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RI Gen L § 42-13.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-10 - Procurement of toll facilities.

§ 42-13.1-10. Procurement of toll facilities.Without limiting any right of the department to award contracts under any other law, the department shall have the right to procure toll facilities through contracts aggregating the services of design, engineering, construction, finance, operations, maintenance, or any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding any requirement of law to the contrary, the department may award such contracts on the basis of competitive negotiation in accordance with § 37-2-19. Such contracts may include availability payments or any other compensation structure determined appropriate by the department to further the objectives of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-11 - Penalty for nonpayment of toll.

§ 42-13.1-11. Penalty for nonpayment of toll.(a) The department shall have the authority to establish and collect fees, fines, and penalties from registered owners of large commercial trucks who use, or attempt to use, any toll facility established under § 42-13.1-4, without paying the toll at the rate then in force for such use.(b) Any fee, fine, or penalty shall be in addition to the toll or tolls initially incurred and shall be no less than an amount sufficient to cover the cost of administration and collection of said fines, fees, and penalties.(c) The registered owner of the large commercial truck subject to toll shall be primarily responsible for all tolls, fees, fines, and penalties assessed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.(d) Prior to the collection of any toll on large commercial trucks, the department shall establish a maximum allowable period for the payment of tolls and any subsequent fees, fines, and penalties assessed.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-12 - Additional penalties - Toll evasion.

§ 42-13.1-12. Additional penalties — Toll evasion.Any toll evader who fails or refuses to pay or prepay the required toll and such fees, fines, and penalties as assessed under § 42-13.1-11 and within the maximum allowable period specified therein, shall be required to pay a fine not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) and shall pay the toll amount due and any administrative costs, or shall have their registration suspended until payment is made in full for the violation. A toll evader under this section shall receive a traffic violation summons which shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the traffic tribunal. All amounts due under this section shall be remitted to the Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance fund.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-13 - Conformance to statute, rules, and regulations.

§ 42-13.1-13. Conformance to statute, rules, and regulations.All programs and funding proposals shall conform to applicable federal law, rules, and regulations. The department shall promulgate state rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Included within said rules and regulations shall be a provision requiring any public comment period to continue for at least thirty (30) days and a provision requiring advance notification to be provided to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and president of the senate prior to any announcement of public hearing or public comment period establishing or modifying the amount of tolls to be collected. In promulgating these rules and regulations, the department shall establish policies and procedures that promote procedural transparency.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-14 - Severability.

§ 42-13.1-14. Severability.If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid or unconstitutional part remain in effect. If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all constitutional and valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications. This severability clause shall be applicable to each provision of this chapter, regardless of whether or not any particular provision references this section.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-15 - Bridge preservation and salt mitigation.

§ 42-13.1-15. Bridge preservation and salt mitigation.(a) In any fiscal year when the department fails to complete appropriate bridge maintenance, no new construction and design contracts subject to reporting under § 42-13.1-16 shall be awarded for the subsequent year or until proof of appropriate bridge maintenance is provided.(b) The director must submit detailed information regarding bridge maintenance activities undertaken during the fiscal year to the governor, office of management and budget, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate no later than thirty (30) days after the fiscal year ends, beginning with fiscal year 2017. The information shall also be posted on the department's website.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-13.1-16, bridge maintenance requirements may be waived if the director certifies that:(1) Certain bridges are in a state of disrepair such that maintenance activities will not forestall further deterioration; or(2) Certain bridges have a maintenance plan that does not require any activities during any given calendar year; or(3) Certain bridges have been modified such that maintenance to prevent salt erosion and deterioration is no longer required; or(4) The department has not used salt on certain bridges or has stopped using salt for winter maintenance as a long-term change in practice; or(5) Other specific circumstances exist to eliminate the need for maintenance activities in any given calendar year.(d) Failure to comply is subject to the penalties contained in § 35-3-24.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-16 - Reporting.

§ 42-13.1-16. Reporting.The department shall submit to the office of management and budget, the house fiscal advisor, and the senate fiscal advisor, a report on the progress of implementation of this chapter within thirty (30) days of the close of each of the fiscal quarters of each year. The reports shall also be posted on the department's website. The reports shall include, at a minimum:(1) Construction and design contracts of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or greater planned to be advertised in the upcoming federal fiscal year, their value, and expected award date;(2) Construction and design contracts of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or greater awarded in the prior federal fiscal year, date of award, value, and expected substantial completion date;(3) Expected final cost of:(i) Any construction contracts of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or greater that reached substantial completion in the prior federal fiscal year; and(ii) Any design contracts of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or greater completed in the prior federal fiscal year;(4) Total number of workers employed through the contract and the number of the workers in that total with a Rhode Island address; and(5) This report shall also include a current list of all federal, discretionary, and any other grants that the department has applied for and the status of that application and identify any changes from the prior report. For any grants that require a state match, the department shall identify if the source for the state's match is available under currently authorized funding.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 2, § 8, effective July 6, 2021.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-17 - Equality of opportunity.

§ 42-13.1-17. Equality of opportunity.No bid under this chapter shall be deemed complete nor awarded if the bid fails to include a specific written plan for the bidder to be in conformity with § 37-14.1-6, ensuring that minority business enterprises reach a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the dollar value of the bid. Pursuant to §§ 37-14.1-1 and 37-14.1-3, for the purposes of chapter 13.1 of title 42, women shall be included in the definition of "minority business enterprise." The aforementioned written plan should be submitted on forms created and distributed by the director of administration.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-1 - Establishment - Head of department.

§ 42-14-1. Establishment — Head of department.There shall be a department of business regulation. The head of the department shall be the director of business regulation who, except as otherwise provided by this title, shall carry out this chapter and perform the duties required by any and all other provisions of the general laws and public laws insofar as those provisions relate to each of the divisions and licensing and regulatory areas within the jurisdiction of the department.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; P.L. 1940, ch. 797, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 803, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1946, ch. 1746, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-14-1; as reen. 1969; P.L. 1980, ch. 335, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 14, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-2 - Functions of department.

§ 42-14-2. Functions of department.(a) It shall be the function of the department of business regulation to license, regulate and control all areas as required by this chapter and any and all other provisions of the general laws and public laws.(b) Whenever any hearing is required or permitted to be held pursuant to law or regulation of the department of business regulation, and whenever no statutory provision exists providing that notice be given to interested parties prior to the hearing, no such hearing shall be held without notice in writing being given at least ten (10) days prior to such hearing to all interested parties. For purposes of this section, an "interested party" shall be deemed to include the party subject to regulation hereunder, and any party entitled to appear at the hearing. Notice to the party that will be subject to regulation, and any party who has made known his or her intention to appear at the hearing shall be sufficient if it be in writing and mailed, first-class mail, to the party at his or her regular business address. Notice to the general public shall be sufficient hereunder if it be by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality affected by the regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 121; P.L. 1940, ch. 797, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 803, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 820, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1946, ch. 1746, § 1; P.L. 1956, § 42-14-2; P.L. 1969, ch. 33, § 3; P.L. 1980, ch. 335, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 14, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-14-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-2.1 - Reporting by certain insurers - Settlements.

§ 42-14-2.1. Reporting by certain insurers — Settlements.(a) Every insurer or entity exempt pursuant to section 2.6 of chapter 16 of title 27 or entity permissibly self-insured pursuant to subsection 2 of chapter 14.1 of title 42 providing professional liability insurance to licensed healthcare professionals or licensed healthcare facilities shall send a complete report to the board of medical licensure and discipline established pursuant to chapter 37 of title 5, or the board of examiners in dentistry established pursuant to chapter 31.1 of title 5 and the department of business regulation as to any claim, notice, settlement, judgment, or arbitration award of a claim or action for damages for death or personal injury caused by such person's negligence, error, or omission in practice or his or her rendering of unauthorized professional services. The report shall be sent within thirty (30) days after service of such arbitration award on the parties or notice of the claim, settlement, judgment, or arbitration award.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an insurer or entity exempt pursuant to section 2.6 of chapter 16 of title 27 or entity permissibly self-insured pursuant to subsection (2) of chapter 14.1 of title 42 providing professional liability coverage to licensed healthcare professionals or licensed healthcare facilities shall have the contractual right to settle any claim up to the limits of the policy without the insured's consent, unless the policy by its express terms prohibits the insurer from settling any claim without the consent of the insured.(c) All insurers doing business in the state of Rhode Island or entity exempt pursuant to section 2.6 of chapter 16 of title 27 or entity permissibly self insured pursuant to subsection (2) of chapter 14.1 of title 42 providing professional liability insurance for healthcare professionals or licensed healthcare facilities shall file an annual report with the commissioner of insurance. This report must be filed for each year by March 1 of the next year. The information required for each year shall include, for each rating class:(1) The number of insured;(2) The total premiums paid;(3) The total number of claims made, the years in which the incidents giving rise to the claims occurred, and the total number of those claims outstanding at the end of the year;(4) The total amount of claims paid, the years in which the incidents giving rise to the claims occurred, and the amount of the costs which can be identified with these claims for investigation, processing, and defense of these claims; and(5) The number of lawsuits filed.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-14-2.1; P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 4; P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 83; P.L. 1998, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 305, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 66, § 4; P.L. 2012, ch. 84, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-14-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-2.2 - Reporting - Court judgments against licensed physicians, dentists, or dental hygienists.

§ 42-14-2.2. Reporting — Court judgments against licensed physicians, dentists, or dental hygienists.Within ten (10) days after a judgment by a court of this state that a licensed physician, dentist, or dental hygienist has committed a crime or is civilly liable for any death or personal injury caused by his or her negligence, error or omission in practice, or his or her rendering unauthorized professional services, the clerk of the court which rendered the judgment shall report the same to the board of medical licensure and discipline established pursuant to chapter 37 of title 5 or the board of examiners in dentistry established pursuant to chapter 31.1 of title 5 and the department of business regulation.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-14-2.2; P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 4; P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 83.
RI Gen L § 42-14-2.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-2.3 - Minimum policy provisions.

§ 42-14-2.3. Minimum policy provisions.The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate, on or before January 1, 1987, rules and regulations establishing the minimum provisions which all professional liability insurance policies for licensed health care providers, dentists, or dental hygienists must contain. The commissioner shall establish a "merit rating plan" which shall be based in part on the past claims paid on behalf of the insured.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14-2.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-2.4 - Repealed.

§ 42-14-2.4. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-3 - Repealed.

§ 42-14-3. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-14-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-4 - Financial services division.

§ 42-14-4. Financial services division.Within the department of business regulation there shall be a division of financial services that oversees the regulation and control of banking and insurance and such other matters within the jurisdiction of the department as determined by the director. The division shall have offices which shall be assigned to it by the department of administration.Superintendents of banking and insurance reporting to the director and/or health insurance commissioner as appropriate shall be in charge of all matters relating to banking and insurance.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 73; G.L. 1938, ch. 127, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-14-4; P.L. 1978, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 446, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 557, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-14-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-5 - Superintendents of banking and insurance.

§ 42-14-5. Superintendents of banking and insurance.(a) The superintendents of banking and insurance shall administer the functions of the department relating to the regulation and control of banking and insurance.(b) Wherever the words "banking administrator" or "banking commissioner" or "insurance administrator" or "insurance commissioner" occur in this chapter or any general law, public law, act, or resolution of the general assembly or department regulation, they shall be construed to mean superintendent of banking and superintendent of insurance except as delineated in subsection (d) below.(c) "Health insurance" shall mean "health insurance coverage," as defined in §§ 27-18.5-2 and 27-18.6-2, "health benefit plan," as defined in § 27-50-3 and a "medical supplement policy," as defined in § 27-18.2-1 or coverage similar to a Medicare supplement policy that is issued to an employer to cover retirees, and dental coverage, including, but not limited to, coverage provided by a nonprofit dental service plan as defined in § 27-20.1-1(3).(d) Whenever the words "commissioner," "insurance commissioner," "health insurance commissioner" or "director" appear in Title 27 or Title 42, those words shall be construed to mean the health insurance commissioner established pursuant to § 42-14.5-1 with respect to all matters relating to health insurance. The health insurance commissioner shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction over enforcement of those statutes with respect to all matters relating to health insurance.(e) Whenever the word "director" appears or is a defined term in title 19, this word shall be construed to mean the superintendent of banking established pursuant to this section.(f) Whenever the word "director" or "commissioner" appears or is a defined term in title 27, this word shall be construed to mean the superintendent of insurance established pursuant to this section except as delineated in subsection (d) of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 122; G.L. 1956, § 42-14-5; P.L. 1978, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 557, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 613, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-14-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-6 - Restrictions on interests of superintendents.

§ 42-14-6. Restrictions on interests of superintendents.The superintendents of banking and insurance shall not engage in any other business or be an officer of or directly or indirectly interested in any national bank doing business in this state, or in any bank, savings bank, or trust company organized under the laws of this state, nor be directly or indirectly interested in any corporation, business, or occupation that requires his or her official supervision; absent compliance with § 42-14-6.1, no superintendent shall become indebted to any bank, savings bank, or trust company organized under the laws of this state, nor shall he or she engage or be interested in the sale of securities as a business, or in the negotiation of loans for others.History of Section.P.L. 1908, ch. 1590, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 233, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 274, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 127, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 122; G.L. 1956, § 42-14-6; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-14-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation|Section 42-14-6.1 - Application for or acceptance of loan by bank examiner.

§ 42-14-6.1. Application for or acceptance of loan by bank examiner.Every examiner or assistant examiner authorized by law to report the condition of a financial institution incorporated under the laws of this state — including, but not limited to, banks, savings banks, bank associations, trust companies, loan and investment companies, savings and loan companies, building loan associations, credit unions, deposit insurance companies, and any other depository required by law to file reports with the director of business regulation — who applies for or accepts or is granted a loan of any kind, whether in his or her name or in the name of a member of his or her immediate family, or in the name of a business or partnership in which he or she has a substantial interest, from any financial institution examined by him or her at any time, shall be required to report the same in writing to the director of business regulation within five (5) business days. A violation of this section may be a ground for disqualification or suspension of license.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 317, § 1.