-92-9. Grounds for denial  Refusal to renew  Revocation  Suspension or cancellation of genetic counselor license.
Status: in_force

The department may deny or refuse to renew a license or, after a hearing, revoke, suspend, or cancel the license or place on probation, reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof satisfactory to the department that the person has:

(1) Obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or deception;

(2) Been convicted of an offense warranting disqualification in accordance with the standards and procedures established in § 28-5.1-14;

(3) Been adjudged mentally ill or incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(4) Used illicit drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent which adversely affects his or her practice;

(5) Engaged in unethical or unprofessional conduct including, but not limited to, willful acts, negligence, or incompetence in the course of professional practice;

(6) Violated any lawful order, rule, or regulation rendered or adopted by the department; or

(7) Been refused issuance or been disciplined in connection with a license issued by any other state or country.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-8
§ 5-25-8. Penalty for unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine.
Status: in_force

Any person who is not lawfully authorized to practice veterinary medicine and is not registered or exempt from registration, as defined in this chapter, who practices or attempts to practice veterinary medicine or who holds himself or herself out to the public as a practitioner of veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry, whether by signs, words, advertisements, listings in directories, the use of the title doctor or any abbreviation of that word or any title including V.S., or by the use of any other means implying a practitioner of veterinary medicine or any of its branches; fraudulently uses any posted degree, diploma, or certificate implying a practitioner of veterinary medicine or any of its branches; or who opens an office or maintains an establishment or facilities for the purpose of or with the intention of practicing veterinary medicine is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years and upon a subsequent conviction shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), nor be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years, or be both fined and imprisoned.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-21
§ 5-5-21. Engaging in business without a license.
Status: in_force

Whoever without a license engages in the general business of a private detective, or holds him or herself out as a private detective, or pretends to be a detective police officer, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions not exceeding six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment. Nothing contained in this section applies to a detective of another state coming within this state in the performance of his or her duties, for a temporary period and on a specific matter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-36 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-36
§ 5-10-36. Receipts.
Status: in_force

All proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-13
§ 5-44-13. Temporary license.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to §§ 5-44-6 and 5-44-23(f) and rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, a temporary permit to practice psychology under supervision may be granted to a candidate for licensure who has paid the required fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 and has satisfied the following requirements:

(1) Filed an application for licensure with all required supporting materials;

(2) Has received a doctoral degree in accordance with § 5-44-9, and successfully completed one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of supervision satisfactory to the board as specified in the rules and regulations;

(3) Shall only practice under the appropriate supervision of a licensed psychologist as delineated in the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder;

(4) Shall refrain from using the title psychologist or representing himself or herself as a psychologist other than by using the title psychology student, psychology trainee, psychology intern, or psychology resident; and

(5) The temporary permit shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance.

(b) Temporary permit holders may request from the board a one-year extension. Such an extension may be granted at the discretion of the board upon review of the applicants circumstances. This extension shall only be granted once.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-11
§ 5-51-11. Seals  Rubber stamps.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) For the purpose of signing all final drawings, plans, specifications, reports, and other contract documents, each licensed landscape architect shall obtain an individual seal and a rubber stamp (a facsimile of the seal) to be used on documents prepared by him or her or under his or her supervision.

(2) Firms consisting of more than one licensed landscape architect may use a single seal identifying a partner (if a partnership or limited-liability partnership), officer, or director (if a corporation) or a member or manager (if a limited-liability company) as being personally responsible for the professional services provided.

(3) The board shall furnish a copy of the authorized seal from which the applicant can have a seal and stamp made.

(b) The application of the seal impression, to the first sheet of bound sets of drawings (with index of drawings included), title page of specifications, and to other drawings and contract documents shall constitute the registered landscape architect stamp.

(c) The rubber stamp may be applied on all tracings to produce legible reproduction on all copies or prints made from the tracings. This provision does not in any manner modify the requirements of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-61-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-61 / Section 5-61-1
§ 5-61-1. Telephone Sales Solicitation Act.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, telephone solicitation means the engagement of a telephone conversation for the purpose of encouraging a person to purchase personal property, investment opportunities, goods or services, or for the purpose of gathering information for sales solicitation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-5
§ 5-6-5. Board of examiners  Officers  Employment of personnel.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the board of examiners of electricians shall choose a chairperson and secretary to hold office until their successors are appointed. Vacancies arising in the office of chairperson or secretary between regular appointments shall be cared for in a like manner.

(b) The division of professional regulation is authorized to employ the necessary personnel to properly administer this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-2
§ 5-91-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The terms contained in this chapter shall have the following meanings:

(1) Bylaws means those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to § 5-91-11.

(2) Commissioner means the voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to § 5-91-11.

(3) Conviction means a finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilt or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board.

(4) Expedited license means a full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the compact.

(5) Interstate commission means the interstate commission created pursuant to § 5-91-11.

(6) License means authorization by a member state for a physician to engage in the practice of medicine, which would be unlawful without authorization.

(7) Medical practice act means laws and regulations governing the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine within a member state.

(8) Member board means a state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation, and education of physicians as directed by the state government.

(9) Member state means a state that has enacted the compact.

(10) Practice of medicine means that clinical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, injury, or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state.

(11) Physician means any person who:

(i) Is a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a medical school listed in the International Medical Education Directory or its equivalent;

(ii) Passed each component of the United State Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) within three (3) attempts, or any of its predecessor examinations accepted by a state medical board as an equivalent examination for licensure purposes;

(iii) Successfully completed graduate medical education approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;

(iv) Holds specialty certification or a time-unlimited specialty certificate recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Associations Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;

(v) Possesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine issued by a member board;

(vi) Has never been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;

(vii) Has never held a license authorizing the practice of medicine subjected to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to non-payment of fees related to a license;

(viii) Has never had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; and

(ix) Is not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.

(12) Offense means a felony, gross misdemeanor, or crime of moral turpitude.

(13) Rule means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated pursuant to § 5-91-12 of the compact that is of general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.

(14) State means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States.

(15) State of principal license means a member state where a physician holds a license to practice medicine and which has been designated as such by the physician for purposes of registration and participation in the compact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-18
§ 5-57-18. Time limit for action on license applications.
Status: in_force

Within thirty (30) days after receipt of an application, the licensing authority shall determine whether the applicant has met the requirements of this chapter. In the event that additional information is required from the applicant by the licensing authority to complete its investigation or to satisfy the requirements of this chapter, or if the applicant has not submitted all of the required information, the thirty-day (30) period for action by the licensing authority shall commence when all that information is received by the licensing authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-4
§ 5-22-4. Town or city license required.
Status: in_force

No person shall publicly or for pay, or for any profit or advantage to himself or herself, exhibit or promote or take part in any theatrical performance, or rope or wire dancing or other show or performance, or conduct, engage in, or promote any wrestling, boxing, or sparring match or exhibition, nor shall any person for any pecuniary profit or advantage to himself or herself, promote any public roller skating in rinks or halls, or give any dance or ball, without a license from the town or city council of the town or city in which that performance, show, exhibition, dance, or ball is sought to be given.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-67-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-67 / Section 5-67-1
§ 5-67-1. Registration required.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The city of Pawtucket may, by ordinance, require each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization operated for profit, prior to transacting or conducting business from any situs in the city, to obtain a registration certificate stating the name under which the person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization is conducted or transacted, its business address, and a specific description of the business activity.

(2) The registration certificate that is issued prior to transacting or conducting business from any situs in the city shall be issued without the imposition of a filing fee. In addition, there shall be no general requirement that a registration certificate shall be renewed annually. Renewal of a registration certificate shall be required only when there is a change in the situs as originally designated and filed.

(b)(1) No ordinance passed under this section shall take effect until thirty (30) days after its final passage.

(2) No person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization with less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) of tangible property shall be required to register under this chapter.

(c) Any ordinance passed under this section shall be deemed as retroactive in its application so that it applies to each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization already transacting or conducting business from any situs in the city.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-29 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-29
§ 5-10-29. Persons exempt from chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions and penalties of this chapter do not apply to licensed physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, registered nurses, or natural hair braiders, when acting within the scope of their professions or occupations as defined by law.

(b) Natural hair braiding. Natural hair braiding is a service of twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair by hand or with mechanical devices.

(1) Natural hair braiding includes:

(i) The use of natural or synthetic hair extensions, natural or synthetic hair and fibers, decorative beads, and other hair accessories;

(ii) Minor trimming of natural hair or hair extensions incidental to twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair;

(iii) The use of topical agents, such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos in conjunction with hair braiding;

(iv) The making of wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions; and

(v) Mechanical devices means clips, combs, crochet hooks, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, rollers, scissors, blunt-tipped needles, thread, and hair binders.

(2) Natural hair braiding is commonly known as African-style hair braiding but is not limited to any particular cultural, ethnic, racial, or religious forms of hair styles.

(3) Natural hair braiding does not include:

(i) The application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color of the hair or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair; or

(ii) The use of chemical hair joining agents, such as synthetic tape, keratin bonds, or fusion bonds.

(c) Any violation of this section shall result in a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a first violation, one hundred dollars ($100) for a second violation, and one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each subsequent violation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-19
§ 5-60-19. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-85-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-85 / Section 5-85-3
§ 5-85-3. Customers right to cancel.
Status: in_force

Each contract for a discount buying club membership shall provide that the contract may be cancelled at anytime up until midnight of the third (3rd) business day after the date of receipt by the buyer of a copy of the written contract, by written notice, delivered by certified or registered United States mail to the seller at an address that shall be specified in the contract. For purposes of this chapter, business days exclude Sundays, and any holiday on which regular mail deliveries are not made.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-23
§ 5-22-23. Admission of unescorted minors under age fifteen.
Status: in_force

No person who is the proprietor, manager, or doorkeeper of any theater, roller skating rink, public dance hall, vaudeville, or other show, shall permit any boy or girl under the age of fifteen (15) years to enter or remain in that place of amusement owned or controlled by him or her or in which he or she is employed unless that boy or girl is accompanied by and under the charge of a person of eighteen (18) years of age or over, not furnished or provided by that proprietor, manager or doorkeeper; provided, that during all the hours from 9:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., except during the hours when the public schools in the city or town where that place of amusement is located are in session, any boy or girl not less than ten (10) years of age and under fifteen (15) years of age may be admitted to, and permitted to remain not later than 7:00 P.M. in any theater exhibiting vaudeville or motion pictures without that accompanying person. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-11
§ 5-29-11. Fee.
Status: in_force

The biennial renewal fee shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-6.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-6.1
§ 5-40-6.1. Qualifications of physical therapist assistants.
Status: in_force

Any applicant for licensure shall submit to the board written evidence on forms furnished by the department of health that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) Is of good moral character;

(3) Has graduated from an educational program in physical therapy accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) or other accrediting agency as approved by the department in consultation with the board in the year of the applicants graduation; and

(4) Has passed the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or other physical therapy assistant certification examination as approved by the department in consultation with the board to determine the applicants fitness to engage in the practice of physical therapy.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-25
§ 5-37-25. Violations  Penalties.
Status: in_force

Unless another penalty is provided by the laws of this state, any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-1
§ 5-29-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) Board means the Rhode Island board of examiners in podiatry.

(b) Department means the Rhode Island department of health.

(c) Director means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.

(d) Healthcare facility means any institutional health service provider licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17 of title 23.

(e) Health maintenance organization means a public or private organization licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17 of title 23 or chapter 41 of title 27.

(f) Limited registrant means a person holding a limited registration certificate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(g) Nonprofit medical services corporation or nonprofit hospital service corporation or nonprofit podiatry/medical service corporation means any corporation organized pursuant to chapter 19 or 20 of title 27 for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a nonprofit medical hospital.

(h) Peer-review board means any committee of a state or local podiatry association or society, or a committee of any licensed healthcare facility, or the podiatry staff of the committee, or any committee of a podiatric care foundation or health maintenance organization, or any staff committee or consultant of a hospital, medical, or podiatric service corporation, the function of which, is to evaluate and improve the quality of podiatric care rendered by providers of podiatric care service or to determine that podiatric care services rendered were professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the applicable standard of care or that the cost for podiatric care rendered was considered reasonable by the providers of professional podiatric care services in the area and shall include a committee functioning as a utilization review committee under the provisions of the Health Insurance for the Aged Act (Medicare) or as a professional standards review organization or statewide professional standards review council under the provisions of P.L. 92-603, 42 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq. (professional standards review organizations), or a similar committee or a committee of similar purpose, to evaluate or review the diagnosis or treatment of the performance or rendition of podiatric services that are performed under public podiatric programs of either state or federal design.

(i) Person means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust or estate, state or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state.

(j) Podiatrist means a person with a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery in this state under the provisions of this chapter.

(k) Podiatrist, a person licensed as described in this chapter, shall be considered a physician and surgeon of the foot and ankle. For the purposes of reimbursement by and for subscriber benefits/participation agreements with health maintenance organizations, nonprofit medical-service corporations, for-profit medical service corporations, and third-party insurers, it is unlawful to discriminate against podiatrists.

(l) Practice of podiatry. Any person is practicing podiatry within the meaning of this chapter who uses or permits to be used, directly or indirectly, for profit or otherwise, for their own self or for any other person, in connection with their own name, the word podiatrist or podiatric physician and surgeon, or the title DPM, or any other words, letters, titles, or descriptive matter, personal or not, that directly or indirectly implies the practice of podiatry, or who owns, leases, maintains, or operates a podiatry business in any office or other room or rooms where podiatry operations are performed, or directly or indirectly is manager, proprietor, or conductor of the business; or who directly or indirectly informs the public in any language, orally, in writing, or by drawings, demonstrations, specimens, signs, or pictures that he or she can perform or will attempt to perform foot operations of any kind; or who undertakes, by any means or method, gratuitously or for a salary, fee, money, or other reward paid or granted directly or indirectly to himself or herself or to any other person, to diagnose or profess to diagnose, or to treat or profess to treat, or to prescribe for or profess to prescribe for any of the lesions, diseases, disorders, or deficiencies of the pedal extremity. The foot is defined to be the pedal extremity of the human body and its articulations, and shall include the tendons and muscles of the lower leg only as they are involved in the condition of the foot.

(m) Wherever in the general or public laws there appear the words chiropody, chiropodist, and chiropodists, the words podiatry, podiatrist, and podiatrists shall be substituted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-32 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-32
§ 5-29-32. Decision of the board.
Status: in_force

If a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of finding the accused guilty of unprofessional conduct as specified in the charges, the board shall prepare written findings of fact and law in support of that conclusion. The board shall immediately transmit its findings, together with an order as to the sanction to be imposed upon the accused to the director who shall, as soon as practicable, order appropriate action to be taken in accordance with the order of the board. If the accused is found not guilty, the board shall immediately issue an order dismissing the charges.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-88-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-88 / Section 5-88-4
§ 5-88-4. Appeal.
Status: in_force

An appeal of an adverse determination or denial of a license, certificate, or permit application under the terms of this chapter shall be pursuant to the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42, the administrative procedures act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-12
§ 5-44-12. Application fee.
Status: in_force

The applicant applying for licensure as a psychologist shall pay a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 to the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-8
§ 5-91-8. Coordinated information system.
Status: in_force

(a) The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure under § 5-91-5.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has applied or received an expedited license through the compact.

(c) Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.

(d) Member boards may report any non-public complaint, disciplinary, or investigatory information not required by subsection (c) of this section to the interstate commission.

(e) Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.

(f) All information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters.

(g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-61-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-61 / Section 5-61-2
§ 5-61-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Department means the department of attorney general.

(2) Hours of operation means Monday through Friday, except a state or federal holiday, nine oclock (9:00 a.m.) to six oclock (6:00 p.m.); Saturday ten oclock (10:00 a.m.) to five oclock (5:00 p.m.).

(3) Item means any goods and services and includes coupon books that are to be used with businesses other than the sellers business.

(4) Owner means a person who owns or controls ten percent (10%) or more of the equity of, or otherwise has claim to ten percent (10%) or more of the net income of, a telephonic seller.

(5) Person includes an individual, firm, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any other business entity.

(6) Principal means an owner; an executive officer of a corporation; a general partner of a partnership; a sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship; a trustee of a trust; or any other individual with similar supervisory functions with respect to any person.

(7) Purchaser or prospective purchaser means a person who is solicited to become, or does become, obligated to a telephonic seller.

(8) Salesperson means any individual employed, appointed, or authorized by a telephonic seller, whether referred to by the telephonic seller as an agent, representative, or independent contractor, who attempts to solicit or solicits a sale on behalf of the telephonic seller. The principals of a seller are themselves salespersons if they solicit sales on behalf of the telephonic seller.

(9) Telephonic seller or seller means a person who, on his or her own behalf or through salespersons or through the use of an automatic-dialing-announcing device, causes a telephone solicitation, or attempted telephone solicitation, to occur that meets the criteria specified as follows:

(i) A telephone solicitation, or attempted telephone solicitation, where the telephonic seller initiates or engages in telephonic contact with a prospective purchaser and represents or implies one or more of the following:

(A) That a prospective purchaser who buys one or more items will also receive additional or other items, whether or not of the same type as purchased, without further cost. For the purposes of this subdivision, further cost does not include actual postage or common carrier delivery charges, if any;

(B) That a prospective purchaser will receive a prize or gift if the person also encourages the prospective purchaser to purchase or rent any goods or services or pay any money, including, but not limited to, a delivery or handling charge;

(C) That a prospective purchaser who buys office equipment or supplies will, because of some unusual event or imminent price increase, be able to buy these items at prices that are below those that are usually charged or will be charged for the items;

(D) That the seller is a person other than the person he or she is;

(E) That the items for sale are manufactured or supplied by a person other than the actual manufacturer or supplier;

(F) That the seller is offering to sell the prospective purchaser any gold, silver, or other minerals, or any interest in oil, gas, or mineral field, wells, or exploration sites.

(ii) Solicitation or attempted solicitation that is made by telephone in response to inquiries generated by advertisements or other form of mail or any types of unrequested mailing or advertisement sent by the seller that requires a consumer to respond telephonically for further information where it is revealed that the seller is offering to sell to the prospective purchaser on behalf of the telephonic seller where it is represented or implied that the seller is offering to sell to the prospective purchaser any gold, silver, or other metals; diamonds, rubies, sapphires, or other stones; coal or other minerals; or any interest in oil, gas, or mineral fields, wells, or exploration sites; or that the seller is offering to sell any goods or services not specifically exempted in subsection (10).

(10) For purposes of this section, telephonic seller or seller does not include any of the following:

(i) A person selling a security that has been qualified for sale by the director of business regulation pursuant to § 7-11-301 et seq., or is exempt under § 7-11-401 et seq. from the necessity to qualify.

(ii) A person licensed pursuant to § 5-20.5-6, when the solicited transaction is governed by that law.

(iii) A person licensed pursuant to chapter 1.2 of title 7, when the solicited transaction is governed by that law.

(iv) A person soliciting the sale of a franchise that is registered pursuant to § 19-28.1-5 or is exempt under § 19-28.1-6 from the necessity of registering.

(v) A person primarily soliciting the sale of a newspaper of general circulation, as defined in § 9-19.1-1, a magazine or periodical, or contractual plans, including book and record clubs: (A) Under which the seller provides the consumer with a form that the consumer may use to instruct the seller not to ship the offered merchandise, and that is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission trade regulation rule concerning Use of Negative Option Plans by Sellers in Commerce, 16 C.F.R. Part 425; or (B) Not covered under subsection (10)(v)(A), such as continuity plans, subscription arrangements, standing-order arrangements, supplements, and series arrangements under which the seller periodically ships merchandise to a consumer who has consented in advance to receive the merchandise on a periodic basis.

(vi) A person soliciting business from prospective purchasers who have previously purchased from the person making the solicitation or the business enterprise for which the person is calling.

(vii) Any supervised financial institution or parent, subsidiary, or affiliate. As used in this paragraph, supervised financial institution means any commercial bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, industrial loan company, personal property broker, consumer finance lender, commercial finance lender, or insurer; provided, that the institution is subject to supervision by an official or agency of this state or of the United States.

(viii) A person soliciting the sale of services provided by a cable television system licensed or franchised pursuant to chapter 19 of title 39.

(ix) A person or affiliate of a person whose business is regulated by the public utilities commission.

(x) A person soliciting the sale of a farm product, as defined in § 43-3-18, if the solicitation neither intends to, nor actually results in, a sale that costs the purchaser in excess of one hundred dollars ($100).

(xi) An issuer, or subsidiary of an issuer, that has a class of securities subject to § 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78 l , and that is either registered or exempt from registration under paragraph (A), (B), (C), (E), (F), (G), or (H) of subsection (g) of that section.

(xii) A person soliciting sales that are exempted under § 6-13-5 (Unfair Sales Practices) or § 6-13.1-4 (Deceptive Trade Practices).

(xiii) A person soliciting exclusively the sale of telephone answering services to be provided by that person or that persons employer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-83-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-83 / Section 5-83-1
§ 5-83-1. Requirements for guaranteed price plans, price protection, and prepaid contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract for the retail sale of propane gas that offers a guaranteed price plan, including a ceiling price cap plan contract and any other similar plan, must be disclosed in a way to clearly define the terms and conditions of the price plan. The disclosure of terms and conditions must be in plain language, must immediately follow the language concerning the price or service that could be affected and must be, if initiated verbally, confirmed in writing no more than fourteen (14) days from the initiation date using no less than twelve (12) point boldface type of uniform font. The disclosure of terms and conditions must include, but not be limited to, any additional fees or costs for securing the guaranteed price, as well as, any early termination fees, and shall express the price in terms of the sum of any such fees divided by the number of gallons delivered.

(b) A solicitation for the retail sale of propane gas that offers a guaranteed price plan, including a ceiling price cap plan and any other similar plan, must be confirmed in writing no more than fourteen (14) days from the solicitation date, and the terms and conditions of that offer must be disclosed in plain language.

(c) A propane gas dealer that pays for media or print advertising of a price shall offer said price for a period of no less than twenty-four (24) hours or until the next advertised price is so publicized, whichever occurs first.

(d) No prepaid propane gas contract shall require any consumer commitment to purchase propane gas pursuant to the terms of such contract for a period of more than twelve (12) months.

(e) Any violation of this section shall render the terms and conditions of the aforementioned contract null and void.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-5.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-5.2
§ 5-37-5.2. Complaints.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or public officer may submit a written complaint to the board charging the holder of a license to practice medicine or limited registrant with unprofessional conduct, specifying the grounds for the complaint. The board shall review all complaints.

(b) If the board determines that the complaint merits consideration, or if the board, on its own initiative without a formal complaint, has reason to believe that any holder of a license or limited registration to practice medicine may be guilty of unprofessional conduct, the chairperson shall designate three (3) members of the board, at least one of whom shall be a public member, to serve as a committee to investigate the complaint. If the complaint relates to a procedure involving osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), at least one member of the investigating committee shall be an osteopathic physician member of the board.

(c) The investigating committee shall conduct its deliberations and make recommendations regarding the complaint to the board. In conducting an investigation of such complaints that require an inspection of a licensees office:

(1) Either the investigating committee or the full board shall make a finding that an inspection is required and this finding must be evidenced by recorded minutes showing the vote to conduct an inspection;

(2) The scope and manner of conducting any such inspection shall be reasonably related to the written complaint received. Any licensee whose office is the subject of such inspection shall be provided by either the investigating committee or the full board with a copy of the complaint or a written summary of all pertinent allegations prior to or at the commencement of the inspection;

(3) At the conclusion of the inspection and prior to leaving the licensees office premises, the boards inspectors shall provide the licensee whose office has been inspected with a copy of the completed inspection form, noting areas of deficiency or follow-up;

(4) Unless there is a real potential of imminent, unreasonable harm to patients or staff, the licensee shall have ten (10) days to remedy any deficiencies found during the inspection; and

(5) All inspections shall be carried out so as not to interfere with direct patient care.

(d) No member of the board who participated in the investigation may participate in any subsequent hearing or action taken by the remainder of the board. Investigations shall remain confidential and all initial hearings, investigatory hearings, and full hearings before the board shall remain confidential.

(e)(1) If the recommendation is no unprofessional conduct, the remaining members of the board shall review the relevant data and vote a final recommendation.

(2) If the investigating committee has probable cause to believe the alleged unprofessional conduct of the licensee is caused by an impairment that has directly affected the ability of the licensee to conduct his or her practice professionally, the committee may use its authority under § 5-37-1.3(10) to assist in further deliberations regarding the alleged misconduct of the licensee.

(3) In the event of a determination by the investigating committee of probable cause for a finding of unprofessional conduct, the accused may request a hearing (see §§ 5-37-5.3 and 5-37-5.4). A hearing committee shall be designated by the chairperson consisting of three (3) other members of the board, at least one of whom shall be a physician member and at least one of whom is a public member. If the complaint relates to a procedure involving osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), at least one member of the investigating committee shall be an osteopathic physician member of the board. The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer appointed by the director of the department of health. The hearing officer shall be responsible for conducting the hearing and writing a proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law along with a recommendation of a sanction, if warranted. The hearing committee shall read the transcript and review the evidence and, after deliberation, the hearing committee shall issue a final decision including conclusions of fact and of law. The board shall make public all decisions, including all conclusions against a license holder as listed in § 5-37-6.3.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-62 / Section 5-62-5
§ 5-62-5. Limitations of applicability.
Status: in_force

(a) Alteration, defacement, mutilation, or modification of a work of fine art resulting from the passage of time or the inherent nature of the materials will not by itself create a violation of § 5-62-3 or a right to disclaim authorship under § 5-62-4(a); provided, that the alteration, defacement, mutilation, or modification was not the result of gross negligence in maintaining or protecting the work of fine art.

(b) In the case of a reproduction, a change that is an ordinary result of the medium of reproduction does not by itself create a violation of § 5-62-3 or a right to disclaim authorship under § 5-62-4(a).

(c) Conservation does not constitute an alteration, defacement, mutilation, or modification within the meaning of this chapter unless the conservation work is shown to be negligent.

(d) This chapter does not apply to work prepared under contract for advertising or trade use unless the contract provides.

(e) The provisions of this chapter apply only to works of fine art knowingly displayed in a place accessible to the public, published, or reproduced in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-6
§ 5-91-6. Fees for expedited licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) A member state issuing an expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee for a license issued or renewed through the compact.

(b) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for expedited licenses.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-14
§ 5-11-14. Complaint of violations  Forfeiture of property.
Status: in_force

Whenever complaint is made to any justice or clerk of a district court within his or her district that any person within the district is selling or offering for sale any article contrary to the provisions of § 5-11-18, the justice or clerk shall examine the complainant under oath, reduce his or her complaint to writing, and sign the complaint. If the complainant then enters into a recognizance in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), with any surety that the justice or clerk directs and approves, to prosecute the complaint to final judgment with effect, or in default of the judgment to pay the costs that may accrue on it, the justice or clerk shall issue a warrant to seize the article or articles offered for sale, together with all prohibited merchandise then in the immediate possession of the person complained of, with the packs, packages, carriage and horse or other vehicle, in which those articles have been transported; and to summon the person to appear before the district court and show cause why all the property shall not be adjudged forfeited. If, upon trial, it appears that the complaint is true, then the seized property shall be forfeited.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-14
§ 5-5-14. Bonding requirements.
Status: in_force

Any licensee or private detective shall deliver to the local licensing authority, or its designee, a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in the state conditioned for the benefit of any person injured by willful, malicious, or wrongful acts of the licensee, which, in the case of an individual, shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-7
§ 5-91-7. Renewal and continued participation.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate commission if the physician:

(1) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license;

(2) Has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;

(3) Has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to non-payment of fees related to a license; and

(4) Has not had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

(b) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical education requirements for renewal of a license issued by a member state.

(c) The interstate commission shall collect any renewal fees charged for the renewal of a license and distribute the fees to the applicable member board.

(d) Upon receipt of any renewal fees collected in subsection (c) of this section, a member board shall renew the physicians license.

(e) Physician information collected by the interstate commission during the renewal process will be distributed to all member boards.

(f) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address renewal of licenses obtained through the compact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-15
§ 5-10-15. Licensing of shops.
Status: in_force

(a) No shop, place of business, or establishment shall be opened or conducted within the state by any person, association, partnership, corporation, or otherwise for the practice of barbering, manicuring and/or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy or esthetics until the time that application for a license to operate that shop, place of business, or establishment for the practice of manicuring and/or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy or esthetics is made, to the division, in the manner and on the forms that it prescribes, and a license, under the terms and conditions, not contrary to law, that the division requires, shall be granted for it and a license issued.

(1) No licenses shall be granted to any shop, place of business, or establishment for the practice of hairdressing and cosmetic therapy unless the proprietor or a supervising manager in the practice of barbering, hairdressing and cosmetic therapy, of the shop, place of business, or establishment is licensed and has been licensed as a licensed barber or hairdresser and cosmetician for a period of at least one year immediately prior to the filing of the application for the license.

(2) No license shall be granted to any shop, place of business, or establishment for the practice of manicuring or esthetics unless the proprietor or a supervising manager of the proprietor is licensed and has been licensed as a licensed barber, hairdresser and cosmetician, manicurist or esthetician for a period of at least one year immediately prior to the filing of the application for the license.

(3) The supervising manager shall be registered with the division as the manager of a licensed shop and shall only be registered to manage one shop at a time. The proprietor of the licensed shop and the manager shall notify the division, in writing, within ten (10) days upon the termination of employment as the manager of the licensed shop. The license of the shop shall expire forty-five (45) days after the division is notified by the proprietor if no new manager is registered with the division as the supervising manager of the shop.

(b) All licenses issued under this section shall terminate on the first day of July following the date of issue. The fee for the license is as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-1
§ 5-86-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as Licensing of Applied Behavior Analysts.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-21
§ 5-37-21. Fee splitting.
Status: in_force

No physician shall directly or indirectly receive payment, reimbursement, compensation, or fee for a referral to any clinical laboratory. A violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof may be punished by imprisonment for not longer than one year or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-3
§ 5-69-3. Title and practice regulation.
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual licensed under this chapter may use the title licensed chemical dependency professional and the abbreviation LCDP or the title licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor and the abbreviation LCDCS provided that the title and abbreviation shall correspond to the license held pursuant to this chapter.

(b) No individual shall represent herself or himself as a licensed chemical dependency professional, LCDP, licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor, LCDCS unless he or she is licensed as a licensed chemical dependency professional or licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor pursuant to this chapter and provided that the title and abbreviation shall correspond to the license held pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Those presently holding the title advanced chemical dependency professional, advanced chemical dependency professional II, and/or licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor shall qualify for licensure as a licensed chemical dependency professional and/or licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor. These applications must be received within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this chapter. The regular licensing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall apply.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-15
§ 5-1-15. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any section is declared invalid or void for any reason, the remainder of this chapter is not affected or impaired.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-7.3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-7.3
§ 5-48-7.3. Qualifications for audiologists licensed in alternate jurisdictions.
Status: in_force

Persons licensed as an audiologist in alternate jurisdictions on or before January 1, 2008, shall meet the requirements of this state that were in effect at the time of initial licensure in the alternate jurisdiction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-55-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-55 / Section 5-55-4
§ 5-55-4. Franchised dealers and distributors.
Status: in_force

(a) Franchisors duty of disclosure. A franchisor shall disclose, in writing, to any prospective franchisee the following information before any agreement is concluded:

(1) The gallonage-volume history, if any, of the location under negotiation for and during the three-year (3) period immediately past or for the entire period that the location has been supplied by the supplier, whichever is shorter.

(2) Projections, if any, as to gallonage consumption at the location under negotiation.

(3) The name and last-known address of the previous dealers for the last three (3) years, or for the entire period during which the location has been supplied by the supplier, whichever is shorter, and the reason for the termination of each dealers agreement.

(4) Any legally binding commitments for the sale, demolition, or other disposition of the location in effect prior to the termination date of the agreement.

(5) The training programs, if any, and the specific goods and services the supplier will provide without cost to the dealer.

(6) Full disclosure of any and all obligations that will be required of the dealer, including, but not limited to, any obligation to exclusively deal in any of the products of the supplier, its subsidiaries, or any other company or any advertising and promotional items that the dealer must accept.

(7) Full disclosure of all restrictions on the sale, transfer, renewal, and termination of the agreement.

(b) Franchise agreements. Every franchise agreement, as defined in this chapter, is subject to the nonwaivable provisions described in this subsection, whether or not they are expressly stated in the agreement.

(1) Each retail dealer and each distributor as franchisee has the right to cancel a franchise agreement within seven (7) days after the day on which the agreement was signed, by giving the franchisor written notice of the cancellation. Upon giving the franchisor that notice, all money, equipment, and merchandise in satisfactory condition loaned, sold, or delivered to the franchisee under the agreement shall be returned to the franchisor for full credit, or the cash equivalent. If the franchisor is the owner of the real estate upon which the franchisee conducted his or her business, the franchisee shall deliver full possession of the real estate to the franchisor. The franchisee shall pay the franchisor for all lawful indebtedness remaining due after the return of merchandise and equipment.

(2) No agreement shall contain any provision that in any way limits the right of either party to trial by jury, the interposition of counterclaims, or cross-claims.

(3) The price at which a franchisee sells products shall not be fixed or maintained by a franchisor, nor shall any person seek to do so, nor shall the price of products be subject to enforcement or coercion by any person in any manner. Each agreement shall have the legend: Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to prohibit a franchisor from suggesting prices and counseling with franchisees concerning prices. Price fixing or mandatory prices for any products covered in this agreement shall be prohibited. A service station dealer or wholesale distributor may sell any products listed in this agreement for a price which he or she alone may decide.

(4) The franchisee may assign the franchise agreement; provided, that the franchisor consents to that assignment, which consent is not unreasonably withheld.

(5) If the franchise agreement requires the franchisee to provide a cash deposit in advance for the use of the service station or delivery of fuel, except as advance payment in whole or in part for the product ordered, the deposit may be held by the franchisor; may be used by the franchisor in his or her business; and may be retained for the term of the agreement unless it is sooner terminated. Interest at a rate of at least seven percent (7%) shall be paid to the franchisee at least annually. Within ninety (90) days after the termination of the agreement, the deposit shall be returned, together with any unpaid interest on that deposit at the rate of at least seven percent (7%) per year.

(6) No agreement shall provide for the use of any promotion, premium, coupon, give-away, or rebate in the operation of the business, except that a dealer may participate in a promotion, premium, coupon, give-away, or rebate sponsored by the franchisor, if the dealer desires.

(c) Termination of franchise agreements. No refiner or distributor, as franchisor, shall, directly or through any officer, agent, or employee, terminate, cancel, or fail to renew a franchise agreement, except for good cause. For purposes of this section, good cause includes, but is not limited to:

(1) With respect to franchise agreements where the franchisor leases real property and improvements to the franchisee, the agreement may be terminated; provided, that there is a lawful termination of lease, license, or other non-ownership under which the franchisor shall be entitled to possession or control of that real property and improvements;

(2) Mutual agreement to terminate;

(3) Criminal misconduct or violation of law relating to the business or premises of the dealer;

(4) Fraud, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(i) Adulteration of the franchisors products;

(ii) Commingling of funds;

(iii) Misleading or misbranding of gasoline;

(iv) Trademark violations;

(v) Intentionally overcharging or deceiving customers as to repairs that are not needed;

(vi) Intentionally deceiving the franchisor regarding a term of the lease;

(5) Failure of the dealer to open for business for an unreasonable period of time; provided, that the failure is not due to matters beyond the dealers control;

(6) Bankruptcy or insolvency of the dealer;

(7) Nonpayment of rent, or loss by the franchisor of its legal right to grant possession of leased premises to the dealer;

(8) Public condemnation or other public taking;

(9) Nonpayment of merchandise or other indebtedness due to the franchisor; or

(10) Substantial noncompliance with the obligations of the franchise agreement.

(d) Notice of termination. The franchisor shall give the franchisee advance, written notice of termination, cancellation, or intent not to renew. Notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, advance notice required by this subsection precedes the effective date of the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal by at least:

(1) Where the asserted cause is substantial noncompliance with the obligations of the franchise agreement, the franchisor shall give the franchisee seven (7) days from receipt of notice in which to correct any breach. If the breach has not been corrected within the seven-day (7) period, the franchisor may terminate the franchise agreement in accordance with the notice requirements of the franchise agreement;

(2) One hundred twenty (120) days where the asserted cause is among those specified in subsection (c)(1); or

(3) Seven (7) days where the asserted cause is among those specified in subsections (c)(3), (c)(4), and (c)(5); provided, that the franchisee has seven (7) days from receipt of the notice in which to correct the matter asserted as cause for terminating the agreement.

(e) Compensation on termination of franchise. Upon the termination of any franchise, the franchisee shall be entitled to fair and reasonable compensation by the franchisor at the then-current wholesale prices, for the franchisees merchantable inventory, supplies, equipment, and furnishings purchased by the franchisee from the franchisor; provided, that in that event the franchisor has the right to apply the proceeds against any existing indebtedness owed to the franchisor by the franchisee; and provided, that the repurchase obligation is conditioned upon there being no other claim or liens against the products by or on behalf of other creditors of the franchisee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-9
§ 5-91-9. Joint investigations.
Status: in_force

(a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are deemed investigative.

(b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.

(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states.

(d) Member boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact.

(e) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-16
§ 5-34-16. Application fee for practical nurse licensure.
Status: in_force

The applicant for licensure to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall pay a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-1
§ 5-34-1. Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature of the state, in order to safeguard life, health, property, and the public welfare of the people of this state and, in order to protect the people of the state from the unauthorized, unqualified, and improper application of services by individuals in the practice of nursing, declares it a policy to continue to adequately provide for state regulatory authority for nursing. The legislature further declares it is the policy of the state that state regulatory authority for nursing has the power to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any person who practices or offers to practice nursing or who represents oneself as a licensed professional or practical nurse without qualifying under the provisions of this chapter endangers the public health.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-2
§ 5-96-2. Legislative purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access to occupational therapy services. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:

(1) Increase public access to occupational therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;

(2) Enhance the states ability to protect the publics health and safety;

(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state occupational therapy practice;

(4) Support spouses of relocating military members;

(5) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states;

(6) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that states practice standards; and

(7) Facilitate the use of telehealth technology in order to increase access to occupational therapy services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-13
§ 5-86-13. Expiration and renewal of licenses  Continuing education  Lapsed license.
Status: in_force

(a) The license of every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall expire on the first (1st) day of July of the next even-numbered year following the issuance of his or her license.

(b) On or before the first day of May of each even-numbered year, the department shall mail an application for renewal of license to every person to whom a license has been issued or renewed during the cycle.

(c) Every licensed person who desires to renew his or her license shall file with the department a renewal application, executed, together with a renewal fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150), on or before the first (1st) day of June in each even-numbered year. Upon receipt of a renewal application and payment of the renewal fee, the accuracy of the application shall be verified and the department may grant a renewal license effective July 1st and expiring the June 30th in each even-numbered year.

(d) Every licensed person who desires to continue licensure as a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed applied behavior assistant analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience shall present satisfactory evidence to the board and approved by rule or regulation of the board that the licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed applied behavior assistant analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience, has completed a prescribed course of continuing applied behavior analysis education.

(e) Any person who allows his or her license to lapse, by failing to renew it on or before June 1st in each even-numbered year, as provided in this section, may be reinstated by the department on payment of the current renewal fee, plus an additional fee of forty dollars ($40.00). Any person using the title licensed applied behavior analyst or licensed applied behavior assistant analyst or psychologist with equivalent experience offering services defined as the practice of behavior analysis under this chapter during the time his or her license has lapsed is subject to the penalties provided for violation of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-12
§ 5-96-12. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) Oversight.

(1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compacts purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.

(2) All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the commission.

(3) The commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the commission, this compact, or promulgated rules.

(b) Default, technical assistance, and termination.

(1) If the commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this compact or the promulgated rules, the commission shall:

(i) Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the default, the proposed means of curing the default and/or any other action to be taken by the commission; and

(ii) Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.

(2) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of default.

(3) Termination of membership in the compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given by the commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting states legislature, and each of the member states.

(4) A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.

(5) The commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the commission and the defaulting state.

(6) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the commission by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorneys fees.

(c) Dispute resolution.

(1) Upon request by a member state, the commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and non-member states.

(2) The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.

(d) Enforcement.

(1) The commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact.

(2) By majority vote, the commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorneys fees.

(3) The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the commission. The commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-24
§ 5-86-24. Appeals from director and board.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the director or the board may appeal to the superior court in the manner provided in the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-10
§ 5-38-10. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

The department of business regulation may deny an application for license or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted, for the following reasons:

(1) On proof of unfitness of the applicant to do business as an automobile body repair shop;

(2) For any misstatement by the applicant in his or her application for license;

(3) For any failure to comply with the provisions of this section or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the commission under § 5-38-5;

(4) For defrauding any customer;

(5) For dismantling any automobile without the written authorization of the owner of the automobile;

(6) For refusing to surrender any automobile to its owner upon tender of payment of the proper charges for towing, storage, and work done on that automobile;

(7) For having indulged in any unconscionable practice relating to the business as an automobile body repair shop;

(8) For willful failure to perform work as contracted for;

(9) For failure to comply with the safety standards of the industry;

(10) For the purchase of used vehicle parts from unlicensed entities; or

(11) For failure to comply with the requirements of § 5-38-30.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-79-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-79 / Section 5-79-1
§ 5-79-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Contract means any agreement, or any term in any agreement, between a foreclosure consultant and an owner for the rendition of any services as defined in subsection (8).

(2) Foreclosure consultant means any person who, directly or indirectly, makes any solicitation, representation, or offer to any owner to perform for compensation or who, for compensation, performs any service that the person in any manner represents will in any manner do any of the following:

(i) Stop or postpone the foreclosure sale;

(ii) Obtain any forbearance from any beneficiary or mortgagee;

(iii) Assist the owner to exercise the right of redemption provided in § 34-23-2;

(iv) Obtain any extension of the period within which the owner may reinstate the owners obligation;

(v) Obtain any waiver of an acceleration clause contained in any promissory note or contract secured by a mortgage on a residence in foreclosure or contained in the mortgage;

(vi) Assist the owner in foreclosure or loan default to obtain a loan or advance of funds;

(vii) Avoid or ameliorate the impairment of the owners credit resulting from the recording of a notice of default or the conduct of a foreclosure sale; or

(viii) Save the owners residence from foreclosure.

(3) A foreclosure consultant does not include any of the following:

(i) A person licensed to practice law in this state when the person renders service in the course of his or her practice as an attorney-at-law;

(ii) A person licensed as a credit counselor under chapter 19-14.7 when the person is acting as a credit counselor in accordance with the chapter;

(iii) A person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under chapter 20.5 of this title when the person engages in acts whose performance requires licensure under that chapter;

(iv) A person licensed as an accountant under chapter 3.1 of this title when the person is acting in any capacity for which the person is licensed under those provisions;

(v) A person or the persons authorized agent acting under the express authority or written approval of the department of housing and urban development or other department or agency of the United States or this state to provide services;

(vi) A person who holds or is owed an obligation secured by a lien on any residence in foreclosure when the person performs services in connection with this obligation or lien and the obligation or lien did not arise as the result of or as part of a proposed foreclosure reconveyance;

(vii) Any person or entity doing business under any law of this state or of the United States relating to banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, industrial loan and thrift companies, regulated lenders, credit unions, insurance companies, or a mortgagee that is a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development approved mortgagee and any subsidiary or affiliate of these persons or entities, and any agent or employee of these persons or entities while engaged in the business of these persons or entities;

(viii) A person licensed as a residential mortgage originator or servicer pursuant to chapter 14 of title 19, when acting under the authority of that license or a foreclosure purchaser as defined in § 5-79-10;

(ix) A nonprofit agency or organization that offers counseling or advice to an owner of a home in foreclosure or loan default if they do not contract for services with for-profit lenders or foreclosure purchasers; and

(x) A judgment creditor of the owner, to the extent that the judgment creditors claim accrued prior to the personal service of the foreclosure notice required by § 34-27-4, but excluding a person who purchased the claim after such personal service.

(4) Foreclosure reconveyance means a transaction involving:

(i) The transfer of title to real property by a foreclosed homeowner during a foreclosure proceeding, either by transfer of interest from the foreclosed homeowner or by creation of a mortgage or lien or encumbrance during the foreclosure process that allows the acquirer to obtain title to the property by redeeming the property as a junior lienholder; and

(ii) The subsequent conveyance, or promise of a subsequent conveyance, of an interest back to the foreclosed homeowner by the acquirer or a person acting in participation with the acquirer that allows the foreclosed homeowner to possess the real property following the completion of the foreclosure proceeding, which interest includes, but is not limited to, an interest in a contract for deed, purchase agreement, option to purchase, or lease.

(5) Owner means the record owner of the residential real property in foreclosure at the time the notice of pendency was recorded, or the summons and complaint served.

(6) Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited-liability company, association, or other group, however organized.

(7) Residence in foreclosure means residential real property consisting of one to four (4) family dwelling units, one of which the owner occupies as his or her principal place of residence, and against which there is an outstanding notice of pendency of foreclosure, pursuant to § 34-27-4, or against which a summons and complaint has been served under § 34-27-1.

(8) Service means and includes, but is not limited to, any of the following activities:

(i) Debt, budget, or financial counseling of any type;

(ii) Receiving money for the purpose of distributing it to creditors in payment or partial payment of any obligation secured by a lien on a residence in foreclosure;

(iii) Contacting creditors on behalf of an owner of a residence in foreclosure;

(iv) Arranging or attempting to arrange for an extension of the period within which the owner of a residence in foreclosure may cure the owners default and reinstate his or her obligation pursuant to § 34-23-3;

(v) Arranging or attempting to arrange for any delay or postponements of the time of sale of the residence in foreclosure;

(vi) Advising the filing of any document or assisting in any manner in the preparation of any document for filing with any bankruptcy court; or

(vii) Giving any advice, explanation, or instruction to an owner of a residence in foreclosure, that in any manner relates to the cure of a default in, or the reinstatement of, an obligation secured by a lien of the residence in foreclosure, the full satisfaction of that obligation, or the postponement or avoidance of a sale of a residence in foreclosure, pursuant to a power of sale contained in any mortgage.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-7
§ 5-45-7. Qualification for licensure.
Status: in_force

In order to be eligible for licensure pursuant to this chapter, a person shall:

(1) Be not less than eighteen (18) years of age and of good moral character;

(2) Have satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and training approved by the department. The course shall be designed as to content and administered as to present sufficient knowledge of the needs properly to be served by nursing homes; laws governing the operation of nursing homes and the protection of the interests of patients in the nursing homes; and the elements of good nursing home administration;

(3) Have passed an examination conducted by the board and designed to test for competence in the subject matter referred to in subsection (2). Where the department deems it appropriate for purposes of according with religious teachings, the examination of an individual may exclude any subjects that could be considered in derogation of, or in conflict with, the teachings and practice of any recognized religious faith. Any license issued on the basis of that abridged examination shall be annotated to designate the appropriate limitation of the type of facility of which the licensed individual may be an administrator; and

(4) Pay licensure fees as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-10
§ 5-20-10. Work for which apprentice certificate required.
Status: in_force

No person shall engage to work as an apprentice plumber, unless that person possesses and carries on their person at all times while engaged, a certificate of registration in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying that person has registered as an apprentice plumber, an apprentice irrigator, or an apprentice water filtration/treatment system installer pursuant to § 28-45-13.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-89-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-89 / Section 5-89-6
§ 5-89-6. Reporting entity status  Renewal statement.
Status: in_force

(a) A reporting entity shall become a nonreporting entity on January 1 of the following year if the reporting entity shall have failed to submit the renewal statement to the secretary of state in accordance with this chapter without the need for further action by the secretary of state. A reporting entitys renewal statement shall:

(1) Acknowledge that any changes since its most recent filing of a renewal statement or restoration statement, or, if no renewal statement or restoration statement has been filed, since the filing of its standards statement, to its address within the state or standards and assessment measures, and a description of the process by which the changes were identified, developed, and approved by the entity and the third-party criteria used to develop any changes to the standards are available on the website;

(2) Acknowledge that, for the most recent reporting period for which a report was required to be made available, if any, a report was made available on the website in accordance with this chapter within the time period provided for in § 5-89-5(4)(iii);

(3) Provide an internet link to the report for the most recent reporting period, if any, on the website; and

(4) Be acknowledged by an authorized person.

(b) No standards statement shall be accepted by the secretary of state for an entity if it has become a nonreporting entity pursuant to subsection (a) of this section within the prior year.