R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-8
§ 5-1-8. Examination and qualifications of applicants for certificates of registration.
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age may apply for a certificate of registration under this chapter.

(b) Each applicant for a certificate of registration shall submit satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she holds a National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) professional degree in architecture from an accredited school and has had any practical experience, including academic training, that the board, by regulations uniformly applied, deems appropriate. The board may, in its discretion, adopt as its standards for minimum experience the guidelines on practical experience of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

(c) Each applicant for a certificate of registration who satisfies subsection (a) of this section and holds a professional degree in architecture as described in subsection (b) of this section shall submit to a registration examination. Results of the examination are announced within ninety (90) days of the date on which the examination commenced. The board shall adopt the examinations and recommended grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

(d) The board may require applicants under this section and under § 5-1-9 to submit to a personal interview.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-37 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-37
§ 5-20-37. 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 § 5-71-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-6
§ 5-71-6. Board of examiners  Seal  Authentication of records.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt the state seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the board, and certificates purporting to relate the facts concerning those proceedings, records, and acts, signed by the secretary and authenticated by that seal, shall be evidence in all courts of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-32-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-32 / Section 5-32-10
§ 5-32-10. Advertising.
Status: in_force

No person or establishment licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall advertise by written or spoken words of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-5.4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-5.4
§ 5-37-5.4. Time and notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

The time of the hearing shall be fixed by the hearing committee of the board as soon as is practicable. The hearing committee of the board shall issue a notice of a hearing of the charges, which shall specify the time and place of the hearing and shall notify the accused that he or she may file with the hearing committee of the board a written response within twenty (20) days of the date of service. The notice shall also notify the accused that a stenographic record of the proceedings will be kept; that he or she shall have the opportunity to appear personally and to have counsel present, with the right to produce witnesses and evidence in his or her own behalf; to cross-examine witnesses; to examine any documentary evidence that may be produced against him or her; and to have subpoenas issued by the hearing committee of the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-5
§ 5-86-5. Board of applied behavior analysts  Appointment, terms, and removal of members.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the department of health shall, with the approval of the governor, appoint five (5) electors as members of the board. Three (3) members of the board shall be licensed applied behavior analysts; one member shall be a licensed applied behavior assistant analyst; and one shall be a consumer representative holding neither license. The licensed applied behavior analysts and licensed applied behavior assistant analyst shall have at least three (3) years professional experience with credentials comparable to those established in this chapter, be certified for a minimum of five (5) years by an appropriate nationally recognized accrediting organization as approved by the department of health.

(b) The director shall, with the approval of the governor, appoint persons to serve on the board. Two (2) of those members first appointed by the director of the department of health shall serve initial terms of three (3) years; two (2) of those members first appointed by the director of the department of health shall serve an initial term of two (2) years; and one of those members appointed by the director of the department of health shall serve an initial term of one year, thereafter all appointed members of the board shall be appointed to serve for terms of three (3) years.

(c) The board members are eligible to succeed themselves.

(d) The director may remove any member from the board for neglect of any duty required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made, for the remainder of the term.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-31 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-31
§ 5-34-31. Practices and persons exempt.
Status: in_force

No provisions of this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting:

(1) Gratuitous nursing by friends or members of the family or as prohibiting the care of the sick by domestic servants, housekeepers, nursemaids, companions, or household aides of any type, whether employed regularly or because of an emergency of illness, provided that person is employed primarily in a domestic capacity and does not hold themself out or accept employment as a person licensed to practice nursing for hire under the provisions of this chapter or as prohibiting nursing assistants in the case of any emergency;

(2) The practice of nursing by students enrolled in approved educational programs of professional nursing or practical-nursing educational programs nor by graduates of those schools or courses before taking and receiving results of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), provided that they are licensed in this state within ninety (90) days from the date on the departments licensing application fee receipt, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the board;

(3) The practice of nursing in this state by any legally qualified nurse of another state whose engagement requires him or her to accompany and care for a patient temporarily residing in this state during the period of this engagement not to exceed six (6) months in length, provided that person does not represent or hold themself out as a nurse licensed to practice in this state;

(4) The practice of any legally qualified nurse of another state who is employed by the United States government or any bureau, division, or agency of the government while in the discharge of their official duties;

(5) Persons employed in state and licensed healthcare facilities, licensed homes for the aged and/or convalescent persons, and recognized public-health agencies from assisting in the nursing care of patients if adequate medical or nursing supervision is provided;

(6) Nursing care of the sick with or without compensation or personal profit when done in connection with the practice of the religious tenets of any recognized or established church by adherents as long as they do not engage in the practice of nursing as defined in this chapter;

(7) Persons who provide acceptable evidence of being currently licensed by examination or endorsement under the laws of other states of the United States and the District of Columbia from practicing nursing in this state for a period of ninety (90) days from the date on the application fee receipt, provided that they are licensed in this state within ninety (90) days from the date on the application fee receipt. The original privilege to work ninety (90) days from the date on the application fee receipt shall not be extended or renewed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-1.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-1.1
§ 5-30-1.1. Board of chiropractic examiners.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there shall be a state board of chiropractic examiners to be appointed by the director of the department of health with the approval of the governor. The board shall consist of five (5) members who are certified electors in this state, to be appointed to terms of three (3) years each. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms. Three (3) members shall be chiropractic physicians licensed to practice in the state of Rhode Island, and two (2) members shall be representatives of the general public.

(b) The current members of the board as provided for in chapter 26 of this title shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms. One additional chiropractic physician and the public members shall be appointed for initial terms to expire on June 30, 2002.

(c) At the expiration of the terms, the director, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint, at that time, and every three (3) years thereafter, qualified persons for a term of three (3) years. Upon the death, resignation, or removal of any member, the director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint to vacancies, as they occur, a qualified person to serve on the board for the remainder of the term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.

(d) The director of the department of health may remove any member of the board for neglect of any duty required by law or for any incompetent, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment is made for the remainder of the term. Before beginning his or her term of office, each member shall take the oath prescribed by law for state officers, a record of which shall be filed with the secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-9
§ 5-40-9. Right of use of the title of physical therapist.
Status: in_force

(a) To safeguard the welfare and health of the people of the state, it is unlawful for any person to represent himself or herself as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in this state or to use any title, abbreviation, sign, or device to indicate that the person is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant unless this person has been licensed pursuant to the provisions of §§ 5-40-7 and 5-40-7.1.

(b) A physical therapist shall use the letters PT or the term physical therapist immediately following his or her name to designate licensure under this chapter. A person or business entity, its employees, agents, or representatives shall not use in connection with that persons name or the name or activity of the business, the words physical therapy, physical therapist, registered physical therapist, the letters PT, DPT, LPT, RPT, SPT, or any other words, abbreviations, or insignia, indicating or implying, directly or indirectly, that physical therapy is provided or supplied, unless the services are provided by or under the direction of a physical therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person who or business entity shall not advertise or otherwise promote another person as being a physical therapist unless the individual so advertised or promoted is licensed as a physical therapist pursuant to this chapter. A person who or business entity that offers, provides, or bills any other person for services shall not characterize those services as physical therapy unless the individual performing those services is a person under the direction or supervision of a physical therapist pursuant to this chapter.

(c) The abbreviation G.P.T. shall be used to identify a graduate physical therapist authorized to perform as a graduate physical therapist pursuant to this chapter.

(d) A physical therapist assistant shall use the letters PTA immediately following his or her name to designate licensure under this chapter.

(e) A person shall not use the title physical therapist assistant or graduate physical therapist assistant and the letters PTA or GPTA, or any other words, abbreviations, or insignia in connection with that persons name, to indicate or imply, directly or indirectly, that the person is a physical therapist assistant unless that person is licensed as a physical therapist assistant pursuant to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-4
§ 5-65-4. Registration required to obtain judicial or administrative remedy  Exception.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor may not file a lien, file a claim with the board, or bring or maintain in any court of this state a suit or action for compensation for the performance of any work on any structure or for the breach of any contract for work on any structure that is subject to this chapter, unless the contractor was:

(1) Registered under this chapter at the time the contractor bid or entered into the contract for performance of the work unless the bid or contract predated July 1, 1990; and

(2) Registered continuously while performing the work for which compensation is sought.

(b) A court may choose not to apply this section if the court finds that to do so would result in a substantial injustice to the unregistered contractor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-23
§ 5-65-23. Registration required as part of bidding process.
Status: in_force

Whenever any bid is solicited by the state or any municipality or private party in the state of Rhode Island, the registration and/or license number of any bidder who is a contractor required to be registered and/or licensed under the laws of the state of Rhode Island shall be provided by the bidder. A space on the bid form, quotation, proposal, or other document shall indicate the bid price to perform the particular work involved and shall also indicate the registration and/or license number of the contractor, as issued by the state of Rhode Island, to perform that work.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-23
§ 5-91-23. Severability and construction.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of the compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.

(b) The provisions of the compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.

(c) Nothing in the compact shall be construed to prohibit the applicability of other interstate compacts to which the member states are members.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-31 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-31
§ 5-20-31. Recommendations of board  Order of director  Rehearing  Review.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the division of professional regulation may appeal that decision to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be made to the state board of plumbing examiners. The state board of plumbing examiners, upon completion of any hearing held on a verified complaint, shall present to the director of labor and training a written report of its findings and recommendations. The director of the department shall then order that the license of the licensee charged in the complaint is revoked or that the complaint is dismissed in accordance with the recommendations of the board. A copy of that order shall be immediately served upon the licensee either personally or by registered or certified mail. The order of the department is final unless the charged licensee, the division, or complainant, within twenty (20) days after receipt of that order, files with the director his or her motion, in writing, for a review of the order by the director, specifying in the motion the points and reasons for the order. The filing of a motion for a review stays the operation of the order pending final decision on that motion. A motion for a review by the director shall be immediately scheduled for a hearing by the director. The decision of the director of the department after his or her review is final upon questions of fact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-7
§ 5-51-7. Reciprocity  Waiver of requirements for examination.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may waive the requirements for examination of a competent landscape architect holding a license in another state, territory, or possession of the United States, or in a foreign country, provided that state, territory, possession, or country grants equal rights and has at least equal standards, and provided that the applicants license shall be based on comparable written examinations and that his or her qualifications meet all of the requirements of this chapter based on verified evidence satisfactory to the board.

(b) Subject to the directors approval, the board shall establish standards for the determination and implementation of reciprocity with other states.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-9
§ 5-60-9. License required to use title athletic trainer.
Status: in_force

No person may use the title athletic trainer or perform the duties of an athletic trainer, unless licensed by the state of Rhode Island to perform those duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-7
§ 5-37-7. Appeal from the decision of the director.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person whose license or limited registration to practice medicine has been revoked or suspended by the director or board, or is aggrieved by the decision of the board and/or director, has the right of judicial review of the decision of the board and director. This review shall be initiated by serving on the director a notice of appeal and filing such notice of appeal with a complaint in accordance with the rules of civil procedure in the superior court within thirty (30) days after the decision of the director.

(b) The director shall, within twenty (20) days after the service of the notice of appeal, transmit to the clerk of the superior court to which the appeal is taken, a transcript of the record of the board certified under the seal of the board, together with a certified copy of the boards written findings, all of which shall be admissible as evidence.

(c) The findings of the board and/or director shall be final and conclusive, subject to review in the superior court pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. Any appeal taken to the superior court shall have precedence on the calendar, be considered an emergency matter, and shall be heard in any event not later than thirty (30) days from the date of appeal when practicable. There shall be no stay pending the appeal of any sanction imposed by the director unless it is determined that the matter cannot be placed on the courts docket within the specified time. Except as provided in this chapter, appeals follow the procedures established in the administrative procedures act in chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-16
§ 5-29-16. Unprofessional conduct.
Status: in_force

The term unprofessional conduct as used in this chapter includes, but is not limited to, the following items or any combination of them and may be further defined by regulations established by the board with the approval of the director:

(1) Fraudulent or deceptive procuring or use of a license of limited registration;

(2) All advertising of podiatry business that is intended or has a tendency to deceive the public;

(3) Conviction of a felony, or conviction of a crime arising out of the practice of podiatry;

(4) Abandonment of a patient;

(5) Dependence upon a controlled substance, habitual drunkenness, or rendering professional services to a patient while the podiatrist or limited registrant is intoxicated or incapacitated by the use of drugs;

(6) Promotion by a podiatrist or limited registrant of the sale of drugs, devices, appliances, or goods or services provided for a patient in a manner that exploits the patient for the financial gain of the podiatrist or limited registrant;

(7) Immoral conduct of a podiatrist or limited registrant in the practice of podiatry;

(8) Willfully making and filing false reports or records in the practice of podiatry;

(9) Willful omission to file or record, or willfully impeding or obstructing a filing or recording, or inducing another person to omit to file or record podiatry/medical or other reports as required by law;

(10) Failure to furnish details of a patients medical record to a succeeding podiatrist or medical facility upon proper request pursuant to this chapter;

(11) Solicitation of professional patronage by agents or persons or profiting from acts of those representing themselves to be agents of the licensed podiatrist or limited registrant;

(12) Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the fees received for professional services for any person for bringing to or referring a patient;

(13) Agreeing with clinical or bioanalytical laboratories to accept payments from those laboratories for individual tests or test series for patients, or agreeing with podiatry laboratories to accept payment from those laboratories for work referred;

(14) Willful misrepresentation in treatment;

(15) Practicing podiatry with an unlicensed podiatrist except in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board, or aiding or abetting those unlicensed persons in the practice of podiatry;

(16) Gross and willful overcharging for professional services, including filing of false statements for collection of fees for which services are not rendered or willfully making or assisting in making a false claim or deceptive claim or misrepresenting a material fact for use in determining rights to podiatric care or other benefits;

(17) Offering, undertaking, or agreeing to cure or treat disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment, or medicine;

(18) Professional or mental incompetence;

(19) Incompetent, negligent, or willful misconduct in the practice of podiatry that includes the rendering of unnecessary podiatry services and any departure from or the failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing podiatry practice in his or her area of expertise as is determined by the board. The board does not need to establish actual injury to the patient in order to adjudge a podiatrist or limited registrant to be guilty of unprofessional conduct;

(20) Revocation, suspension, surrender, or limitation of privilege based on quality of care provided or any other disciplinary action against a license to practice podiatry in another state or jurisdiction, or revocation, suspension, surrender, or other disciplinary action as to membership on any podiatry staff or in any podiatry or professional association or society for conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as set forth in this chapter;

(21) Any adverse judgment, settlement, or award arising from a medical liability claim related to acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as defined in this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter;

(22) Failure to furnish the board, its director, investigator, or representative information legally requested by the board;

(23) Violation of any provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board or any rules and regulations promulgated by the director or of an action, stipulation, or agreement of the board;

(24) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing examination;

(25) Violating any state or federal law or regulation relating to controlled substances;

(26) Failure to maintain standards established by peer-review boards, including but not limited to, standards related to proper utilization of services, and use of nonaccepted procedure or quality of care; or

(27) A podiatrist providing services to a person who is making a claim as a result of a personal injury, who charges or collects from the person any amount in excess of the reimbursement to the podiatrist by the insurer as a condition of providing or continuing to provide services or treatment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-95-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-95 / Section 5-95-8
§ 5-95-8. Board of massage therapists  Powers, responsibilities, and duties.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the board shall have the authority to implement, interpret, and enforce this statute including, but not limited to, the authority to:

(1) Adopt rules and regulations governing the licensure of massage therapists in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter and in accordance with the procedures outlined in the administrative procedures act and promulgated in accordance with state law;

(2) Establish and enforce standards of professional and ethical conduct for licensed massage therapists;

(3) Impose discipline in accordance with this chapter;

(4) Adopt rules that endorse equivalent licensure examinations of another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country and that may include licensure by reciprocity; hold hearings, as necessary, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42 (administrative procedures) ;

(5) Maintain a complete record of all licensed massage therapists, including disciplinary data, and ensure licensee compliance with all established requirements;

(6) The board shall make an annual report to the governor that shall contain duties performed, actions taken, and appropriate recommendations;

(7) The board shall consult and advise other regulatory entities as necessary regarding issues pertaining to massage therapy education and/or issues related to the regulation of massage therapists;

(8) Upon receipt of a complaint, the department shall authorize the investigation of any allegations of wrongdoing undertaken by any person, entity, license, or organization related to the practice of massage therapy;

(9) The board shall review investigative reports deemed necessary by the director or may initiate a complaint on its own pursuant to § 5-95-11 or § 5-95-12;

(10) Undertake other such duties, powers, and authority as may be necessary to the enforcement of this chapter and rules duly promulgated hereunder, determined to be in the interest of public protection through the regulation of the profession.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-24.3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-24.3
§ 5-6-24.3. Credit for electrical license exams.
Status: in_force

(a) For licensing purposes, decisions by an apprenticeship sponsor to grant credit for prior learning or experience pursuant to § 28-45-9(2)(xii) or § 28-45-9.2 shall also require the written approval of the state board of examiners of electricians of the Rhode Island department of labor and training. Registered apprentices may receive credit for one hundred forty-four (144) hours of classroom training gained in a vocational school authorized by the board of education, or a maximum of two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours of classroom training gained over two (2) academic years (one hundred forty-four (144) hours per academic year), upon the successful completion of a course of study in a fully accredited trade school that has been approved by the Rhode Island office of postsecondary commissioner and by the Rhode Island department of labor and training apprenticeship council.

(b) For licensing purposes, on-the-job learning hours required as part of a registered apprenticeship program by license type are as follows:

(1) At minimum, an electrician apprenticeship program for a Class B license shall include eight thousand (8,000) hours of on-the-job learning.

(2) At minimum, a maintenance electrician apprenticeship program for a Class M license shall include six thousand (6,000) hours of on-the-job learning.

(3) At minimum, a lightning protection installer apprenticeship program shall include four thousand (4,000) hours of on-the-job learning.

(4) All registered apprenticeship programs shall include one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction, including, but not limited to, classroom training, provided concurrently with each two thousand (2,000) hours period of on-the-job learning.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-11
§ 5-70-11. Examination.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of labor and training shall establish suitable rules and regulations for the examination and licensing of telecommunications technicians, specialists, and businesses and also governing the practice of the professions of telecommunications. This shall not include any prohibition of employment of a properly licensed telecommunications technician, specialist, or business.

(b) The director of labor and training shall hold examinations for individuals applying for licensing at least once each quarter year; provided, that there are applicants qualified under this chapter.

(c) The director of labor and training shall establish those rules and regulations for the examination of applicants to ensure the technical competence of the applicant in one or more of the four (4) categories defined within this chapter that it deems appropriate, but in no case shall technical competence account for less than sixty percent (60%) of the mathematical computation of the examination score and in no case will a passing grade be considered less than seventy percent (70%) of the total score within any one category. No less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the mathematical computation of the examination shall cover knowledge of applicable federal and state codes and regulations.

(d) The director of labor and training shall periodically solicit input from appropriate regulating authorities as to recommendations of subject items to be installed in the appropriate portion of the examination.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-84-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-84 / Section 5-84-4
§ 5-84-4. Suitable quarters.
Status: in_force

The department of business regulation shall provide suitable and adequate space for the division.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-9
§ 5-45-9. Courses of instruction and training.
Status: in_force

If the department finds that there are not a sufficient number of courses of instruction and training conducted within the state to meet the requirements of this chapter, it may conduct one or more of these courses, and make provisions for those courses and their accessibility to residents of this state. The board of governors for higher education shall cooperate with the department in establishing and conducting those courses.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-3
§ 5-48-3. Board of examiners  Duties and powers  Meetings  Compensation of members.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter; evaluate the qualifications of applicants; and may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths, conduct hearings, and at its discretion investigate allegations of violations of this chapter and impose penalties if any violations of the chapter have occurred.

(b) The board shall conduct hearings and keep records and minutes as necessary to an orderly dispatch of business.

(c) The board shall, with the approval of the director of the department of health, adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, regulations that delineate qualifications for licensure and establish standards of professional conduct. Following their adoption, the rules and regulations shall govern and control the professional conduct of every person who holds a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology in this state.

(d) The board shall make available complete lists of the names and addresses of all licensed speech-language pathologists and audiologists.

(e) The board may request legal advice and assistance from the appropriate state legal officer.

(f) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at the times and places that it prescribes, and special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson; provided, that at least one regular meeting shall be held each year.

(g) The conferral or enumeration of specific powers in this chapter shall not be construed as a limitation of the general powers conferred by this section. No member of the board shall be liable to civil action for any act performed in good faith in the performance of his or her duties as prescribed by this chapter.

(h) Board members shall serve without compensation.

(i) The board may suspend the authority of any registered speech-language pathologist or audiologist to practice speech-language pathology or audiology for failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-92-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-92 / Section 5-92-5
§ 5-92-5. Powers and duties of department regarding licensing of genetic counselors.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of conducting its responsibilities under this chapter, the department shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To engage persons of established reputation and known ability in genetic counseling as consultants to the department; the Rhode Island or New England chapter or affiliate of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, if existing, or their successors or equivalent, is designated as the appropriate body with which the department shall consult for referral of consultants and other assistance to the department;

(2) To promulgate regulations and adopt such rules as are necessary to regulate genetic counselors;

(3) To receive, review, approve, or disapprove applications for licensing, renewal, and reinstatement and to issue those licenses;

(4) To establish administrative procedures for processing applications for licenses and license renewals and to hire or appoint agents as are appropriate for processing applications for licenses and license renewals;

(5) To retain records of its actions and proceedings in accordance with public records laws;

(6) To define, by regulation, the appropriate standards for education and experience necessary to qualify for licensing, including, but not limited to, continuing professional education requirements for licensed genetic counselors and provisional licensed genetic counselors, which shall be consistent with those of the American Board of Genetic Counseling, or its successor, and for the conduct and ethics that shall govern the practice of genetic counseling;

(7) To establish standards of supervision for students or persons in training to become qualified to obtain a license in the occupation or profession it represents;

(8) To conduct hearings upon charges calling for the discipline of a licensed genetic counselor or for revocation of a license pursuant to § 5-92-9. 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 and has the power to incur the necessary expenses for the prosecution;

(9) To summarily suspend the license of a licensee who poses an imminent danger to the public, but a hearing shall be afforded to the licensee within seven (7) days of an action by the department to determine whether such summary action is warranted;

(10) To recover the actual costs and fees, including attorneys fees, incurred by the department in the investigation and prosecution of a licensee upon the finding of a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued by the department under this chapter;

(11) To take such action as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to regulate the practice of genetic counseling;

(12) To impose a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation by a licensee of this chapter or of rules adopted by the department; and

(13) To perform such other functions and duties as may be required to carry out this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-4
§ 5-44-4. Board of psychology  Appointment, terms, and removal of members.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the department of health shall, with the approval of the governor, appoint seven (7) electors as members of the board. One member of the board shall be representative of the public, and six (6) shall be psychologists pursuant to this chapter and each of them shall have been engaged in their profession for at least five (5) years. At least one member of the board shall be an academic psychologist.

(b) The director shall, with the approval of the governor, appoint persons to serve on the board for a term of three (3) years and each member shall serve until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified.

(c) The director may remove any member from the board for neglect of any duty required by law, or for incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made, for the remainder of the term.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-1.05 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-1.05
§ 5-30-1.05. Chiropractor and chiropractic references.
Status: in_force

All references in the general laws to chiropractor or chiropractors shall be changed to read chiropractic physician or chiropractic physicians as appropriate and all references to the practice of chiropractic shall be construed to refer to the practice of chiropractic medicine as defined in § 5-30-1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-75 / Section 5-75-4
§ 5-75-4. Registration requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) Registration required. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall provide, advertise, or otherwise hold itself out as providing professional employer services in this state, unless the person is registered under this chapter and in conformance with the requirements of § 44-30-71.4.

(b) Registration information. Each applicant for registration under this chapter shall provide the division of taxation with the following information:

(1) The name or names under which the PEO conducts business;

(2) The address of the principal place of business of the PEO and the address of each office it maintains in this state;

(3) The PEOs taxpayer or employer identification number;

(4) A list by jurisdiction of each name under which the PEO has operated in the preceding five (5) years, including any alternative names, names of predecessors, and, if known, successor business entities;

(5) A statement of ownership, which shall include the name and evidence of the business experience of any person that, individually or acting in concert with one or more other persons, owns or controls, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the equity interests of the PEO;

(6) A statement of management, which shall include the name and evidence of the business experience of any person who serves as president, chief executive officer, or otherwise has the authority to act as senior executive officer of the PEO; and

(7) A list of clients, including client name, physical address, telephone number, and federal identification number.

(c) Initial Registration. (1) Each PEO operating within this state as of the effective date of this chapter shall complete its initial registration not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this chapter. The initial registration shall be valid through the subsequent July 31 of the registration year. (2) Each PEO not operating within this state as of the effective date of this chapter shall complete its initial registration prior to commencement of operations within this state.

(d) Renewal. On August 1st of each subsequent year, the registrant shall renew its registration by notifying the division of taxation of any changes in the information provided in the registrants most recent registration or renewal that shall be effective for an annual term from August 1 through July 31 of the subsequent year.

(e) Group registration. Any two or more PEOs held under common control of any other person or persons acting in concert may be registered as a PEO group. A PEO group may satisfy any reporting and financial requirements of this registration law on a consolidated basis.

(f) Alternative Registration. The division of taxation may, by rule and regulation, provide for the acceptance of an affidavit or certification of a bonded, independent, and qualified assurance organization that has been approved by the department certifying qualifications of a professional employer organization in lieu of the requirements of § 5-75-6.

(g) List. The state tax administrator shall maintain a list of professional employer organizations registered under this chapter.

(h) Forms. The state tax administrator may prescribe forms necessary to promote the efficient administration of this section.

(i) Record confidentiality. All records, reports, and other information obtained from a PEO under this chapter, except to the extent necessary for the proper administration of this chapter by the state tax administrator, shall be confidential and shall not be published or open to public inspection other than to public employees in the performance of their public duties.

(j) Limited registration. (1) A PEO is eligible for a limited registration under this chapter if the PEO: (i) Submits a properly executed request for limited registration on a form provided by the department; (ii) Is domiciled outside this state and is licensed or registered as a PEO in another state; (iii) Does not maintain an office in this state or directly solicit clients located or domiciled within this state; and (iv) Does not have more than fifty (50) covered employees employed or domiciled in this state on any given day. (2) A limited registration is valid for one year, and may be renewed. (3) A PEO seeking limited registration under this section shall provide the department with information and documentation necessary to show that the PEO qualifies for a limited registration. (4) Section 5-75-6 shall not apply to applicants for limited registrations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-15
§ 5-34-15. Licensing of practical nurses.
Status: in_force

(a) By examination. The applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse in this state is required to pass a written or computerized adaptive testing examination determined by the board of nurse registration and nursing education. Upon successful completion of that examination, the applicant shall receive a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse.

(b) Without examination by endorsement. A license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall be issued without examination to any applicant who is licensed by examination as a practical nurse or a person entitled to perform similar services under a different title under laws of another state or territory if, in the opinion of the board of nurse registration and nursing education, the applicant meets the requirements for licensed practical nurses in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-11
§ 5-93-11. Customer right to cancel or rescind solar agreement.
Status: in_force

(a) The customer has the right to cancel or rescind a solar agreement within seven (7) days of entering into the solar agreement. The standard disclosure form required under § 5-93-6 may also include the written right of rescission notice required to inform the customer of this right as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The solar retailer shall, at the time of entry into the contract, lease, or other agreement give a written right of cancellation or rescission notice to the consumer, in hard copy or via electronic mail with copy attached or downloadable, which must substantially comply with this section. The notice must:

(1) Appear in the contract, lease, or other agreement under the conspicuous caption: NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CANCEL OR RESCIND; and

(2) Read as follows:

(DATE OF TRANSACTION) YOU MAY CANCEL AND RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR OBLIGATION, WITHIN SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE ABOVE DATE. IF YOU CANCEL OR RESCIND, YOUR CANCELLATION OR RESCISSION NOTICE MUST STATE THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE AGREEMENT AND BE MAILED BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT SEVEN (7) DAYS FOLLOWING THE CONSUMERS SIGNING THE AGREEMENT, EXCLUDING SUNDAY AND ANY HOLIDAY ON WHICH REGULAR MAIL DELIVERIES ARE NOT MADE. ALL CANCELLATIONS MUST BE MAILED TO:

(INSERT NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SELLER).

(c) Whenever a contract, lease, or other agreement for the sale or lease of a residential solar energy system fails to conform to the provisions of this section and/or if the consumer or the consumers agent has notified the solar retailer of the consumers intent to cancel the agreement by registered mail, return receipt requested, the solar retailer shall have five (5) business days to return to the consumer any deposits, fees, costs, or other payments made by the consumer and any note or other evidence of indebtedness, and any security interest arising out of the transaction shall be cancelled or terminated. Failure to return all deposits, fees, costs, and other payments and evidence of indebtedness or to cancel or terminate any security interest shall enable the consumer to recover from the solar retailer treble damages plus reasonable attorneys fees and costs in any subsequent legal proceeding.

(d) The consumers right of rescission shall not be waived, sold, or abrogated in any way or manner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-1
§ 5-49-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, except as the context may require:

(1) Audiologist means an individual licensed to practice audiology by the department of health.

(2) Board means the board of hearing aid dealers and fitters.

(3) Department means the department of health.

(4) Hearing aid means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing, and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including ear molds, but excluding batteries and cords.

(5) License means a license issued by the state under this chapter to hearing aid dealers and fitters.

(6) Practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids means the evaluation and measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means solely for the purpose of making selections, adaptations, or sale of hearing aids, including ordering the use of hearing aids. The term also includes the making of impressions for ear molds. This term does not include the making of audiograms for a physician or a member of related professions for use in consultation with the hard of hearing.

(7) Sell or sale means any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract, excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers.

(8) Temporary permit means a permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer and fitter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-95-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-95 / Section 5-95-13
§ 5-95-13. Discipline  Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit criminal prosecutions under the applicable criminal code for violations of this chapter.

(b) Any person who practices massage therapy or acts in any capacity where a license is required by this chapter, without a license provided for in this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Any owner, operator, manager, or licensee in charge of or in control of any business who knowingly employs a person who is not licensed as a massage therapist, or who allows an unlicensed person to perform, operate, or practice massage therapy is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(d) The practice of massage therapy by a person without a license issued under this chapter is declared to be a danger to the public health and welfare. In addition to any other civil, criminal, or disciplinary remedy, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney of any municipality where the person is practicing, or purporting to practice, may maintain an action to enjoin that person from practicing massage therapy until this person secures a valid license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-49 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-49
§ 5-34-49. Prescriptive authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of nursing shall grant prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and furnishing authority.

(b) An APRN licensed by the board of nursing may prescribe, order, procure, administer, dispense, and furnish over-the-counter, legend, and controlled substances pursuant to applicable state and federal laws, when the APRN has completed an educational program as described in this chapter that includes courses in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment and is within the APRNs role and population focus.

(c) Prescribing, ordering, dispensing, and furnishing shall include the authority to:

(1) Diagnose, prescribe, and institute therapy or referrals of patients to healthcare agencies, healthcare providers, and community resources;

(2) Prescribe, procure, administer, dispense, and furnish pharmacological agents, including over-the-counter, legend, and controlled substances; and

(3) Plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing non-pharmacological interventions, including, but not limited to, durable medical equipment, medical devices, nutrition, blood and blood products, and diagnostic and supportive services including, but not limited to, home health care, hospice, and physical and occupational therapy.

(d) Prescriptive privileges for the certified nurse practitioner shall include all the authority under the APRN license including:

(1) Prescription of legend medications and prescription of controlled substances from Schedules II, III, IV, and V that are established in regulation; and

(2) May be certified to prescribe controlled substances from Schedule I.

(e) Prescriptive privileges for APRNs with the population focus of psychiatric/mental health:

(1) Shall include prescription of certain psychotropic and certain legend medications, controlled substances from Schedule II classified as stimulants, and controlled substances from Schedule III and IV that are prescribed in regulations;

(2) Shall not include controlled substances from Schedules I, II, and V and those certain legend medications not included in subsection (e)(1).

(f) CRNAs may be granted prescriptive privileges in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.2 of this title.

(g) Prescriptive privileges for certified clinical nurse specialist shall include:

(1) Diagnosing, prescribing, and instituting therapy or referrals of patients to healthcare agencies, healthcare providers, and community resources; and

(2) Planning and initiating a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing non-pharmacological interventions, including, but not limited to, durable medical equipment, medical devices, nutrition, blood and blood products, and diagnostic and supportive services including, but not limited to, home health care, hospice, and physical and occupational therapy; and

(3) Prescription of over-the-counter medications within their population foci.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-9.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-9.1
§ 5-37-9.1. Requirements relating to professional conduct.
Status: in_force

The board shall receive and maintain a confidential file, which will be available to the board to precipitate or aid in their investigations. The information shall also be available to licensed healthcare facilities including health-maintenance organizations in connection with the granting of staff privileges and to the individual physicians themselves and shall be available for inclusion in physician profiles pursuant to § 5-37-9.2. The file shall contain the following physician information:

(1) Cases of malpractice suits against a physician as reported to the board by insurers and self-insurers;

(2) Cases of malpractice suits that result in allegations being dropped, a dismissal, a settlement, or court judgment or arbitration award adverse to the physician;

(3) Reports by any hospital or state or local professional medical association/society of disciplinary action taken against any physician. This should also include any resignation of a physician if related to unprofessional conduct as defined in law or any withdrawal of an application for hospital privileges relating to unprofessional conduct;

(4) Reports by state and federal courts of physicians found guilty of a felony;

(5) Reports by the professional review organization and third-party health insurers of sanctions imposed on a physician;

(6) Annual reports by hospitals and health-maintenance organizations of current appointments to their medical staffs; and

(7) Information supplied to the board by the Federation of State Medical Boards and the American Medical Association. The file may contain any other data that the board by reasonable rule or regulation deems appropriate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-8
§ 5-37-8. Grounds for discipline without hearing.
Status: in_force

The director may temporarily suspend the license of a physician or limited registrant without a hearing if the director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a physicians or limited registrants continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the director temporarily suspends the license of a physician or limited registrant without a hearing, a hearing by the board must be held within ten (10) days after the day the suspension has occurred. In the event the tenth day occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the hearing by the board shall be held on the first business day following the Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-17-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-17 / Section 5-17-1
§ 5-17-1. Reports of removals to town or city clerk.
Status: in_force

It is made a duty of all persons, firms, or corporations, owning or operating any moving van, furniture van, transfer wagon, express wagon, delivery wagon, commercial automobile, or other vehicle, who hauls or moves, or causes to be hauled or moved, household goods, chattels, or personal effects of any resident of the state changing the place of his or her residence, to make a report of the removal to the town or city clerk of the town or city in which those household goods, chattels, or personal effects are located, and if the removal is from one city or town to another, the report shall be filed with the city or town clerk from which the household goods, chattels, or personal effects are moved.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-26
§ 5-86-26. Supervision.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed applied behavior analyst shall exercise sound judgment and shall provide care within the scope of practice or guidelines in the performance of his or her duties. A licensed applied behavior analyst shall be permitted to supervise the following: applied behavior analysts, assistant applied behavior analysts, applied behavior analyst aides, care extenders, applied behavior analyst students, and volunteers.

(b) Subject to the requirements of this section, a licensed assistant applied behavior analyst may practice limited applied behavior analysis only under the supervision of a licensed applied behavior analyst. Supervision requires, at a minimum, that the supervising licensed applied behavior therapist meet in person with the licensed assistant applied behavior analyst to provide initial direction and periodic on-site supervision. The supervising licensed applied behavior analyst working with the assistant applied behavior analyst shall determine the amount and type of supervision necessary in response to the experience and competence of the licensed assistant applied behavior analyst and the complexity of the treatment program. The supervisor and the licensed assistant applied behavior analyst shall be jointly responsible for maintaining records, including patient records, to document compliance with this regulation.

(c) A licensed assistant applied behavior analyst:

(1) May not initiate a treatment program until the patient has been evaluated and the treatment planned by the licensed behavior analyst;

(2) May not perform an evaluation, but may assist in the data-gathering process and administer specific assessments where clinical competency has been demonstrated, under the direction of the licensed applied behavior analyst;

(3) May not analyze or interpret evaluation data;

(4) May participate in the screening process by collecting data and communicate the information gathered to the licensed applied behavior analyst;

(5) Monitors the need for reassessment and reports changes in status that might warrant reassessment or referral under the supervision of the licensed applied behavior analyst; and

(6) Immediately discontinues any treatment procedure, which appears harmful to the patient and immediately notifies the supervising applied behavior analyst.

(d) An applied behavior analyst aide shall be a worker trained on the job. A licensed applied behavior analyst using applied behavior analyst aide personnel to assist with the provision of applied behavior analysis services must provide close supervision in order to protect the health and welfare of the consumer.

(e) The primary function of an applied behavior analyst aide shall be to perform designated routine tasks related to the operation of applied behavior analysis service.

(f) The licensed applied behavior analyst shall not delegate to an applied behavior analyst aide:

(1) Performance of applied behavior analysis evaluation procedures;

(2) Initiation, planning, adjustment, modification, or performance of applied behavior analyst procedures requiring the skills or judgment of a licensed applied behavior analyst;

(3) Acting on behalf of the applied behavior analyst in any matter related to applied behavior analysis, that requires decision making or professional judgment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-19
§ 5-37-19. Blank prescriptions.
Status: in_force

Any physician who signs a prescription in blank and delivers it to a patient or any other person except a duly licensed pharmacist shall be fined no more than five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-1
§ 5-20-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is designated as the Rhode Island Plumbing License Law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-19
§ 5-49-19. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

Violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-41-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-41 / Section 5-41-1
§ 5-41-1. Marking.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, any canvas or rubber footwear that has been imported from a foreign country without notifying each person purchasing or intending to purchase that footwear that it has been imported, by displaying in a conspicuous place, in letters at least as large as the figures indicating the price of the goods sold, a sign marked Imported goods. If the goods have an individual price marking, they shall also be marked with the words Imported goods or the country of origin.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-13
§ 5-22-13. Building inspection as prerequisite to license.
Status: in_force

A license shall not be issued under the provisions of §§ 5-22-4  5-22-12 until the building to be used for the show for which that license is desired, together with the apparatus if a motion picture show is to be licensed, has been inspected by the inspector of buildings appointed as provided in title 23 and the inspector has filed with the licensing authorities a certificate, in writing, showing that the building or apparatus meets, in all respects, the requirements of title 23, and is otherwise safe to use for the purpose for which the license is desired and until the building has also been inspected by the chief of the respective fire department or his or her assistants who shall also file with the licensing authorities a certificate, in writing, showing that the building or apparatus meets, in all respects, the requirements of the general and public laws of this state for the protection of life and property against the menace of fire. If the building or apparatus does not meet those requirements or is otherwise unsafe, then the license shall not be issued, and if any license is issued, that license is void. Any person managing or promoting a show under any void license shall upon conviction suffer the penalty provided in § 5-22-18.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-7
§ 5-22-7. Sunday roller skating.
Status: in_force

The city council of the city of Pawtucket or any city or town council may license roller skating between the hours of two oclock (2:00) P.M. and midnight on the first day of the week.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-7
§ 5-69-7. Powers and duties of the licensing board.
Status: in_force

(a) The organization, meeting, and management of the licensing board shall be established by regulations promulgated by the department of health.

(b) In addition to duties set forth in this chapter, the licensing board shall:

(1) Examine and pass on the qualifications of all applicants identified by the ICRC/AODA member board that all standards have been successfully completed for licensure under this chapter, and recommend to the director that a license shall be issued to each qualified, successful applicant, attesting to the applicants professional qualification to practice as a licensed chemical dependency professional or a licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor;

(2) Recommend that the director adopt rules and regulations that set ICRC/AODA professional practice standards for licensed chemical dependency professionals and licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisors;

(3) Recommend modifications or amendments deemed necessary to effectuate its purpose;

(4) Be responsible for making recommendations to the director concerning all disciplinary functions carried out regarding all licenses under this chapter;

(5) Have any other powers required to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-23
§ 5-38-23. Auto body repair shop special use identification tags.
Status: in_force

Any automobile body repair shop licensed under this title has the right to issue special use identification tags in accordance with the provision of § 31-3-40.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-18
§ 5-38-18. Purchase of used vehicle parts  Records of transactions to be maintained.
Status: in_force

The purchase of used vehicle parts shall be from entities licensed pursuant to chapter 21 of this title or similar provision by another state. Every licensee shall maintain up-to-date records in the form prescribed by the department of business regulation: (1) With reference to every vehicle for which it has made a charge for parts or services; and (2) Of all original orders for repairs to those vehicles. Those records shall be preserved for a period of two (2) years from the date thereof and shall be open for inspection by any authorized representative of the department during regular business hours, by the division of motor vehicles, and by any state or municipal official or police officer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-2
§ 5-34-2. License and registration required to practice nursing or use title.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice nursing in this state or to use any title, sign, abbreviation, card, or device indicating authority to practice nursing unless that person is licensed and registered under the provisions of this chapter or by the compact set forth in chapter 34.3 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-56-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-56 / Section 5-56-2
§ 5-56-2. Conditions for obtaining an installers license.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for an installers license filled out in its entirety, along with a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), must be submitted to the director.

(b) The applicant installer must have demonstrated to the director that he or she is capable of installing individual sewage disposal systems in accordance with approved plans and specifications.

(c) The applicant installer must obtain a passing grade on a written examination given by the director, intended to demonstrate his or her understanding of the rules and regulations, and his or her ability to read and interpret approved plans and specifications for individual sewage disposal systems.

(d) The applicant installer must demonstrate possession of and ability to properly use a level or transit.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-33 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-33
§ 5-37-33. Restrictive covenants.
Status: in_force

(a) Any contract or agreement that creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a physician licensed to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter that includes any restriction of the right of such physician to practice medicine shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction; provided, however, that nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remaining provisions of any such contract or agreement.

(b) Restrictions rendered void under subsection (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) The right to practice medicine in any geographic area for any period of time after the termination of such partnership, employment, or professional relationship; and

(2) The right of such physician to provide treatment, advise, consult with, or establish a physician/patient relationship with any current patient of the employer; and

(3) The right of such physician to solicit or seek to establish a physician/patient relationship with any current patient of the employer.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prohibition on physician covenants shall not apply in connection with the purchase and sale of a physician practice, provided the restrictive covenant and/or noncompete covenant is for a period of a time of no more than five (5) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-1
§ 5-2-1. City and town regulation and taxation of bowling alleys and establishments with three (3) or more billiard tables.
Status: in_force

The town and city councils of the several towns and cities may tax, regulate, and, if they find it expedient, prohibit and suppress, bowling alleys and establishments with three (3) or more billiard tables in their respective cities and towns, conforming to law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-12
§ 5-93-12. Good-faith estimate allowed.
Status: in_force

If a solar retailer does not, at the time of providing a standard disclosure form, have exact cost information required to be included in the standard disclosure form, pursuant to this chapter, the retailer may make a good-faith estimate of that information, if the solar retailer clearly indicates that the information is an estimate and provides the basis for the estimate. If the solar retailers final cost assessment differs from previously provided estimates, the retailer shall provide a new and complete standard disclosure form including itemization of cost differences from the previous estimate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-29 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-29
§ 5-57-29. I.D. cards  Requirement  Application  Issuance or denial.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in § 5-57-41 for any individual to function as an alarm agent or to perform the duties described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section without first obtaining an identification card (referred to as I.D. card).

(b) Owners, principal corporate officers, partners, and managers of all alarm businesses shall be required to obtain I.D. cards if they directly engage in selling, installing, altering, servicing, moving, maintaining, repairing, replacing, monitoring, responding to, or causing others to respond to, alarm systems within the state.

(c) Any individual engaged in the alarm business or employed by or associated with an alarm business within the state who is not an alarm agent but who has access to confidential information relating to a customer or subscriber of an alarm business or who monitors radio equipment used in connection with an alarm business must also obtain an I.D. card.

(d) Individuals required to obtain an I.D. card under this section shall file a joint application for a temporary and permanent I.D. card and upon completion, the alarm business shall immediately forward the application form to the licensing authority and shall retain a copy of the application in its files. Alarm businesses shall issue temporary I.D. cards in the manner prescribed in subsection (g) of this section until the I.D. card applicant obtains a permanent I.D. card from the licensing authority.

(e) A person engaged in the alarm business on September 1, 1977, has authority to, and is required to, issue to its alarm agents or other individuals required to obtain I.D. cards under this section temporary I.D. cards (as provided in subsection (g) of this section) while the application of that person for an alarm business license is pending. If that alarm business application is finally denied, the alarm business no longer has authority to issue temporary I.D. cards. All temporary I.D. cards issued by that alarm business shall become void and shall be returned by the temporary I.D. cardholders to the issuer.

(f) Application for an I.D. card shall be on a form prescribed by the licensing authority and shall include the following:

(1) The I.D. card applicants full name and any other names previously used, current residence and business addresses, and telephone numbers;

(2) Date and place of birth;

(3) Whether the I.D. card applicant is applying as an alarm agent or as an individual required to obtain an I.D. card under subsection (b) or (c) of this section;

(4) A list of all felony and misdemeanor convictions of the I.D. card applicant in any jurisdiction;

(5) Two (2) classifiable sets of fingerprints recorded in the manner that may be specified by the licensing authority;

(6) Two (2) recent photographs of a type prescribed by the licensing authority;

(7) The name and address of the alarm business that employs or will employ or engage the I.D. card applicant;

(8) The application shall include a statement by the alarm business that employs or will employ the I.D. card applicant or engage the I.D. card applicant as to whether that alarm business:

(i) Is licensed under this chapter;

(ii) Has a license application pending before the licensing authority; or

(iii) Is unlicensed and does not have an application pending before the licensing authority but was engaged in the alarm business within the state on September 1, 1977, and intends to file a timely application for an alarm business license under this chapter;

(9) A statement by the alarm business as to whether it has issued a temporary I.D. card to the I.D. card applicant. If the alarm business has issued a temporary I.D. card, the alarm business shall state the date of issuance of the card and the card number;

(10) The I.D. card applicants employment record for the prior three (3) years;

(11) A statement whether the applicant has been denied an alarm agent, guard, or private investigator license, permit, or I.D. card, or business license for an alarm business, guard, or private investigator business in any jurisdiction and whether that license, permit, or I.D. card has been revoked;

(12) A statement that the I.D. card applicant will inform the licensing authority of any material change in the information stated in the I.D. card applicants form within ten (10) days after that change; and

(13) Any other information that the licensing authority may reasonably deem necessary to determine whether an applicant for an I.D. card meets the requirements of this chapter.

(g) A temporary I.D. card shall be issued by an alarm business licensed under this chapter to any of its alarm agents or any other individual required to obtain an I.D. card prior to the issuance of a permanent I.D. card for this individual by the licensing authority. The form for temporary I.D. cards shall be at the discretion of the alarm business, but shall only be with the approval of the licensing authority. The form for permanent I.D. cards shall be prescribed by the licensing authority and shall include the following information concerning the I.D. cardholder:

(1) Full name and signature;

(2) An I.D. card number and date of issuance of the card;

(3) Date and place of birth;

(4) Name and address of the alarm business that employs the applicant or with which the applicant is associated;

(5) Date of commencement of employment or association with the alarm business; and

(6) A recent photograph of the I.D. cardholder.

(h) Before issuing a permanent I.D. card, the licensing authority shall require the prospective I.D. cardholder to submit, on forms provided by the licensing authority, the names and addresses of two (2) references who can verify the applicants good moral character and competency to install alarms or alarm systems and the names and addresses of employers of the prospective I.D. cardholder for the past three (3) years, and shall make reasonable and prudent inquiries to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements of this section. If the licensing authority has reason to believe that the individual required to obtain a permanent I.D. card does not meet the requirements of this section, no permanent I.D. card shall be issued by the licensing authority.

(i) Any alarm business issuing a temporary I.D. card shall promptly report to the licensing authority the name, address, and I.D. card number of the individual to whom it has issued a temporary I.D. card.

(j) The temporary or permanent I.D. card shall be carried by an individual required to obtain an I.D. card under this chapter whenever that individual is engaged in the alarm business and shall be exhibited upon request.

(k) Application for an I.D. card to the licensing authority shall be accompanied by a thirty-dollar ($30.00) fee to cover the cost of processing the application and investigating the applicant. The fees collected shall be paid into the general fund.

(l) The licensing authority may refuse to issue an I.D. card if the I.D. card applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor in any jurisdiction and the licensing authority finds that the conviction reflects unfavorably on the fitness of the applicant to engage in the alarm business or to be employed by an alarm business.

(m) The permanent I.D. card issued by the licensing authority shall include the items listed in subsection (g) of this section and the expiration date of the I.D. card.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-33 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-33
§ 5-10-33. Payment of fees.
Status: in_force

All fees that are required to be paid under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the department of health and deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-88-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-88 / Section 5-88-7
§ 5-88-7. Public notice.
Status: in_force

An occupational licensing board shall prominently print the following on all license, certificate, or permit applications, and any communication denying a license, certificate, or permit, and on the boards website: Pursuant to § 5-88-1 et seq., upon application, this state may recognize occupational licenses, certificates, or permits obtained from other states for military members and their spouses who relocate to this state pursuant to military orders.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-14
§ 5-40-14. Procedure for discipline of physical therapist.
Status: in_force

(a) When a written allegation is filed with the board charging a person with having been guilty of any of the actions specified in § 5-40-13, the division of professional regulation shall immediately investigate those charges, or, the board, after investigation, may institute charges.

(1) In the event that investigation reveals reasonable grounds for believing that the person is guilty of the charges, upon the recommendation of the board or the administrator, the director 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.

(2) 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 that notice to the accused at his or her last known address. 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.

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

(4) At the hearing, the administrator shall administer oaths as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the hearing.

(5) 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.

(6) If the accused is found guilty of the charges, the board may refuse to issue a registration to the applicant or may revoke or suspend their license or otherwise discipline that person.

(b) Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the license holder shall surrender the license to the administrator of professional regulation who shall strike the name of the holder from the register.

(c) A revoked or suspended license may be reviewed at the discretion of the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-6
§ 5-4-6. Sale by weight  Standards for ton.
Status: in_force

All coal or coke sold or offered for sale by any licensee shall be sold by weight. Two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) avoirdupois shall be the standard of weight for the net ton, and two thousand two hundred forty pounds (2,240 lbs.) avoirdupois shall be the standard weight for the gross ton.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-10
§ 5-2-10. Licensing of billiard, bagatelle, pool, scippio tables and game rooms.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall keep a billiard table, bagatelle table, pool table, scippio table, or any table of a similar character, in any saloon, shop, or place of business within this state, or own or keep any billiard, bagatelle, pool, or scippio table, or any table of a similar character, for public use or profit within this state, or operate a pinball or game room without a license from the city or town council of the city or town where the table is kept or used, first had and obtained. The city or town council may grant or refuse to grant licenses for these tables, and the licenses granted continue for a term not exceeding one year.

(b) The term pinball or game room, as used in this section, means any public place, building, or room where three (3) or more gaming devices, machines, or apparatuses are kept for the use and entertainment of the public; or any place where the purpose of the business is to maintain three (3) or more machines, which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, or disc, may be operated by the public generally for use as a game or amusement whether or not registering a score and whether its operation demands skill or chance or both. The definition of game room is limited to those places that derive their principal source of income from those machines. Each city or town council may by ordinance prescribe any rules and regulations and may by ordinance determine the number of licenses to be issued that they deem necessary for the operation of pinball or game rooms; provided, that no game room located within one thousand feet (1,000²) of any elementary and/or secondary school in the city of Providence may open before four oclock (4:00) p.m. on any school day.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-14-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-14 / Section 5-14-1
§ 5-14-1. Safekeeping of property of guests.
Status: in_force

If any hotelkeeper or innkeeper provides a suitable safe in his or her hotel or inn or other convenient place for the safekeeping of any money, jewels, jewelry, watches, ornaments, railroad mileage books and tickets, bank notes, bonds, negotiable securities, and precious stones, belonging to the guests of that hotel or inn, and notifies guests of the hotel or inn by posting in a public and conspicuous place and manner the fact that a safe is provided, in which that property may be deposited, and if those guests neglect or fail to deliver the property to the person in charge of the office of the hotel or inn for deposit in that safe, the hotelkeeper or innkeeper is not liable for any loss of that property sustained by the guests by theft or otherwise. No hotelkeeper or innkeeper is obliged to receive property on deposit for safekeeping exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) in value. If guests deliver property exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) in value to the person in charge of the office for deposit in the safe, the hotelkeeper or innkeeper is not liable for any loss of the property sustained by those guests by theft or otherwise in any sum exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), unless by special agreement, in writing, with the hotelkeeper or innkeeper.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-26
§ 5-44-26. 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 § 5-80-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-5
§ 5-80-5. Notice of cancellation.
Status: reserved

(a) The contract must contain in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the foreclosed homeowners signature a conspicuous statement in a size equal to at least fourteen-point (14) boldface type, if the contract is printed, or in capital letters if the contract is typed, as follows:

You may cancel this contract for the sale of your house without any penalty or obligation at any time before _________________________________________ (Date and time of day). See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right.

The foreclosure purchaser shall accurately enter the date and time of day on which the cancellation right ends.

(b) The contract must be accompanied by a completed form in duplicate, captioned notice of cancellation in a size equal to a twelve-point (12) boldface type if the contract is printed, or in capital letters, if the contract is typed, followed by a space in which the foreclosure purchaser shall enter the date on which the foreclosed homeowner executes any contract. This form must be attached to the contract, must be easily detachable, and must contain in type of at least ten (10) points, if the contract is printed, or in capital letters if the contract is typed, the following statement written in the same language as used in the contract:

(c) The foreclosure purchaser shall provide the foreclosed homeowner with a copy of the contract and the attached notice of cancellation at the time the contract is executed by all parties.

(d) The five (5) business days during which the foreclosed homeowner may cancel the contract must not begin to run until all parties to the contract have executed the contract and the foreclosure purchaser has complied with this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-7
§ 5-80-7. Arbitration.
Status: in_force

Any provision in a contract that attempts or purports to require arbitration of any dispute arising under §§ 5-80-1  5-80-9 is void at the option of the owner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-9
§ 5-4-9. Marking of vehicles  Display of license.
Status: in_force

Every vehicle used by a licensee or other person in connection with the sale or delivery of coal or coke in this state shall be marked in any manner that the director of labor and training requires, and each licensee shall display his or her license in a conspicuous place and manner at his or her principal place of business.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-18-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-18 / Section 5-18-1
§ 5-18-1. Advertising subject to chapter.
Status: in_force

The term outdoor advertising, as used in this chapter, applies only to all advertising displayed to attract the attention of persons on any public highway, or while in the vehicle of any common carrier, or in any station of a common carrier, or while in any public building, public park, public grounds, or other public places, whether the advertising by means of printing, writing, picture, or a combination of those, and whatever may be the means of display, except that it does not include advertising located upon private property and relating exclusively to the business conducted on that property or the sale or rental of the property, or advertising in or upon the cars and stations of any common carrier.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-9
§ 5-96-9. Establishment of the occupational therapy compact commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the occupational therapy compact commission:

(1) The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states.

(2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

(3) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.

(b) Membership, voting, and meetings.

(1) Each member state shall have and be limited to one delegate selected by that member states licensing board.

(2) The delegate shall be either:

(i) A current member of the licensing board, who is an occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, or public member; or

(ii) An administrator of the licensing board.

(3) Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from which the delegate is appointed.

(4) The member state board shall fill any vacancy occurring in the commission within ninety (90) days.

(5) Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate in the business and affairs of the commission. A delegate shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates participation in meetings by telephone or other means of communication.

(6) The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws.

(7) The commission shall establish by rule a term of office for delegates.

(c) The commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Establish a code of ethics for the commission;

(2) Establish the fiscal year of the commission;

(3) Establish bylaws;

(4) Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws;

(5) Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact and the bylaws;

(6) Promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration of this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of law and shall be binding in all member states;

(7) Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name of the commission; provided that, the standing of any state occupational therapy licensing board to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;

(8) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;

(9) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel including, but not limited to, employees of a member state;

(10) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the compact, and establish the commissions personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel matters;

(11) Accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and receive, utilize and dispose of the same; provided that, at all times the commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety or conflict of interest;

(12) Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of, or otherwise own, hold, improve or use, any property, real, personal or mixed; provided that, at all times the commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety;

(13) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;

(14) Establish a budget and make expenditures;

(15) Borrow money;

(16) Appoint committees, including standing committees composed of members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, and consumer representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this compact and the bylaws;

(17) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;

(18) Establish and elect an executive committee; and

(19) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact consistent with the state regulation of occupational therapy licensure and practice.

(d) The executive committee. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the commission according to the terms of this compact.

(1) The executive committee shall be composed of nine (9) members:

(i) Seven (7) voting members who are elected by the commission from the current membership of the commission;

(ii) One ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized national occupational therapy professional association; and

(iii) One ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized national occupational therapy certification organization.

(2) The ex officio members will be selected by their respective organizations.

(3) The commission may remove any member of the executive committee as provided in the bylaws.

(4) The executive committee shall meet at least annually.

(5) The executive committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(i) Recommend to the entire commission changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact legislation, fees paid by compact member states such as annual dues, and any commission compact fee charged to licensees for the compact privilege;

(ii) Ensure compact administration services are appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise;

(iii) Prepare and recommend the budget;

(iv) Maintain financial records on behalf of the commission;

(v) Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide compliance reports to the commission;

(vi) Establish additional committees as necessary; and

(vii) Perform other duties as provided in rules or bylaws.

(e) Meetings of the commission.

(1) All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions in § 5-96-11.

(2) The commission or the executive committee or other committees of the commission may convene in a closed, non-public meeting if the commission or executive committee or other committees of the commission must discuss:

(i) Non-compliance of a member state with its obligations under the compact;

(ii) The employment, compensation, discipline or other matters, practices or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commissions internal personnel practices and procedures;

(iii) Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;

(iv) Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate;

(v) Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person;

(vi) Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential;

(vii) Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

(viii) Disclosure of investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes;

(ix) Disclosure of information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the commission or other committee charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the compact; or

(x) Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state statute.

(3) If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to this provision, the commissions legal counsel, or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.

(4) The commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(f) Financing of the commission.

(1) The commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.

(2) The commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources, donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services.

(3) The commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on other parties to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the commission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved by the commission each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.

(4) The commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.

(5) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the commission.

(g) Qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification.

(1) The members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

(2) The commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that, nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining their own counsel; and provided, further, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from that persons intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.

(3) The commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that, the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-36 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-36
§ 5-57-36. Expiration and renewal during suspension of use of an I.D. card.
Status: in_force

An I.D. card shall be subject to expiration and renewal during the period in which the holder of the I.D. card is subject to an order of suspension.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-1
§ 5-40-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Board means the board of physical therapy established by § 5-40-2.

(2) Department means the department of health.

(3) Diagnostic imaging means techniques used to capture an image of a body part. For purposes of this chapter, diagnostic imaging shall include basic radiological imaging, commonly referred to as x-ray imaging, but shall not include other methodologies such as computer topography scan, ultrasound, bone scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or positron emission tomography scan.

(4) Examination means an examination approved by the department in consultation with the board.

(5) License means a license issued by the department to practice physical therapy.

(6) Physical therapist means an individual who is licensed by the department to practice physical therapy.

(7) Physical therapist assistant means an individual who is licensed by the department to assist in the practice of physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist.

(8) Physical therapy means the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist who is licensed pursuant to this chapter.

(9) Practice of physical therapy means:

(i)(A) Examination, evaluation, treatment, and instruction of patients/clients to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate, and limit physical disability, physical dysfunction, and pain from injury, disease, and any other bodily conditions;

(B) Administration, interpretation, and evaluation of tests and measurements of bodily functions and structures;

(C) The planning, administration, evaluation, and modification of treatment and instruction, including the use of physical measures, activities, and devices, for preventive and therapeutic purposes;

(D) The provision of consultative, educational, and other advisory services for the purpose of reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability, physical dysfunction, and pain; and

(E) Ordering diagnostic imaging and studies that are performed and interpreted by other licensed healthcare professionals pursuant to the provisions of § 5-40-23.

(ii) The practice of physical therapy does not include the practice of medicine as defined in chapter 37 of this title.

(10) Supervision means that a licensed physical therapist is at all times responsible for supportive personnel and students.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-11
§ 5-65-11. Submission of complaints.
Status: in_force

(a) The board and office shall accept and consider complaints for purposes of determining whether registered contractors or other persons who are required to be registered have violated the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder. This includes complaints that contain the following types of claims:

(1) Claims against a contractor by the owner of a residential dwelling unit asserting the following in performing any work subject to this chapter:

(i) Negligent work;

(ii) Improper work;

(iii) Breach of contract; or

(iv) Contract disputes.

(2) Claims against a contractor by the owner of a structure to discharge or to recoup funds expended in discharging a lien established under chapter 28 of title 34.

(3) Claims against a registered contractor by a registered contractor asserting the following in performing any work subject to this chapter:

(i) Negligent work;

(ii) Improper work;

(iii) Breach of contract;

(iv) Furnishing labor or material or renting or supplying equipment to a contractor; or

(v) Contract dispute.

(4) Claims by an employee of a registered contractor.

(5) [Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 251, § 1 and P.L. 2022, ch. 252, § 1.]

(6) [Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 251, § 1 and P.L. 2022, ch. 252, § 1.]

(b) While the board and office will accept complaints for purposes of determining violations and taking enforcement action against registrants and other persons pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the board and office will not adjudicate any complainant claims, causes of action, or rights or remedies, contractual or otherwise, or order payment of monetary damages, other monetary relief, specific performance, or other contractual or equitable remedies or relief to or for a complainant.

(c) Nothing in this section shall alter or impair the ability of a registrant or other person who violates the provisions of this chapter from entering into a consensual agreement or order with the board or office that includes performance of work and/or restitution to a complainant in consideration and as a condition of such consensual resolution of proceedings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-92-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-92 / Section 5-92-2
§ 5-92-2. Statement of policy.
Status: in_force

The state of Rhode Island has an interest in regulating the practice of genetic counseling and in licensing genetic counselors in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-16
§ 5-22-16. Appointment of officers to preserve order at shows.
Status: in_force

Town or city councils may also appoint town constables or other proper officials, at the expense of the licensee, to preserve order and to execute the orders of the city or town council at any such show and to report to the chief of police or the city or town sergeant any violation of the law and especially any violation of § 5-22-23 that occurs during the show.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-55-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-55 / Section 5-55-3
§ 5-55-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following words mean:

(1) Automotive product means any product sold or distributed by a retailer for use with a motor vehicle, whether or not that product is essential for the maintenance of the motor vehicle and whether or not that product is also used for non-automotive purposes.

(2) Deposit in advance means any deposit, regardless of its purported purpose, that is received by a distributor or refiner from a retail dealer or distributor as a breakage, security, or other similar deposit.

(3) Distributor means any person engaged in the sale, consignment, or distribution of petroleum products to wholesale or retail outlets, whether or not that person owns, leases, or in any way controls those outlets.

(4) Franchise agreement means any written or oral agreement, for a definite or indefinite period, between a refiner and a retail dealer or between a distributor and a retail dealer or between a refiner and a distributor under which:

(i) A retail dealer or a distributor promises to sell or distribute the product or products of the refiner;

(ii) A retail dealer or a distributor is granted the right to use a trademark, trade name, service mark, or other identifying symbol or name owned by a refiner; or

(iii) A retail dealer or a distributor is granted the right to occupy premises owned, leased, or controlled by a refiner or distributor.

(5) Franchisee means either a distributor who or that has entered into a franchise agreement with a refiner, or a retail dealer who has entered into a franchise agreement with a distributor or a refiner.

(6) Franchisor means either a refiner who or that enters into a franchise agreement with a distributor or retail dealer, or a distributor who enters into a franchise agreement with a retail dealer.

(7) Motor fuel and petroleum product means any substance or combination of substances that is intended to be or is capable of being used for the purpose of propelling or running by combustion any internal combustion engine that is sold or used for that purpose.

(8) Person means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, and, in the case of any entity, the term also includes any other entity that has a majority interest in the entity or effectively controls the entity, the officers, directors, and other persons in active control of each entity.

(9) Place of business means:

(i) Any fixed geographical location at which, pursuant to a franchise agreement, motor fuels are sold or distributed or a trademark, trade name, service mark, or other identifying symbol is used or displayed; or

(ii) Any premises owned, leased, or controlled by a refiner or distributor, in which a retail dealer or a distributor is granted the right of occupancy pursuant to a franchise agreement.

(10) Refiner means any person engaged in the refining or importing of petroleum products.

(11) Retail dealer means any person who operates a service station, filling station, store, garage, or other place of business for the sale of motor fuel for delivery into the service tank or tanks of any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine.

(12) Retail fuel outlet means a place at which gasoline and oil are stored and supplied to the public that is operated directly by a refiner or distributor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-24-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-24 / Section 5-24-4
§ 5-24-4. Maintenance of good order  Drunkards, wastrels, and minors excluded.
Status: in_force

Every person licensed pursuant to §§ 5-24-1 and 5-24-1.1 shall maintain good order in the licensed building, and shall not suffer any person in that licensed building to become intoxicated, nor shall he or she take in pawn or pledge any article; neither shall he or she suffer that licensed building to become frequented by any common drunkard or person addicted to the intemperate use of spirituous or intoxicating liquors, or by any person who is a disturber of the peace, or who is wasting his or her property or earnings and means of supporting himself or herself and family, or by any person under lawful age. Every person licensed pursuant to § 5-24-1 violating either of the provisions of this section shall be deemed the keeper of a disorderly house and shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00), 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.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-9
§ 5-57-9. Licensing authority  Staff.
Status: in_force

The director of labor and training has the authority to hire and terminate the clerical and professional personnel, including a chief licensing examiner, to handle daily operations of the licensing authority that are necessary to enable it to fulfill its mandate under the provisions of this chapter. All the expenses shall be paid out of the general fund, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers signed by the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-2
§ 5-80-2. Contract requirement  Form and language.
Status: in_force

A foreclosure purchaser shall enter into every foreclosure reconveyance in the form of a written contract. Every contract must be written in letters of a size equal to at least twelve-point (12) boldface type, in the same language principally used by the foreclosure purchaser and foreclosed homeowner to negotiate the sale of the residence in foreclosure and must be fully completed and signed and dated by the foreclosed homeowner and foreclosure purchaser before the execution of any instrument of conveyance of the residence in foreclosure.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-44 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-44
§ 5-34-44. Advanced practice registered nurses as independent practitioners.
Status: in_force

APRNs are licensed, independent practitioners within standards established or recognized by the board of nursing. Each APRN is accountable to patients, the nursing profession, and the board of nursing for:

(1) Complying with the requirements of this chapter and the quality of advanced nursing care rendered;

(2) Recognizing limits of knowledge and experience;

(3) Planning for the management of situations beyond the APRNs expertise;

(4) Consulting with or referring patients to other licensed healthcare providers as appropriate.

(5) In the case of CRNAs, complying with the requirements of chapter 34.2 of this title, including § 5-34.2-5(b) regarding scope of practice. In the case of any conflict between this chapter and chapter 34.2 of this title with regard to the licensure and practice of CRNAs, chapter 34.2 of this title shall control.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-31 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-31
§ 5-38-31. Reimbursement fee.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of business regulation may assess an automobile body shop for reimbursement of the departments actual expenses for the investigation and hearing of significant auto body shop matters. An assessment may be sought in the event that an automobile body shop does not prevail after a final judicial appeal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-84-3.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-84 / Section 5-84-3.1
§ 5-84-3.1. Establishment of the state building office.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be the state building office within the department of business regulations division of building, design and fire professionals which shall consist of: the office of the state building commissioner, the board of registration for professional engineers, the board of registration for professional land surveyors, the board of examination and registration of architects, the board of examiners of landscape architects, and the contractors registration and licensing board.

(b) The department of business regulation is hereby designated as the administrative entity responsible for the operation of the state building office. In the discretion of the director of business regulation, the department shall provide appropriate staff support to the state building office, and any such staff may be shared within the state building office as necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-62 / Section 5-62-11
§ 5-62-11. Express warranties for multiples.
Status: in_force

(a) When an art merchant furnishes the name of the artist of a multiple, or otherwise furnishes information required by this chapter for any time period as to transactions including offers, sales, or consignments, the provisions of § 5-62-9 shall apply, except that the section shall be deemed to include sales to art merchants. The existence of a reasonable basis in fact for information warranted shall not be a defense in an action to enforce the warranty, except in the case of photographs produced prior to nineteen hundred fifty (1950), and multiples produced prior to nineteen hundred (1900).

(b) The provisions of § 5-62-9(4) shall apply when an art merchant disclaims knowledge as to a multiple about which information is required by this chapter; provided, that in addition, the disclaimer shall be ineffective unless clearly, specifically, and categorically stated as to each item of information and contained in the physical context of other language setting forth the required information as to a specific multiple.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-15.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-15.1
§ 5-65-15.1. Staff.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall provide the board with appropriate staff, who shall perform their duties under the administrative supervision of the director of the department of business regulation or the directors designee.

(b) The board may delegate the powers, functions, and duties to the provided staff.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-22
§ 5-22-22. Obstruction of members of the division of sheriffs.
Status: in_force

Any person who hinders or obstructs any deputy sheriff in entering any exhibition, performance, or place mentioned in this chapter is, upon conviction, guilty of obstructing an officer and liable to the penalty imposed in § 11-32-1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-19
§ 5-22-19. Disposition of license fees.
Status: in_force

All sums received for licenses as provided in this chapter shall be paid to the town or city treasurer for the use of the town or city in which the licenses are granted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-3.3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-3.3
§ 5-20-3.3. Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer defined.
Status: in_force

Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer, as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed all phases of a project under the supervision of a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer licensee for a period of not less than one year. Journeypersons shall not be permitted to apply for a water-filtration/treatment-system installation permit.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-84-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-84 / Section 5-84-2
§ 5-84-2. Division of building, design and fire professionals.
Status: in_force

There has been created within the department of business regulation, a division known as the division of building, design and fire professionals.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-10.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-10.1
§ 5-60-10.1. Trained and equipped with epi-pen requirements.
Status: in_force

On and after September 1, 2025, every athletic trainer licensed pursuant to § 5-60-9 shall be trained and equipped with an epinephrine auto-injector while performing the duties of an athletic trainer. Provided, however, no existing state funds or appropriations of state funds shall be used for the training or supplies required pursuant to this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-8
§ 5-44-8. Register of psychologists  Licensing records.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a register of all psychologists licensed under this chapter which shall be open at all reasonable times to public inspection. The department shall be the custodian of all records pertaining to the licensing of psychologists.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-3.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-3.1
§ 5-20-3.1. Master irrigator defined.
Status: in_force

Master irrigator, as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed in the capacity of a journeyperson irrigator as defined in § 5-20-5.1 for not less than two (2) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-2
§ 5-6-2. Work for which license required.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) No person, firm, or corporation shall enter into, engage in, solicit, advertise, bid for, or work at the business of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing wires, conduits, apparatus, which includes support systems specifically for electrical equipment and devices, fixtures, electrical signs, lightning-protection equipment as defined in § 5-6-1, 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, and other appliances for carrying or using or generating electricity for light, heat, fire alarms, as defined in chapter 28.25 of title 23, entitled Fire Alarm Systems, or power purposes, exclusive of low-voltage wiring for heating/refrigeration equipment, or work at the business of removing and reattaching existing electrical meters, unless that person, firm, or corporation shall have received a license and a certificate for the business, issued by the state board of examiners of electricians of the division of professional regulation of the department of labor and training in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter.

(2) That person shall carry this license on his or her person at all times while so engaged, and shall affix his or her contractors license number to any advertisement and/or contract he or she executes and/or to any bid he or she files with any consumer for his or her professional services and to any applicable permit required for the performance of those services.

(b) Any person, firm, or corporation that is required to apply for a permit from a local building official for any work required to be performed by a person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall cause the work to be performed by a person licensed under the provisions of this chapter; provided, that the provisions of this section, except the provision regarding removing and reattaching existing electrical meters, shall not apply to owner-occupied, single-family homes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-5
§ 5-44-5. Board of psychology  Organization and meetings.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall organize immediately after the appointment and qualification of its members.

(b) The board shall annually elect a chairperson and secretary. Meetings may be called by the chairperson or the director of the department of health or by written request of four (4) members of the board. A majority of seats filled shall constitute a quorum. The board shall meet as often as necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-6
§ 5-29-6. Qualifications of applicants.
Status: in_force

(a) All persons subsequently desiring to commence the practice of podiatry in this state shall apply to the division of professional regulation for a license. Applicants for examination shall present to the division, at least thirty (30) days before the commencement of the examination at which he or she is to be examined, a written application on a form or forms provided by the division, together with satisfactory proof that the applicant is more than eighteen (18) years of age; is of good moral character; has obtained a certificate showing that the applicant before entering a school or college of podiatric medicine and surgery had obtained an academic education consisting of at least three (3) years of study at a duly recognized college or university. The applicant shall provide evidence of satisfactory completion of a course of study in podiatric medicine approved and accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

(b) The applicant shall provide evidence that the degree doctor of podiatric medicine was conferred upon the applicant from the same college as was his or her course of study.

(c) In addition to the above requirements the applicant shall provide evidence of satisfactory completion of a minimum one-year residency program as defined, recognized, and accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association, and the program must have also been accredited by that body at the time of residency participation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-15
§ 5-71-15. Persons and practices exempted.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

(1) Any certified interpreter and any certified deaf interpreter working as an interpreter in court.

(2) Certified interpreters and certified deaf interpreters performing as volunteers without compensation.

(3) Certified interpreters and any certified deaf interpreters performing in an emergency as defined in § 5-71-3(9) and as set forth in regulations promulgated by the department.

(4) Nonlicensed individuals who are certified members of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID), its successor agency, or other agency as approved by the department in consultation with the board, who may provide services for a maximum of twenty-five (25) hours per calendar year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-18
§ 5-37-18. Prescription slips.
Status: in_force

Every prescription slip issued by a physician shall contain the clearly-printed name and address of the issuing physician. In addition, every prescription written in this state shall have one line for the practitioners signature.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-7
§ 5-93-7. Contents of the standard disclosure form for any solar agreement.
Status: in_force

(a) The standard disclosure form shall include:

(1) A statement of whether operations or maintenance services are included as part of the solar agreement;

(2) If the solar retailer provides any written estimate of the savings the potential customer is projected to realize from the system based on similar installations that have the same geographic orientation in similar climates, the solar retailer must complete fields requiring entry of the following information:

(i) The estimated projected savings over the life of the solar agreement; and

(ii) An optional field for the estimated projected savings over any longer period not to exceed the anticipated useful life of the system; and

(3) Fields to disclose material assumptions used to calculate estimated projected savings and the source of those assumptions, including:

(i) If an annual electricity rate increase is assumed, the rate of the increase and the solar retailers basis for the assumption of the rate increase;

(ii) The potential customers eligibility for or receipt of tax credits or other governmental or utility incentives;

(iii) System production data, including production degradation;

(iv) The systems eligibility for interconnection under any net metering or similar program, or lack thereof;

(v) Electrical usage and the systems designed offset of the electrical usage;

(vi) Historical utility costs paid by the potential customer;

(vii) Any rate escalation affecting a payment between the potential customer and the solar retailer; and

(viii) A field to indicate whether costs of replacing equipment were assumed. If such costs were assumed, the standard disclosure form shall require a field for listing the costs associated with replacing equipment making up part of the system applicable.

(b) The standard disclosure form shall include the following disclosures and notices:

(1) Two (2) separate statements in capital letters in close proximity to any written estimate of projected savings:

(i) THIS IS AN ESTIMATE. UTILITY RATES MAY GO UP OR DOWN AND ACTUAL SAVINGS, IF ANY, MAY VARY. HISTORICAL DATA ARE NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENTATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING RATES, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL UTILITY OR THE STATE DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS; AND

(ii) TAX AND OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCENTIVES VARY AS TO REFUNDABILITY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR TERMINATION BY LEGISLATIVE OR REGULATORY ACTION, WHICH MAY IMPACT SAVINGS ESTIMATES. CONSULT A TAX PROFESSIONAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

(2) A notice that: Legislative or regulatory action may affect or eliminate your ability to sell or get credit for any excess power generated by the system, and may affect the price or value of that power.

(c) The standard disclosure form shall include fields requiring entry of the following information:

(1) A statement describing the system and indicating the system design assumptions, including the make and model of the solar panels and inverters, system size, positioning of the panels on the customers property, estimated first-year energy production, and estimated annual energy production degradation, including the overall percentage degradation over the term of the solar agreement or, at the solar retailers option, over the estimated useful life of the system;

(2) A description of any warranty, representation, or guarantee of energy production of the system; and

(3) The approximate start and completion dates for the installation of the system.

(d) The standard disclosure form shall require an indication of whether any warranty or maintenance obligations related to the system may be transferred by the solar retailer to a third party.

(e) The standard disclosure form shall require the following disclosure: If this form indicates that the warranty or maintenance obligation may be transferred, then be advised  The maintenance and repair obligations under your contract may be assigned or transferred without your consent to a third party who will be bound to all the terms of the contract. If a transfer occurs, you will be notified of any change to the address, email address, or phone number to use for questions or payments or to request system maintenance or repair.

(f) The standard disclosure form shall require an indication of whether the solar retailer will obtain customer approval to connect the system to the customers utility. If indicated that the retailer will not obtain said approval, there shall be an additional field requiring a description of what the customer must do to interconnect the system to the utility.

(g) The standard disclosure form shall require an indication of whether the solar retailer provides any warranties. If indicated that the retailer does provide warranties, there shall be an additional field requiring a description of any roof penetration warranty or other warranty that the solar retailer provides the customer.

(h) The standard disclosure form shall require the solar retailer to indicate whether the solar retailer will make a fixture filing or other notice in the city or town real property records covering the system, including a notice of independently-owned solar energy system. If indicated that the retailer will make the fixture filing, there shall be an additional field requiring a description of any fees or other costs associated with the filing that may be charged to the customer.

(i) The standard disclosure form shall include the following statement in capital letters that: NO EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE OF [NAME OF SOLAR RETAILER] IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY PROMISE TO YOU THAT IS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS DISCLOSURE FORM CONCERNING COST SAVINGS, TAX BENEFITS, OR GOVERNMENT OR UTILITY INCENTIVES. YOU SHOULD NOT RELY UPON ANY PROMISE OR ESTIMATE THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DISCLOSURE FORM.

(j) The standard disclosure form shall include the following statement in capital letters: [NAME OF SOLAR RETAILER] IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY UTILITY COMPANY OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY. NO EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE OF [NAME OF SOLAR RETAILER] IS AUTHORIZED TO CLAIM AFFILIATION WITH A UTILITY COMPANY OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

(k) The standard disclosure form shall include a statement that if the customer fails to make installment payments, the solar retailer may place liens for payment on their residence effective only after written notice is provided to the customer.

( l ) The office of energy resources may require any additional information and disclosures deemed necessary to inform and protect customers.

(m) The written disclosure form requirement may be satisfied by the electronic mail delivery of the standard disclosure form to the potential customer as long as the required disclosures are displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner and the form is either attached or in a downloadable format.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-6
§ 5-6-6. Rules  Conduct of examinations.
Status: in_force

The division of professional regulation, with the assistance of the state board of examiners of electricians, may make necessary rules for the proper performance of their duties. The division shall hold examinations in Providence twice in each year and at other convenient places within the state at the discretion of the division. Public notice shall be given of all examinations. In the conduct of the examinations, the division shall make uniform requirements for all cities and towns, which may be revised from time to time, as circumstances require. Examinations shall be sufficiently frequent to give ample opportunity for all applicants to be thoroughly and carefully examined and may be written and/or in practical work, but no license shall be granted except by the division.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-79-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-79 / Section 5-79-8
§ 5-79-8. Provisions severable.
Status: in_force

If any provision of §§ 5-79-1  5-79-9 or the application of any of these provisions to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional and void, the remainder of §§ 5-79-1  5-79-9 remains valid.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-17
§ 5-40-17. Penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, corporation, or association to:

(1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter;

(2) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked; or

(3) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.

(b) All misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense. Each subsequent offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-23
§ 5-4-23. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter is for any reason adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part, directly involved in the controversy in which that judgment has been rendered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-29 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-29
§ 5-29-29. Time and notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

The time of the hearing shall be fixed by the board as soon as is practical. The board shall issue a notice of the hearing of the charges, which notice shall specify the time and place of the hearing and notify the accused that he or she may file with the board a written response within twenty (20) days of the date of service. The notice shall also notify the accused that a stenographic record of the proceedings shall be kept; that he or she shall have the opportunity to appear personally and to have counsel present, with the right to produce witnesses and evidence in his or her own behalf; to cross-examine witnesses; to examine any documentary evidence that is produced against the accused; and to have subpoenas issued by the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-85-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-85 / Section 5-85-4
§ 5-85-4. Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

Discount buying clubs shall not:

(1) Discourage or refuse to allow a potential customer to inspect any of their current merchandise catalogs and price lists during the formal prescheduled information session at their place of business.

(2) Refuse to refund or exchange a good that does not conform to the customers order.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-8
§ 5-5-8. Renewal of licenses.
Status: in_force

Each license shall expire one year after its date of issuance. Subject to the power of the local licensing authority to deny, revoke, or suspend a license, any license shall be renewable by the local licensing authority for the next one-year period upon proper application for renewal payment of license fees. An application for renewal of a license must be received by the local licensing authority on a form provided by the authority not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the license, and the authority shall promptly notify the licensee of the authoritys intent to refuse to renew the license. The licensee may, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice of intent to refuse to renew a license, request a hearing on the refusal in the manner prescribed by this chapter. A licensee is permitted to continue to engage in business while its renewal application is pending. Upon renewal of any license, the local licensing authority shall issue a renewal license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-24
§ 5-20-24. License displayed in place of business  Advertising.
Status: in_force

(a) In every place in this state within and from which a plumbing, irrigation, or commercial water-filtration/treatment business is conducted as specified for a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, there shall be on display at all times a certificate of license as provided in this chapter.

(b) Any sign, listing, or advertisement of any type of a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer shall contain his or her name, address, and license number. This information shall be included on all trucks used by a master plumber in connection with his or her business.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-3
§ 5-13-3. Board of inspection.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created in the department of environmental management a state board of inspection of horse riding schools to consist of three (3) qualified electors of the state:

(1) The general agent of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals;

(2) A duly qualified and licensed veterinarian to be appointed by the director of the department of environmental management; and

(3) The owner or operator of a riding school in this state to be appointed by the director.

(b) The general agent of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shall serve as a member of the board during the time he or she holds his or her position as general agent. The other members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the director of the department of environmental management. All the members of the board shall serve without compensation but are allowed their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The director of the department of environmental management shall furnish to the board necessary clerical assistance and supplies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-5
§ 5-50-5. Duration of contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) No contract for health club services shall be for a term longer than twenty-four (24) months; except that upon expiration of the contract, the seller may offer the buyer the right to renew his or her contract for a similar, shorter or longer period not to exceed twenty-four (24) months.

(b) No contract for health club services shall require payments or financing by the buyer over a period that extends more than one month beyond the expiration of the contract. The installment payments shall be in substantially equal amounts exclusive of the down payment and shall be required to be made at substantially equal intervals, not more frequently than one payment per month.

(c) No contract for health club services may contain any provisions where the buyer agrees not to assert against the seller, or any assignee or transferee, of the health club services contract, any claim or defense arising out of the health club services contract or the buyers activities at the health club.

(d) No contract for services may require the buyer to execute a promissory note or series of promissory notes that, when negotiated, cuts off as to third parties a defense that the buyer may have against the seller.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-13
§ 5-11-13. Recognizance of prosecuting officer.
Status: in_force

Any arresting officer named in § 5-11-12, except a state police officer or city or town police officer prosecuting any person complained of under the provisions of this chapter, shall be required to give his or her personal recognizance only for the payment of costs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-8
§ 5-96-8. Adverse actions.
Status: in_force

(a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against an occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants license issued by the home state.

(b) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to:

(1) Take adverse action against an occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants compact privilege within that member state; and

(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a licensing board in a member state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another member state shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage and other fees required by the service statutes of the state in which the witnesses or evidence are located.

(c) For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state shall give the same priority and effect to reported conduct received from a member state as it would if the conduct had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall apply its own state laws to determine appropriate action.

(d) The home state shall complete any pending investigations of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who changes primary state of residence during the course of the investigations. The home state, where the investigations were initiated, shall also have the authority to take appropriate action and shall promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to the occupational therapy compact commission data system. The occupational therapy compact commission data system administrator shall promptly notify the new home state of any adverse actions.

(e) A member state, if otherwise permitted by state law, may recover from the affected occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant.

(f) A member state may take adverse action based on the factual findings of the remote state; provided that, the member state follows its own procedures for taking the adverse action.

(g) Joint investigations.

(1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective state occupational therapy laws and regulations or other applicable state law, any member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of licensees.

(2) Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact.

(h) If an adverse action is taken by the home state against an occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants license, the occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants compact privilege in all other member states shall be deactivated until all encumbrances have been removed from the state license. All home state disciplinary orders that impose adverse action against an occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants license shall include a statement that the occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants compact privilege is deactivated in all member states during the pendency of the order.

(i) If a member state takes adverse action, it shall promptly notify the administrator of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the home state of any adverse actions by remote states.

(j) Nothing in this compact shall override a member states decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-13.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-13.1
§ 5-57-13.1. Procedures for adoption of rules.
Status: in_force

The licensing authority shall follow the procedures for adoption of rules established by the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-9
§ 5-10-9. Classes of licenses.
Status: in_force

Licenses shall be divided into the following classes and shall be issued by the division to applicants for the licenses who have qualified for each class of license:

(1) A hairdressers and cosmeticians license shall be issued by the division to every applicant for the license who meets the requirements of § 5-10-8 and has completed a course of instruction in hairdressing and cosmetology consisting of not less than one thousand (1,000) hours of continuous study and practice.

(2) An instructors license shall be granted by the division to any applicant for the license who has held a hairdressers and cosmeticians license, a barbers license, a manicurists license, or an estheticians license, issued under the laws of this state or another state, for at least the three (3) years preceding the date of application for an instructors license and:

(i) Meets the requirements of § 5-10-8;

(ii) Has satisfactorily completed three hundred (300) hours of instruction in hairdressing and cosmetology, barber, manicurist, or esthetician teacher training approved by the division as prescribed by regulation;

(iii) Has satisfactorily passed a written and a practical examination approved by the division to determine the fitness of the applicant to receive an instructors license;

(iv) Has complied with § 5-10-10; and

(v) Has complied with any other qualifications that the division prescribes by regulation.

(3) A manicurist license shall be granted to any applicant for the license who meets the following qualifications:

(i) Meets the requirements of § 5-10-8; and

(ii) Has completed a course of instruction, consisting of not less than three hundred (300) hours of professional training in manicuring, in an approved school.

(4) An esthetician license shall be granted to any applicant for the license who meets the following qualifications:

(i) Meets the requirements of § 5-10-8;

(ii) Has completed a course of instruction in esthetics, consisting of not less than six hundred (600) hours of continuous study and practice over a period of not less than four (4) months, in an approved school of hairdressing and cosmetology; and

(iii) Any applicant who holds a diploma or certificate from a skin-care school, that is recognized as a skin-care school by the state or nation in which it is located, and meets the requirements of subsection (4)(i) of this section, shall be granted a license to practice esthetics; provided, that the skin-care school has a requirement that, in order to graduate from the school, a student must have completed a number of hours of instruction in the practice of skin care, which number is at least equal to the number of hours of instruction required by the division.

(5) A barber license shall be issued by the division to every applicant for the license who meets the requirements of § 5-10-8 and:

(i) Has completed a course of instruction in barbering consisting of not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of continuous study and practice in an approved school;

(ii) Has possessed, for at least two (2) years prior to the filing of the application, a certificate of registration in full force and effect from the department of health of the state specifying that person as a registered, apprentice barber, and the application of that applicant is accompanied by an affidavit, or affidavits, from his or her employer, or former employers, or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in barbering as an apprentice barber in the state during those two (2) years; or

(iii) A combination of barber school training and apprenticeship training as determined by the rules and regulations prescribed by the division.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-6
§ 5-1-6. Board  Records of proceedings  Roster of architects  Report of transactions.
Status: in_force

(a) The board executive of the board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The record shall include the name, age, and last known address of each applicant for registration; information concerning each applicants education, experience, and other qualifications; the text of all examinations administered and their results; and any other information that the board deems appropriate. The record of the board is prima facie evidence of the proceedings and a certified transcript by the board executive is admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.

(b) The board shall maintain a roster of architects. Copies of the roster may be mailed annually to resident architects and to federal agencies within the state, and to state, city, and town officials, and may be distributed or sold to the public.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-15
§ 5-20-15. Applications for licenses.
Status: in_force

Any applicant for a license as a master plumber, master irrigator, journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or an apprentice plumber, apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer in this state shall present his or her application to the department of labor and training on the printed form provided for that purpose.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-1
§ 5-57-1. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide uniform procedures and qualifications throughout this state for the licensing of alarm businesses and the issuance of identification cards to alarm agents and certain other individuals.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-14
§ 5-93-14. Department enforcement authority  Administrative fine.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection (c), the department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a solar retailer registration or may levy an administrative penalty of no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation for:

(1) Providing incorrect, misleading, incomplete, or materially untrue information in the registration application;

(2) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a registration through fraud or misrepresentation;

(3) Using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest practices or demonstrating incompetence, untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility in this state or in another place;

(4) Having a registration, or its equivalent, denied, suspended, or revoked in any other state, province, district, or territory;

(5) Operating as a solar retailer or engaging in solar retailer activities without a current and valid registration;

(6) Operating as a solar retailer and hiring, using, or knowingly assisting a contractor who is not registered under chapter 65 of this title to perform work that requires registration under said chapter;

(7) Operating as a solar retailer and hiring, using, or knowingly assisting a person who is not licensed under chapter 6 of this title to perform work that requires a license under said chapter;

(8) Operating as a solar retailer and hiring, using, or knowingly assisting a person or company who or that is not licensed under chapter 14 of title 19 to engage in activities for which a license is required under said chapter;

(9) A solar retailer operator or any principal or sales representative thereof having been convicted of or having pled nolo contendere to an offense involving theft, embezzlement, or mishandling of funds or to a felony that is substantially related to the solar retailer registration consistent with § 28-5.1-14; or

(10) Violating any provisions of this chapter, and/or any applicable federal or state statutes, rules, regulations, or local ordinances.

(b) If the department acts to deny a registration application or renewal thereof or to suspend or revoke a registration, the department will notify the applicant or registrant, in writing, and all notices and any hearing thereon shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42 (administrative procedures).

(c) The department may not commence any enforcement action under this section more than four (4) years after the date of execution of the solar agreement with respect to which a violation is alleged to have occurred.

(d) The department may investigate the activities of any person engaged in the solar industry to determine compliance with this chapter.

(e) Records required by this chapter, including any other documents or materials presented to a customer prior to their execution of a solar agreement, shall be maintained and preserved for a period of seven (7) years from the date thereof and shall be open for inspection by any authorized representative of the department during regular business hours, by any employee of the office of the attorney general, and by any state or municipal official or police officer.

(f) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect a remedy a customer has independent of this chapter; or the departments ability or authority to enforce any other law or regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-13
§ 5-54-13. 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 § 5-54-12, the division of professional regulation or the board shall immediately investigate those charges. In the event that investigation reveals reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant or physician assistant is guilty of the charges, and upon the recommendation of the board or the administrator, the director shall fix a time and place for a hearing, and shall cause a copy of the charges together with a notice of the time and the place fixed for the hearing to be served upon the accused at least twenty (20) days prior to the time fixed for the hearing. 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. The attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents, and papers at the hearing may be compelled by subpoenas issued by the administrator which shall be served in accordance with law. At the hearing, the director or his or her designee shall administer oaths that may be necessary for the proper conduct of the hearing. The director of health or his or her designee 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. If the accused is found guilty of the charges, the director may refuse to issue a registration to the applicant or may revoke or suspend his or her certificate or discipline the person.

(b) Upon the revocation or suspension of any certificate, the holder of the certificate shall surrender the certificate to the administrator of professional regulation who shall strike the name of the holder from the register of physician assistants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-5
§ 5-22-5. Local licensing of amusements.
Status: in_force

Any city or town council, the board of police commissioners, or in the case of the city of Providence, the bureau of licenses, or any other licensing board or authority in any city or town may require a license for any place within its respective city or town at which any performances, shows, exhibitions, public roller skating, dances, or balls are presented or conducted for any term not exceeding one year, and may deny, revoke, or refuse to renew any such license only upon the ground that the place presents a danger to the public health or safety.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-45 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-45
§ 5-34-45. Licensure of APRNs.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for initial licensure to practice as an APRN shall:

(1) Submit a completed, written application and appropriate fees as established by the board of nursing;

(2) Hold a current RN license or privilege to practice and shall not hold an encumbered license or privilege to practice as an RN in any state or territory;

(3) Have completed an accredited graduate or postgraduate level APRN program in one of the three roles (RNP, CRNA, or CNS) and at least one population focus;

(4) Be currently certified by a national certifying body recognized by the board of nursing in the APRN role and population foci appropriate to educational preparation;

(5) Report any criminal conviction, nolo contendere plea, Alford plea, or other plea arrangement in lieu of conviction;

(6) Have committed no acts or omissions that are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter; and

(7) Provide other evidence as required by regulation.

(b) The board of nursing may issue an initial APRN license to clinical nurse specialists without a certification exam when:

(1) A national certification exam does not exist for the current population foci; and

(2) The applicant has submitted a portfolio to the board of nursing that includes proof of graduation; course descriptions; official transcript that includes courses in pharmacology, pathophysiology, and physical assessment; and letters of recommendation from his/her employer attesting to the CNSs practice at the advanced-practice level.

(c) After January 1, 2015, all clinical nurse specialists seeking initial licensure as an APRN must meet all the criteria as stated in this chapter, including national certification in a role and population foci recognized by the board of nursing.

(d) The board of nursing may issue a license by endorsement to an APRN licensed under the laws of another state if, in the opinion of the board of nursing, the applicant meets the qualifications for licensure in this jurisdiction. An applicant for APRN licensure by endorsement shall:

(1) Submit a completed, written application and appropriate fees as established by the board of nursing;

(2) Hold a current license or privilege to practice as an RN and APRN in a state or territory;

(3) Have an unencumbered license or privilege to practice in any state or territory;

(4) Have completed an accredited graduate or postgraduate level APRN program in one of the three roles (CNP, CRNA, or CNS) and at least one population focus or meets the standards for grandfathering as described in this chapter;

(5) Be currently certified by a national certifying body recognized by the board of nursing in the APRN role and at least one population focus appropriate to educational preparation;

(6) Meet continued competency requirements as set forth in board of nursing regulations;

(7) Report any conviction, nolo contendere plea, Alford plea, or other plea arrangement in lieu of conviction;

(8) Have committed no acts or omissions that are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction; and

(9) Provide other evidence as required by the board of nursing in its regulations.

(e) APRN licenses issued under this chapter shall be renewed every two (2) years according to a schedule established by the board of nursing. An applicant for APRN license renewal shall:

(1) Submit a renewal application as directed by the board of nursing and remit the required fee as set forth in regulation;

(2) Maintain national certification in the appropriate APRN role and at least one population focus, authorized by licensure, through an ongoing recertification maintenance program of a nationally recognized certifying body recognized by the board of nursing; and

(3) Meet other requirements set forth in regulations.

(f) The board of nursing may reactivate or reinstate an APRN license as set forth in board of nursing regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-10
§ 5-57-10. Licensing authority  Seal.
Status: in_force

The licensing authority shall have a seal, the form of which the licensing authority shall prescribe.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-20
§ 5-10-20. Electrolysis not permitted by license.
Status: in_force

No license issued under any of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to authorize, as a part of the practice of hairdressing and cosmetic therapy, the practice of electrolysis, which, for the purpose of this chapter, is defined as the insertion of an electrically heated instrument at the root of a hair to prevent the growth of the hair.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-21-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-21 / Section 5-21-5
§ 5-21-5. Misdemeanor to operate automobile junkyard in violation of § 5-21-4  Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter except § 5-21-6, it is a misdemeanor to operate or maintain an automobile junkyard unless:

(1) It is to be operated and maintained entirely within a building;

(2) It is to be operated and maintained exclusively for the purpose of salvaging the value as scrap of the material collected, as opposed to reselling parts to be used for the purpose for which they were originally manufactured, and is to be located in a built-up commercial or industrial area, or contiguous to a railroad siding, or on or contiguous to docking facilities; or

(3) It is:

(i) More than one thousand feet (1,000²) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate or primary system;

(ii) More than six hundred feet (600²) from any other state highway;

(iii) More than three hundred feet (300²) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school, church, or cemetery and is not within ordinary view from those places; and

(iv) Is screened from view either by natural objects or well-constructed and properly maintained fences at least six feet (6²) high.

(b) It is the duty of the state police and the police of the cities and towns to enforce this section, and any person violating this section shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both the fine and imprisonment, and shall for a second or subsequent conviction be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-12
§ 5-37-12. Unauthorized practice of medicine.
Status: in_force

Any person who is not lawfully authorized to practice medicine within this state, and registered according to law, who practices medicine or surgery or attempts to practice medicine or surgery, or any of the branches of medicine or surgery, after having received or with the intent of receiving, either directly or indirectly, any bonus, gift, or compensation, or who opens an office with intent to practice medicine, or holds himself or herself out to the public as a practitioner of medicine, whether by appending to his or her name the title of doctor or any abbreviation, or M.D., or any other title or designation implying a practitioner of medicine, or in any other way, shall be imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment; and in no case when any provision of this chapter has been violated shall the person violating these provisions be entitled to receive compensation for services rendered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-5
§ 5-51-5. Procedure for processing applications for license.
Status: in_force

(a) All applicants shall be considered individually by the board, with the assistance of the department, and passed or rejected on a roll call vote. The action taken by the board on each application shall be recorded in the minutes and an outline of the action taken by the board shall be placed with the application.

(b) Personal appearance before the board, if required, shall be at the time and place designated by the board.

(c) Failure to supply additional evidence or information within sixty (60) days from the date of a written request from the board, or to appear before the board when an appearance shall be deemed necessary by the board, may be considered just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the application.

(d) Any party aggrieved by the boards decision regarding license issuance may, within ten (10) days of the decision, appeal the matter to the director by submitting a written request for a formal hearing to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of § 5-51-17.1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-56-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-56 / Section 5-56-5
§ 5-56-5. Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license may be denied or a license may be suspended or revoked when the director has determined that the operation is not being and/or will not be conducted in a manner prescribed in these regulations.

(b) When an application for a license is denied or when a license is suspended or revoked, a hearing shall be granted if a hearing is requested, in writing, by the aggrieved applicant within ten (10) days of the denial, suspension, or revocation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-15
§ 5-6-15. False statement in applications.
Status: in_force

Any person applying for a license and making any misstatement as to his or her experience or other qualifications, or any person, firm, or corporation subscribing to, or vouching for, any misstatement, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in § 5-6-32.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-26
§ 5-34-26. Grounds for discipline without a hearing.
Status: in_force

The director may temporarily suspend the license of a nurse without a hearing if the director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a nurses continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the director temporarily suspends the license of a nurse without a hearing, a hearing by the board must be held within ten (10) days after the suspension has occurred.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-24
§ 5-38-24. Duration of licenses  Fee for part of year.
Status: in_force

All licenses shall be issued for the twelve-month (12) period commencing on January 1 of each year, and the fee thereafter shall be at the full annual rate specified in § 5-38-8, regardless of the date of application or issuance of that license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-32-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-32 / Section 5-32-1
§ 5-32-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Electrologist means a person who is licensed by the department of health to perform electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.

(2) Electrolysis means the method of removing hair from the human body by the application of an electrical current or any form of energy to the hair-papilla or hair germination by means of a needle or any other instrument or device to cause decomposition, coagulation, dehydration, or other form of tissue destruction, to permanently disable the hair follicle from producing hair.

(3) Laser means the acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

(4) Laser hair removal means using laser light to perform hair removal or reduction or electrolysis performed with laser light.

(5) Laser light means an intense, coherent, directional beam of light produced by stimulated emission of photons.

(6) Medical director means a Rhode Island licensed physician.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-19
§ 5-8-19. Appeals.
Status: in_force

Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the department may appeal from it in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-40 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-40
§ 5-34-40. Advanced practice nurse advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(a) The seven-member (7) committee consists of two (2) certified nurse practitioners, two (2) certified registered nurse anesthetists, two (2) certified clinical nurse specialists, and one consumer. The director of health shall appoint the committee. In making appointments to the committee, the director shall consider persons recommended by professional nurse organizations and professional medical associations. The professional members of the committee shall be currently engaged in practice. The consumer members shall be: (1) Knowledgeable in consumer health concerns; (2) A resident of the state; (3) Not licensed as a healthcare practitioner; (4) Not a parent, spouse, sibling, or child of a person licensed as a healthcare practitioner and not a student in a professional program; (5) Not having a direct financial interest in healthcare services; and (6) Not a member or an employee of any board of control of any public or private healthcare service.

(b) Each member appointment shall be for three (3) years. No member shall be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive, three-year (3) terms, except that in making the initial appointments, the director designates: four (4) members for a term of two (2) years; three (3) members for a term of three (3) years; and the consumer members for three-year (3) terms. Upon expiration of the term of office, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.

(c) This committee must meet not fewer than two (2) times per year. The committee has the following functions:

(1) To assess advanced nursing practice for the purpose of improving patient care.

(2)(i) To review all complaints regarding advanced practice nurses and recommend any and all disciplinary or corrective action that it deems appropriate, including revocation and suspension of license upon proof that an advanced practice nurse has:

(A) Aided or abetted an uncertified person to practice as an advanced practice nurse;

(B) Become addicted to the use of liquor or controlled substances;

(C) Negligently, willfully, or intentionally acted in a manner inconsistent with the health and safety of persons entrusted to his or her care;

(D) Had his or her authorization to practice as an advanced practice nurse denied, revoked, or suspended in another state;

(E) Engaged in the performance of medical functions beyond the scope of practice authorized by the provisions of this chapter;

(F) Willfully failed to file or record medical records and reports;

(G) Mental incompetence; or

(H) Willfully failed to maintain standards established by the nursing profession.

(ii) The recommendation shall be submitted to the board of nursing for implementation.

(3) To advise periodically the board of nurse registration and nursing education regarding advanced nurse practice.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-1.4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-1.4
§ 5-37-1.4. Director  Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The director has the following duties and powers:

(1) With the prior approval of the governor, the director shall appoint a chief administrative officer who shall administer and supervise the investigatory and other activities of the board. The chief administrative officer shall be selected from a list of not less than three (3) names compiled and submitted to the governor by a search committee. The search committee shall consist of four (4) individuals: the director or his designee; one public member appointed by the board; one appointed by the governor; and one physician member appointed by the board. To be included on the list of potential appointees, an individual must have unanimous approval of the members of the search committee. The chief administrative officer shall report to the director of the department of health and the board who establishes the further duties of the chief administrative officer;

(2) With the prior approval of the governor, to appoint legal counsel and any assistant legal counsel that may be required;

(3) In consultation with the board, to make contracts and arrangements for the performance of administrative and similar services required, or appropriate, or necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter;

(4) In consultation with the board, to hire professional and clerical staff necessary to carry out the functions of the board;

(5) To issue, pursuant to any rules and regulations promulgated by the board and approved by the director, all licenses and registrations required by this chapter to qualified applicants;

(6) To deny, revoke, or suspend licenses and registrations or discipline licensees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and

(7) To exercise all other powers specifically conferred upon him or her by this chapter or other applicable sections of the general laws of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-21
§ 5-86-21. Persons and practices exempt.
Status: in_force

(a) No provision 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 and scope of practice as defined in the relevant licensure act, provided that they do not represent themselves to be licensed applied behavior analysts, licensed assistant applied behavior analysts, or psychologists with equivalent experience. Recognized members of the clergy shall not be restricted from functioning in their ministerial capacity, provided that they do not represent themselves to be applied behavior analysts, licensed assistant applied behavior analysts, or psychologists with equivalent experience.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit teachers, guidance personnel, social workers, and school psychologists in public or private schools from full performance of their duties, nor to prohibit the use of applied behavior analytic 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 people who are developmentally disabled by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as permitting licensed applied behavior analysts, licensed assistant applied behavior analysts, or psychologists with equivalent experience 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 behavior analytic 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 section shall be construed as prohibiting those persons who are implementing applied behavior analysis services to an immediate family member or as a paid or volunteer caregiver, if the individual or caregiver does not represent himself or herself as a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience.

(g) An applied behavior analyst licensed or certified in another state or United States territory may perform applied behavior analysis services in this state 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 services as an expert witness in a legal proceeding.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any person pursuing a supervised course of study leading to a degree or certificate in applied behavior analysis at an accredited or approved educational program if the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates his or her status as a student or trainee.

(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any persons fulfilling the supervised fieldwork experience requirement of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-21
§ 5-4-21. Fuels to which chapter applicable.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be construed and deemed to apply to all anthracite and bituminous coal and to all coke and other fuels containing coal or coke that may be sold or offered for sale in this state. The term coal, as used in this chapter, includes both anthracite and bituminous coal and other fuels containing coal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-62 / Section 5-62-6
§ 5-62-6. Relief.
Status: in_force

(a) An artist aggrieved under § 5-62-3 or § 5-62-4 has a cause of action for legal and injunctive relief.

(b) No action may be maintained to enforce any liability under this chapter unless brought within three (3) years of the act complained of or one year after the constructive discovery of the act, whichever is longer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-17
§ 5-30-17. Applicability of chapter 37 of this title to chiropractic medicine.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided in this chapter, all provisions of chapter 37 of this title apply to the practice of chiropractic medicine, and to persons practicing chiropractic medicine within the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-9
§ 5-25-9. Prosecution of violations.
Status: in_force

Complaints for the violation of the provisions of this chapter may be made by the director of the department of health, the administrator of the division of professional regulation, the executive director or authorized agent of the board of veterinary medicine, or any person including a member of the board to the police of the city or town in which the violation occurred for prosecution. If the complaint is made by a member of the board, division, or by any employee or official of the state designated in this chapter, that person is exempt from giving surety for costs in the complaint.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-28 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-28
§ 5-6-28. Penalties for unlicensed work.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, association, corporation, or employee of any person, firm, association, or corporation, and any representative, member, or officer of any firm, association, or corporation individually entering upon or engaging in the previously defined business and work, without having complied with the provisions of this chapter, shall be assessed penalties pursuant to § 5-6-32.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-12
§ 5-5-12. Change in status of licensee.
Status: in_force

The licensee shall notify the local licensing authority, in writing, within five (5) days of any material change in the information previously furnished or required to be furnished to the local licensing authority or any occurrence that could reasonably be expected to affect the licensees privilege to a license under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-21-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-21 / Section 5-21-4
§ 5-21-4. Conditions to licensing of automobile junkyard.
Status: in_force

No license shall be granted for an automobile junkyard under § 5-21-1 unless:

(1) It is to be operated and maintained entirely within a building;

(2) It is to be operated and maintained exclusively for the purpose of salvaging the value as scrap of the material collected, as opposed to reselling parts to be used for the purpose for which they were originally manufactured, and is to be located in a built-up industrial area, or contiguous to a railroad siding, or on or contiguous to docking facilities; or

(3) It is:

(i) More than one thousand feet (1,000²) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate or primary system;

(ii) More than six hundred feet (600²) from any other state highway;

(iii) More than three hundred feet (300²) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school, church, or cemetery and is not within ordinary view from those places; and

(iv) Screened from view either by natural objects or well-constructed and properly maintained fences at least six feet (6²) high acceptable to that city or town and in accordance with regulations as promulgated by the director of public works and as specified on the license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-25
§ 5-86-25. Applicability of other laws.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38 (access to public records) and chapter 46 of title 42 (open meetings) and, in addition, the members of the board shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36 (code of ethics).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-5
§ 5-38-5. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The auto collision repair licensing advisory board shall, with the directors approval:

(1) Establish any rules, regulations, and procedures that it deems appropriate, and all those rules, regulations, and procedures constitute a public record.

(2) Establish standards for sanitary, hygienic, and healthful conditions of the work premises and facilities used by persons licensed by the board.

(3) Establish minimum requirements for the licenser of auto body repair shops.

(4) Establish minimum requirements for the certification of auto repair technicians, other than those whose work is limited to glass repair and/or replacement.

(5) Establish two (2) classifications of full-collision licensees based upon the following:

(i) Class A certification: To be eligible for Class A certification, a full-collision, licensed auto body repair facility must meet the following minimum requirements:

(A) Comply with all requirements for licensure promulgated by the department pursuant to subsections (1) through (4); and

(B) Be certified by at least one automobile manufacturer for the repair and refinishing of aluminum, high-strength steel, and other metal or alloy; and

(C) Ensure customer satisfaction by providing each customer with a written, limited-lifetime warranty that is valid against workmanship defects and maintain a system for documenting customer complaints and responses to service; and

(D) Provide evidence of certification of all technicians employed at the auto body repair facility by methods approved by the department regulations pursuant to subsection (4);

(ii) Class B certification: To be eligible for Class B certification, a full-collision, licensed auto body repair facility must establish that it has met all of the requirements promulgated by the department pursuant to subsections (1) through (4).

(iii) Class certification shall be issued to qualifying full-collision, licensed auto body repair facilities upon initial application for licensure and upon license renewal.

(iv) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(iii), full-collision, licensed auto body repair facilities seeking Class A certification must apply to the department on or before December l, 2015; all Class A applications must include documentation evidencing automobile manufacturer certification pursuant to subsection (5)(i)(B). Resulting classification designations (A or B) must be issued on or before April 1, 2016, by the department. Any applicant requesting Class A certification must submit a three hundred dollar ($300) application fee.

(v) Any full-collision, licensed auto body repair facility that does not apply for certification on or before March 1, 2016, will be designated as a Class B full-collision, auto body repair facility.

(vi) After initial issuance of class designation by the department, pursuant to subsection (5)(iv) of this section, a designated Class B auto body repair facility may apply for Class A certification at any time in a calendar year with an application fee of three hundred dollars ($300). The new classification, if any, resulting from a full-collision, licensed auto body repair facilitys application received prior to December 31 of any calendar year must be updated on the departments listing of licensed auto body repair facilities for use by insurers in the auto-body labor rate survey pursuant to § 27-29-4.4 of the next calendar year.

(vii) The auto collision repair licensing advisory board shall review the regulations promulgated under subsection (5) at least every two (2) years. If new regulations are promulgated as a result of a review by the board, licensees must be given reasonable time to comply with any new requirements of class designations.

(viii) The department shall adopt such regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section on or before January 31, 2016.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-21
§ 5-70-21. Inspection and right of entry.
Status: in_force

The division of professional regulation, by and through its telecommunication investigators, shall have the right and authority to enter, during times at which telecommunication work is actually being performed in any commercial building, structure, or premises where telecommunication work is being done, except any building, structure, or premises exempt by law, for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-1
§ 5-4-1. License required.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell or offer for sale in the state any quantities of coal or coke that exceed one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) without first obtaining a license from the director of labor and training as provided in § 5-4-2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-3
§ 5-80-3. Contract terms.
Status: in_force

(a) Every contract required by § 5-80-2 must contain the entire agreement of the parties and must include the following terms:

(1) The name, business address, and the telephone number of the foreclosure purchaser;

(2) The address of the residence in foreclosure;

(3) The total consideration to be given by the foreclosure purchaser in connection with or incident to the sale;

(4) A complete description of the terms of payment or other consideration including, but not limited to, any services of any nature that the foreclosure purchaser represents he or she will perform for the foreclosed homeowner before or after the sale;

(5) The time at which possession is to be transferred to the foreclosure purchaser;

(6) A complete description of the terms of any related agreement designed to allow the foreclosed homeowner to remain in the home, such as a rental agreement, repurchase agreement, contract for deed, or lease with option to buy;

(7) A notice of cancellation as provided in § 5-80-5(b); and

(8) The following notice in at least fourteen-point (14) boldface type, if the contract is printed, or in capital letters if the contract is typed, and completed with the name of the foreclosure purchaser, immediately above the statement required by § 5-80-5(a):

The contract required by this section survives delivery of any instrument of conveyance of the residence in foreclosure, and has no effect on persons other than the parties to the contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-10
§ 5-8-10. Roster of registered engineers.
Status: in_force

A complete roster showing the names of all registered engineers is available on the Departments website or through an Access to Public Records Request.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-24
§ 5-6-24. Apprentices  Registration.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not forbid the employment of one properly registered apprentice electrician working with and under the direct personal supervision of an appropriately licensed journeyperson electrician. Additionally, this chapter does not forbid the employment of: (1) One properly registered apprentice burnerperson working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed burnerperson; (2) One properly registered apprentice fire alarm installer working with and under the supervision of a licensed fire alarm installer; (3) Two (2) properly registered apprentice electrical sign installers working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed electrical sign installer; (4) One properly registered apprentice maintenance electrician working with and under the direct personal supervision of a valid Class M license holder; or (5) One properly registered apprentice lightning-protection installer working with and under the direct personal supervision of a licensed lightning-protection installer (LPI). Apprentices are required to register with the division of professional regulation immediately upon employment with a properly licensed electrical contractor or lightning-protection contractor.

(b) Registered apprentice electricians are required to work a minimum of eight thousand (8,000) hours over a period of time of not less than four (4) years and successfully complete one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in a registered apprenticeship program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to qualify for the journeyperson B electrician examination; provided, however, registered apprentices may receive credit for one hundred forty-four (144) hours of classroom training gained in a vocational school authorized by the board of education, or a maximum of two hundred eighty-eight (288) hours of classroom training gained over two (2) academic years (one hundred forty-four (144) hours per academic year), upon the successful completion of a course of study in a fully accredited trade school that has been approved by the Rhode Island office of postsecondary commissioner and by the Rhode Island department of labor and training apprenticeship council. Provided, that the test applicant has possessed, for at least four (4) years prior to the filing of the application, a certificate of registration in full force and effect from the department of labor and training of Rhode Island specifying the person as a registered apprentice, and the application of an applicant is accompanied by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in eight thousand (8,000) hours of electrical work as a registered apprentice in Rhode Island during those four (4) years; or the application is accompanied by an affidavit or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has successfully completed a course of study in a recognized college or university and has pursued a course of electrical technology for at least two (2) academic years or is the recipient of an associate degree in electrical technology, and has thereafter been registered by the department of labor and training as an apprentice for at least four (4) years and employed as a registered apprentice while supervised by a duly licensed journeyperson electrician employed under a master in this state for a period of four (4) years; or a showing that the applicant possesses a certificate of license issued under the laws of another state, based on training equal to that required by the state of Rhode Island.

(c) Registered apprentice maintenance electricians are required to work a minimum of six thousand (6,000) hours over a period of time of not less than three (3) years and successfully complete one hundred forty-four (144) hours of related instruction per year in a registered apprenticeship program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, to qualify for the journeyperson M electrician examination. Provided, however, that the test applicant has possessed for at least three (3) years prior to the filing of the application a certificate of registration in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying the person as a registered apprentice, and the application of an applicant is accompanied by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in electrical work as an apprentice in Rhode Island during those three (3) years as outlined in the registered apprenticeship program standards. Class M journeyperson electricians may qualify to take the journeyperson B electrician examination upon registering as a fourth-year apprentice working under the supervision of a journeyperson B electrician while employed by a properly licensed Class A electrical contractor that sponsors, or participates in, an appropriately-designed registered apprenticeship program for that period of time.

(d) Registered apprentice lightning-protection installers are required to work a minimum of four thousand (4,000) hours over a period of time of not less than two (2) years in a registered apprenticeship program approved by the Rhode Island department of labor and training to qualify for the lightning-protection installer (LPI) examination. Provided, that the test applicant has possessed for at least two (2) years prior to the filing of the application a certificate of registration in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying the person as an apprentice lightning-protection installer, and the application of an applicant is accompanied by an affidavit or affidavits of his or her employer or former employers or other reasonably satisfactory evidence showing that the applicant has been actually engaged in lightning-protection work as an apprentice during those two (2) years as outlined in the registered apprenticeship program standards.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-61-3.4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-61 / Section 5-61-3.4
§ 5-61-3.4. Use of prerecorded or synthesized voice messages.
Status: in_force

(a) A telephonic seller shall not use or connect to a telephone line an automatic-dialing-announcing device unless: (1) The subscriber has knowingly or voluntarily requested, consented to, permitted, or authorized receipt of the message; or (2) The message is immediately preceded by a live operator who obtains the subscribers consent before the message is delivered.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) Recorded messages from school districts to students, parents, or employees; or

(2) Messages advising employees of work schedules.

(c) Whenever the message is preceded by a live operator, the operator must, at the outset of the message, disclose:

(1) The name of the business, firm, organization, association, partnership, or entity for which the message is being made;

(2) The purpose of the message;

(3) The identity or kinds of goods or services the message is promoting; and

(4) If applicable, the fact that the message intends to solicit payment or commitment of funds.

(d) A telephonic seller shall not use an automatic-dialing-announcing device to make calls into or within this state, unless the device is designed and operated so as to create a disconnect signal or an on-hook condition that allows the subscribers line to be released within five (5) seconds after termination of the telephone call by the subscriber.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-79-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-79 / Section 5-79-9
§ 5-79-9. Liability.
Status: in_force

Any provision in a contract that attempts or purports to require arbitration of any dispute arising under §§ 5-79-1  5-79-9 is void at the option of the owner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-23-3_5-23-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-23 / Section 5-23-3_5-23-3
§ 5-23-3. Works of necessity for which license not required. [Repealed effective January 1, 2026.]5-23-3. Works of necessity for which license not required. [Repealed effective January 1, 2026.]
Status: in_force

A license is not required for the sale upon a holiday of gasoline, oil, grease, automotive parts, automotive servicing, or automotive accessories, or for the conducting on that day by any farmers cooperative association of a wholesale auction market of fruit, vegetables, and farm products, all of which are declared to be works of necessity.