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RI Gen L § 5-83-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-83 - Propane Gas Sales|Section 5-83-1 - Requirements for guaranteed price plans, price protection, and prepaid contracts.

§ 5-83-1. Requirements for guaranteed price plans, price protection, and prepaid contracts.(a) A contract for the retail sale of propane gas that offers a guaranteed price plan, including a ceiling price cap plan contract and any other similar plan, must be disclosed in a way to clearly define the terms and conditions of the price plan. The disclosure of terms and conditions must be in plain language, must immediately follow the language concerning the price or service that could be affected and must be, if initiated verbally, confirmed in writing no more than fourteen (14) days from the initiation date using no less than twelve (12) point boldface type of uniform font. The disclosure of terms and conditions must include, but not be limited to, any additional fees or costs for securing the guaranteed price, as well as, any early termination fees, and shall express the price in terms of the sum of any such fees divided by the number of gallons delivered.(b) A solicitation for the retail sale of propane gas that offers a guaranteed price plan, including a ceiling price cap plan and any other similar plan, must be confirmed in writing no more than fourteen (14) days from the solicitation date, and the terms and conditions of that offer must be disclosed in plain language.(c) A propane gas dealer that pays for media or print advertising of a price shall offer said price for a period of no less than twenty-four (24) hours or until the next advertised price is so publicized, whichever occurs first.(d) No prepaid propane gas contract shall require any consumer commitment to purchase propane gas pursuant to the terms of such contract for a period of more than twelve (12) months.(e) Any violation of this section shall render the terms and conditions of the aforementioned contract null and void.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 333, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 214, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 123, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-83-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-83 - Propane Gas Sales|Section 5-83-2 - Surcharge disclosure and actual cost estimates.

§ 5-83-2. Surcharge disclosure and actual cost estimates.(a) As used in this chapter, "consumer" or "residential consumer" means a direct purchaser of propane for consumption and not for resale as the primary source of fuel for residential heating and/or domestic hot water to one or more dwelling units within a structure having not more than four (4) dwelling units.(b) No propane gas dealer shall charge a residential consumer any fee above the delivered cost per gallon of propane unless the fee was disclosed prior to delivery in a consumer contract or dealer notice, and is itemized in an invoice provided to the consumer. Propane gas dealers shall provide a written explanation of the fee and disclose the actual or best estimate of the amount of the fee to be charged in connection with the next delivery within five (5) business days of a consumer's request for such information at no expense to the consumer.(c) Upon the request of an individual, a propane gas dealer shall promptly disclose, over the telephone or in writing, the estimated price per gallon of propane and any charges that are applicable to the individual based on stated usage, the price and terms of leasing, loaning, or purchasing storage containers through the seller, and other pertinent information, provided that nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted as creating a business relationship between an individual and a propane gas dealer.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 312, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-83-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-83 - Propane Gas Sales|Section 5-83-3 - Propane storage container financing and denial of service.

§ 5-83-3. Propane storage container financing and denial of service.(a) If a propane gas dealer, in its sole discretion, agrees to finance a consumer's purchase of a propane storage container, the financing shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 27 of title 6, entitled "Truth in Lending and Retail Selling."(b) Propane storage containers may only be filled by the owner or upon the owner's authorization. When the propane storage container is owned by the consumer, a propane gas dealer shall not refuse to deliver propane to the consumer-owned container if the consumer:(1) Satisfies the dealer's credit and payment requirements;(2) Enters into a written service agreement if required by the dealer in the regular course of business;(3) Is located within the dealer's delivery territory;(4) Provides proof of ownership of the container;(5) Arranges for a safety check of the propane system and the installation and operation of the system are determined by the dealer to comply with NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code) and NFPA 58 (Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code) of the National Fire Protection Association; and(6) Complies with appropriate safety requirements as required by the dealer.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 312, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-83-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-83 - Propane Gas Sales|Section 5-83-4 - Emergency contact information.

§ 5-83-4. Emergency contact information.The firm name and emergency telephone number of a gas dealer that delivers propane to a stationary DOT cylinder and/or an ASME tank with an aggregate capacity of less than four thousand gallons (4,000 gals.) water storage capacity shall be affixed and legibly maintained in a visible location on or near all such stationary propane containers in text at least one-half (½) inch in height.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 312, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-83-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-83 - Propane Gas Sales|Section 5-83-5 - Termination of service.

§ 5-83-5. Termination of service.(a) When a business relationship is terminated between a residential consumer and a gas dealer that has leased or loaned a propane storage container to the consumer, the propane gas dealer shall:(1) At the consumer's request, remove the propane gas storage container that it owns from the consumer's premises by the latest of the following dates:(i) Twenty (20) days from the termination or thirty (30) days from the termination in the case of an underground tank;(ii) In the case of a cash customer, twenty (20) days from receipt of payment of all amounts due to the gas dealer by the consumer; or(iii) As soon as weather conditions and access to the propane storage container allow;(2) Within thirty (30) days after removal of a dealer-supplied propane gas storage container, reimburse the consumer for any propane gas remaining in the container at the retail per gallon price that was paid by the consumer, less any amounts due from the consumer to the dealer;(3) Be authorized to charge a consumer commercially reasonable fees, as applicable, for propane storage container excavation and pump out if an existing contract between the consumer and gas dealer allows the dealer to charge such fees;(4) Be authorized to charge a consumer a disconnect or tank removal fee in an amount that is commercially reasonable based on labor, transportation, restocking, and similar costs, if the fee has been disclosed to the consumer in a written agreement and if:(i) For storage containers situated above ground, the container has been located on the consumer's premises for less than three (3) years; or(ii) For storage containers situated underground, the container has been located on the consumer's premises for less than five (5) years.(b) A provision of an existing contract that allows a gas dealer to charge a consumer a disconnect or tank removal fee with respect to a container that has been located on the consumer's premises for more than three (3) years shall remain valid and enforceable until the date the contract expires or June 1, 2012, whichever is sooner.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 312, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-83-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-83 - Propane Gas Sales|Section 5-83-6 - Violations.

§ 5-83-6. Violations.Any person or entity who sells propane gas to be used for residential use that knowingly violates this chapter may be fined in an amount not more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 312, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-83-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-83 - Propane Gas Sales|Section 5-83-7 - Measurement of propane for sales purposes.

§ 5-83-7. Measurement of propane for sales purposes.(a) Propane supplied to portable containers shall be measured and billed by weight, before and after filling, as shown on a national type evaluation program scale.(b) Propane supplied to portable containers that cannot be weighed shall be measured by a national type evaluation program approved meter.(c) The price per unit weight, or gallon, shall be conspicuously posted at the site of the filling scale.(d) This section shall not apply to propane tank exchange programs wherein prefilled portable propane containers are provided to consumers for a flat fee.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 150, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 162, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-84-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-1 - Short title.

§ 5-84-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals Act."History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-84-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-1.1 - Definitions.

§ 5-84-1.1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Department" means the department of business regulation.(2) "Director" means the director, or his or her designee, of the department of business regulation.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 298, § 6; P.L. 2013, ch. 378, § 6.
RI Gen L § 5-84-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-2 - Division of building, design and fire professionals.

§ 5-84-2. Division of building, design and fire professionals.There has been created within the department of business regulation, a division known as the division of building, design and fire professionals.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-84-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-3 - Division membership.

§ 5-84-3. Division membership.The division consists of the membership of the office of the state fire marshal, the fire safety code board of appeal and review, and the state building office.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-84-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-3.1 - Establishment of the state building office.

§ 5-84-3.1. Establishment of the state building office.(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.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-84-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-4 - Suitable quarters.

§ 5-84-4. Suitable quarters.The department of business regulation shall provide suitable and adequate space for the division.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 153, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-84-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-5 - Imposition of fines for unregistered activity.

§ 5-84-5. Imposition of fines for unregistered activity.(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person or business practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state without being registered or authorized to practice as required by law, the boards within the division may recommend that the director of the department of business regulation, or the director's designee, issue an order imposing a fine; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to issues between the boards referred to in this subsection as to the scope of a board registrant's authority to engage in work relating to another board's jurisdiction or to issues relating to ISDS (individual sewage disposal systems) designers licensed by the department of environmental management.(b) A fine ordered under this section may not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each offense. In recommending a fine, the board shall set the amount of the penalty imposed under this section after taking into account factors, including the seriousness of the violation; the economic benefit resulting from the violation; the history of violations; and other matters the board considers appropriate.(c) Before recommending that a fine be ordered under this section, the board shall provide the person or business written notice and the opportunity to request, within thirty (30) days of issuance of notice by the board, a hearing on the record.(d) A person or business aggrieved by the ordering of a fine under this section may file an appeal with the superior court for judicial review of the ordering of a fine.(e) If a person or business fails to pay the fine within thirty (30) days after entry of an order under subsection (a), or if the order is stayed pending an appeal, within ten (10) days after the court enters a final judgment in favor of the department of an order appealed under subsection (d), the director may commence a civil action to recover the amount of the fine.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 298, § 5; P.L. 2013, ch. 378, § 5; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-84-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-6 - Cease and desist authority.

§ 5-84-6. Cease and desist authority.If the director has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting any activity under the jurisdiction of the division of building, design and fire professionals including professional engineering, professional land surveying, architecture, or landscape architecture without obtaining a license or registration, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or registration is conducting that business, the director, or the director's designee, may, either on his or her own initiative or upon recommendation of the appropriate board, issue an order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held not sooner than ten (10) days, nor later than twenty (20) days, after issuance of that order to show cause why the director, or the director's designee, should not issue an order to that person to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter or chapters 1, 8, 8.1, 51, and/or 65 of this title. That order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named by any person in the same manner that a summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order, certified mail, return receipt requested, to that person at any address at which that person has done business or at which that person lives. If during that hearing the director, or the director's designee, is satisfied that the person, firm, corporation, or association is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, the director, or the director's designee, may order that person, firm, corporation, or association, in writing, to cease and desist from that violation and/or impose an appropriate fine under § 5-84-5 or other applicable law and/or refer the matter to the attorney general for appropriate action under chapters 1, 8, 8.1, 51, and/or 65 of this title. All these hearings are governed in accordance with the administrative procedures act. If that person fails to comply with an order of the department after being afforded a hearing, the superior court for Providence county has jurisdiction upon complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating chapters 1, 8, 8.1, 51, 65, and/or 84 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 298, § 6; P.L. 2013, ch. 378, § 6; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-84-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-84 - Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals|Section 5-84-7 - Electronic applications for certificates of authorization.

§ 5-84-7. Electronic applications for certificates of authorization.All applications to the division of building, design and fire professionals for certificates of authorization shall be submitted electronically through the department's electronic-licensing system, unless special permission to apply in paper format is requested by the applicant and granted by the director or the director's designee.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 347, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 363, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-85-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-85 - Discount Buying Clubs|Section 5-85-1 - Definitions.

§ 5-85-1. Definitions.(a) "Discount buying club" means any person, firm, or corporation, who or that, in exchange for valuable consideration, offers to sell or to arrange the sale of goods or services to its customers at prices represented to be lower than are generally available.(b) "Discount buying club" shall not include any cooperative buying association or other group in which no person is intended to profit or actually profits beyond the benefit that all members receive from buying at a discount; nor shall any person, firm, or corporation be deemed a "discount buying club" solely by virtue of the fact that:(1) For fifty dollars ($50.00) or less it sells tickets or coupons valid for use in obtaining goods or services from a retail merchant; or(2) As a service collateral to its principal business, and for no additional charge, it arranges for its members or customers to purchase or lease directly from particular merchants at a specified discount.(c) "Discount buying club" shall not include any person, firm, or corporation who or that charges an advance month-by-month fee for access to service or member benefits, and allows the buyer to terminate membership by notifying the person, firm, or corporation of intent to terminate membership without further obligation to make additional payments.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 73, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-85-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-85 - Discount Buying Clubs|Section 5-85-2 - Contract requirements.

§ 5-85-2. Contract requirements.(a) Every contract between a discount buying club and its customers shall be in writing, completely filled out, dated, and signed by all contracting parties. A copy of the completed contract shall be given to the buyer at the time he or she signs it. The contract shall, in clear, conspicuous, and simple language:(1) State the duration of the contract in a definite period of years or months. If the contract may be periodically renewed, the contract shall state specifically the terms under which it may be renewed and the amount of any renewal fees must be stated unless the contract meets the requirements of subsection (b);(2) Contain, immediately above the customer's signature in boldface type of not less than a ten-point (10) size, a statement substantially as follows: "You, the customer, may cancel this contract at any time prior to midnight of the third (3rd) business day after the date of this contract. To cancel you must notify the company in writing of your intent to cancel";(3) List the categories of goods and services the buying club contracts to make available;(4) State the procedures by which the customer can select, order, and pay for merchandise or services and provide information regarding estimated delivery dates and the manner of delivery of products; and(5) State the discount buying club's obligations with respect to warranties on goods or services ordered.(b) The written contract required by subsection (a) need not be signed or dated by the customer if one of the following requirements are met:(1) The total consideration paid by each member or customer does not exceed a one-time or annual fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or less; or(2) The member or customer has the unconditional right to cancel the contract at any time and receive within ten (10) days a full refund of the one-time membership fee, or the annual membership fee covering the current membership period, whichever the case may be.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 73, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-85-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-85 - Discount Buying Clubs|Section 5-85-3 - Customer's right to cancel.

§ 5-85-3. Customer's right to cancel.Each contract for a discount buying club membership shall provide that the contract may be cancelled at anytime up until midnight of the third (3rd) business day after the date of receipt by the buyer of a copy of the written contract, by written notice, delivered by certified or registered United States mail to the seller at an address that shall be specified in the contract. For purposes of this chapter, business days exclude Sundays, and any holiday on which regular mail deliveries are not made.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 73, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-85-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-85 - Discount Buying Clubs|Section 5-85-4 - Prohibited acts.

§ 5-85-4. Prohibited acts.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.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 73, § 1.