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RI Gen L § 5-86-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-86 - Licensing of Applied Behavior Analysts|Section 5-86-27 - Severability.

§ 5-86-27. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any provision hereof shall be held invalid in any circumstances, any invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or circumstances. This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet any constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken that are necessary to meet constitutional requirements.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 318, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 338, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-87-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-87 - Service Member Licensure|Section 5-87-1 - Service member licensure.

§ 5-87-1. Service member licensure.(a) The director and each member of the examining and licensing boards shall, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence by an applicant for certification or licensure, accept education, training, or service completed by an individual as a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the United States, the National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militia of any state toward the qualifications to receive the license or certification. The director and each appropriate examining and licensing board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.(b) Each business/profession-related board shall establish a procedure to expedite the issuance of a license, certification, or permit to perform professional services regulated by each such board to a person who is certified or licensed in another state to perform professional services in a state other than Rhode Island. The procedure shall include:(1) Issuing the person a license, certificate, or permit, if, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for certification or licensure of such other state are substantially equivalent to that required in this state; or(2) Developing a method to authorize the person to perform professional services regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a temporary permit for a limited period of time to allow the person to perform professional services while completing any specific requirements that may be required in this state that were not required in the state in which the person was licensed or certified.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 386, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-88-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-88 - Military Spouse Licensure|Section 5-88-1 - Military spouse licensure.

§ 5-88-1. Military spouse licensure.(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each business/profession-related board shall establish a procedure to expedite the issuance of a license, certification, or permit to perform professional services regulated by each such board to a person:(1) Who is certified or licensed in another state to perform professional services in a state other than Rhode Island;(2) Whose spouse is a member of the armed forces of the United States;(3) Whose spouse is the subject of a military transfer to Rhode Island; and(4) Who left employment to accompany the person's spouse to Rhode Island.(b) The procedure shall include:(1) Issuing the person a license, certificate, or permit, if, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for certification or licensure of such other state are substantially equivalent to that required in this state; or(2) Developing a method to authorize the person to perform professional services regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a temporary permit for a limited period of time to allow the person to perform professional services while completing any specific requirements that may be required in this state that were not required in the state in which the person was licensed or certified.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 287, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 386, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-89-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-1 - Purpose.

§ 5-89-1. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to support Rhode Island business entities in their global sustainability efforts by providing this enabling legislation that permits a Rhode Island entity to signal its commitment to global sustainability. This chapter does not purport to prescribe which sustainability standards an entity chooses to adopt. Thus, a Rhode Island entity is free to choose standards promulgated or developed by any entity.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-2 - Legislative findings.

§ 5-89-2. Legislative findings.The legislature finds that:(1) The state of Rhode Island is committed to initiatives designed to support sustainability practices by providing a platform for manufacturers and businesses to demonstrate their corporate commitment to social responsibility and sustainability.(2) The Rhode Island department of environmental management has a suite of voluntary green certification programs for the hospitality and tourism industry, landscapers, golf courses, and other industries.(3) In recognition of the increasing interest from investors, customers, and employees for greater transparency in sustainability practices, this legislation provides Rhode Island businesses a means to demonstrate to their customers, investors, and employees that they are committed to sustainability that embodies business practices and systems that are designed to foster innovation and long-term profits as well as environmental and societal benefits.(4) Rhode Island's program shall be implemented by way of voluntary enabling legislation and applies only to those who seek to become certified as reporting entities. There is no single blueprint for best practices in sustainability among or within industries, and this legislation shall allow businesses to craft a sustainability blueprint that meets their specific needs, provided that the entity's governing body approves its standards and assessment measures and that they are made publicly available.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-4 - Certificate of adoption of transparency and sustainability standards.

§ 5-89-4. Certificate of adoption of transparency and sustainability standards.(a) The secretary of state, in coordination with the director of the department of environmental management, shall issue a certificate of adoption of transparency and sustainability standards to any entity if the secretary of state shall have determined that the following conditions have been satisfied:(1) The entity shall have executed and acknowledged, and delivered to the secretary of state, a standards statement;(2) The entity shall have paid all fees and costs assessed by the secretary of state; and(3) The entity remains a reporting entity, and if the entity is registered or formed with the secretary of state, it is in good standing upon the records of the secretary of state.(b) Each reporting entity shall, for all purposes of the laws of this state, be authorized and permitted to disclose, publicly or privately, that it is a reporting entity.(c) The secretary of state is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter and shall issue any such certificate required pursuant to this chapter and shall further be permitted to charge a reasonable fee for any certificates issued and/or renewed.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-5 - Statement of adoption of transparency and sustainability standards.

§ 5-89-5. Statement of adoption of transparency and sustainability standards.If the governing body of an entity has adopted resolutions setting forth the entity's standards and assessment measures, the entity may file a standards statement that:(1) Acknowledges that the governing body of the entity has adopted resolutions setting forth the entity's standards and assessment measures;(2) Identifies an internet link on the principal website maintained by or on behalf of the entity at which the standards and assessment measures, the third-party criteria used to develop the standards, a description of the process by which the standards were identified, developed, and approved and any report filed or to be filed by the entity are and will be readily available at no cost and without the requirement of the provision of any information, and will remain available for so long as the entity remains a reporting entity (the "website");(3) Acknowledges that the entity has agreed to acknowledge and deliver to the secretary of state, its most recent report concurrently with its annual report as specified in § 7-1.2-1501, § 7-6-90, or § 7-16-66;(4) Acknowledges that the entity has committed to:(i) Use the assessment measures to assess the entity's performance in meeting its standards;(ii) Review and assess its standards and assessment measures from time to time, and make changes thereto as the governing body in good faith determines are necessary or advisable in furtherance of meeting the entity's standards;(iii) Prepare and make readily available to the public at no cost and without the requirement of the provision of any information (by posting on the website at the identified internet link) a copy of its report within ninety (90) days of the end of each reporting period; and(5) Is acknowledged by an authorized person.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-6 - Reporting entity status - Renewal statement.

§ 5-89-6. Reporting entity status — Renewal statement.(a) A reporting entity shall become a nonreporting entity on January 1 of the following year if the reporting entity shall have failed to submit the renewal statement to the secretary of state in accordance with this chapter without the need for further action by the secretary of state. A reporting entity's renewal statement shall:(1) Acknowledge that any changes since its most recent filing of a renewal statement or restoration statement, or, if no renewal statement or restoration statement has been filed, since the filing of its standards statement, to its address within the state or standards and assessment measures, and a description of the process by which the changes were identified, developed, and approved by the entity and the third-party criteria used to develop any changes to the standards are available on the website;(2) Acknowledge that, for the most recent reporting period for which a report was required to be made available, if any, a report was made available on the website in accordance with this chapter within the time period provided for in § 5-89-5(4)(iii);(3) Provide an internet link to the report for the most recent reporting period, if any, on the website; and(4) Be acknowledged by an authorized person.(b) No standards statement shall be accepted by the secretary of state for an entity if it has become a nonreporting entity pursuant to subsection (a) of this section within the prior year.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-7 - Restoration statement.

§ 5-89-7. Restoration statement.(a) If any reporting entity shall become a nonreporting entity for failure to file a renewal statement, it may file a restoration statement. The restoration statement shall:(1) Acknowledge that any changes since its most recent filing of a renewal statement or restoration statement, or, if no renewal statement or restoration statement has been filed, since the filing of its standards statement, to its address within the state or standards and assessment measures, and a description of the process by which the changes were identified, developed, and approved by the entity and the third-party criteria used to develop any changes to the standards are available on the website;(2) Acknowledge that a report for all the reporting periods ended more than ninety (90) days prior to filing the restoration statement have been made available on the website in accordance with this chapter;(3) Provide an internet link on the website to the report for the most recent reporting period and any other reporting period for which an internet link has not been previously provided in a renewal statement or restoration statement; and(4) Be acknowledged by an authorized person.(b) Any nonreporting entity that files a restoration statement shall thereupon automatically become a reporting entity, without the need for further action by the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-8 - Limitation of liability.

§ 5-89-8. Limitation of liability.Neither the failure by an entity to satisfy any of its standards, nor the selection of specific assessment measures, nor any other action taken by or on behalf of the entity pursuant to this chapter, or any omission to take any action required by this chapter to seek, obtain, or maintain status as a reporting entity, shall, in and of itself, create any right of action on the part of any person or entity or otherwise give rise to any claim for breach of any fiduciary or similar duty owed to any person or entity.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-9 - Fees.

§ 5-89-9. Fees.No document required to be filed under this chapter shall be effective until the applicable fees required by this section are paid and upon the receipt of a statement under § 5-89-5, the fee for which shall be one hundred dollars ($100); or a renewal statement under § 5-89-6, the fee for which shall be ten dollars ($10.00); or a restoration statement under § 5-89-7, the fee for which shall be fifty dollars ($50.00), shall be paid to and collected by the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-89-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-89 - Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act|Section 5-89-10 - Enabling.

§ 5-89-10. Enabling.This act is enabling and applies only to those businesses that seek to become certified as a reporting entity and that comply with all applicable registration requirements. Reporting entities are enabled to craft whatever sustainability blueprint they require that meets their specific needs as there is no single blueprint for best practices in sustainability among or within industries.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-1 - Filing of Assumed Name|Section 6-1-1 - Filing of business name required.

§ 6-1-1. Filing of business name required.No person or persons shall carry on or conduct or transact business in this state under any assumed name, or under any designation, name, or style, corporate or otherwise, other than the real name or names of the individual or individuals conducting or transacting business, unless the person or persons shall file, in the office of the town or city clerk in the town or city in which the person or persons conduct or transact, or intend to conduct or transact, business, a certificate stating the name under which the business is, or is to be, conducted or transacted, and the true or real full name or names, both the first name and surname, of the person or persons conducting or transacting the business, with the post office address or addresses of the person or persons. The certificate shall be executed and sworn to by the person or persons so conducting or intending to conduct the business, before some person authorized to administer oaths.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 538, § 1; P.L. 1911, ch. 665, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 214, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 386, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 6-1-1.
RI Gen L § 6-1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-1 - Filing of Assumed Name|Section 6-1-2 - Indexes - Filing fee - Certified copies as evidence.

§ 6-1-2. Indexes — Filing fee — Certified copies as evidence.The several town and city clerks of this state shall keep alphabetical indexes of all persons filing certificates and of all names or styles assumed, referred to in this chapter, and, for the indexing and filing of the certificates, the town and city clerks shall receive for the benefit of the town or city a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each. A copy of the certificate, duly certified to by the town or city clerk in whose office the certificate shall be filed, shall be presumptive evidence in all courts in this state of the facts contained in the certificate.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 538, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 214, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 386, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 6-1-2; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 81, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 164, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-1 - Filing of Assumed Name|Section 6-1-3 - Corporations - Partnership names.

§ 6-1-3. Corporations — Partnership names.This chapter shall in no way affect or apply to any corporation or limited partnership duly organized under the laws of this state, or to any corporation or limited partnership organized under the laws of any other state and lawfully doing business in this state, or to any partnership or joint venture, the name or designation of which includes the true or real surname of at least one individual who is a partner or joint venturer.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 538, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 214, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 386, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 6-1-3; P.L. 1989, ch. 518, § 1.
RI Gen L § 6-1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-1 - Filing of Assumed Name|Section 6-1-4 - Penalty for violations.

§ 6-1-4. Penalty for violations.Any person or persons carrying on, conducting, or transacting business as mentioned in this chapter who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 538, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 214, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 386, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 6-1-4.
RI Gen L § 6-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-1 - Definitions.

§ 6-2-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:(1) "Applicant" means any person filing an application for registration of a mark under this chapter, his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns;(2) "Mark" means any trademark or service mark entitled to registration under this chapter whether registered or not;(3) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, or other organization;(4) "Registrant" means any person to whom the registration of a mark under this chapter is issued, his or her legal representative, successors, or assigns;(5) "Service mark" means a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others;(6) "Trade name" means a word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof used by a person to identify his or her business, vocation, or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation, or occupation of others;(7) "Trademark" means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination of them, adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him or her, and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others;(8) For the purposes of this chapter, a trademark is deemed to be "used" in the state:(i) On goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or the displays associated with the goods or their containers, or on the tags or labels affixed to them, and the goods are sold or otherwise distributed in the state; and(ii) On services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services, and the services are rendered in the state.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2.
RI Gen L § 6-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions|Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks|Section 6-2-2 - Application for registration.

§ 6-2-2. Application for registration.(a) Subject to the limitations stated in this chapter, any person who adopts and uses a mark may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by him or her, an application for registration of that mark stating, but not limited to, the following information:(1) The name and business address of the person applying for the registration, and, if a business corporation, non-profit corporation, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company, the state of incorporation or formation, as applicable;(2) The goods or services in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with the goods or services, and the class in which the goods or services fall;(3) The date when the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in the state by the applicant or his or her predecessor in business; and(4) A statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark and that no other person has the right to use the mark in the state, either in the identical form of the mark or in such near resemblance to it as might be calculated to deceive or to be mistaken for it.(b) The application shall be signed and verified by the applicant or by a member of the firm or an officer of the business corporation non-profit corporation; authorized partner of the limited liability partnership; general partner of the limited partnership; authorized person of the limited liability company; or association applying for registration.(c) The application shall be accompanied by a specimen or facsimile of the mark in triplicate.(d) The application for registration shall be accompanied by a filing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), payable to the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 89, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 43, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 4.