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RI Gen L § 5-65.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.2 - Rhode Island Well-Drilling, Pump Installers, and Water-Filtration Contractors Licensing Law|Section 5-65.2-5 - Penalties for violations.

§ 5-65.2-5. Penalties for violations.(a) Any person who operates as a well drilling contractor without a license as adjudged in a final order issued by the board, upon proper written notification, is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, for a first or second offense. A third or subsequent violation of this subsection is to be deemed a felony and, upon conviction, the person shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding two (2) years, fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both.(b) Any person who violates a final order of the board where the monetary total of the order including, but not limited to, the monetary judgment and/or fines, is not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), upon proper written notification, is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.(c) Any person who violates a final order of the board where the monetary total of the order including, but not limited to, the monetary judgment and/or fines, is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more, upon proper written notification, is deemed guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding ten (10) years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.(d) A final order shall be considered delivered when served to a defendant or designated agent to accept service. In addition to any sentence or fine imposed by the court under subsections (a), (b), and (c), the court shall order a defendant to comply with any outstanding final order of the board, including any monetary judgment, and to pay to the board any outstanding fine or fines previously imposed by the board pursuant to this chapter.(e) If a well drilling contractor is a repeat offender with violations of three (3) or more final orders of the board with respect to three (3) separate contracts executed by three (3) separate individuals/aggrieved parties and the violations are filed within a twenty-four-month (24) period, the violation shall be prosecuted as a felony and, upon conviction, the violator shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed ten (10) years or fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 64, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 69, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-1 - Purpose.

§ 5-65.3-1. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to establish provisions, qualifications, and procedures for licensing underground utility contractors engaged in the laying or repairing of underground utilities.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-2 - Definitions.

§ 5-65.3-2. Definitions.When used in this chapter:(1) "Board" means the contractors' registration and licensing board as defined in § 5-65-1.(2) "Underground utility" means the installation, repair, alteration, or replacement of underground utilities, sewer lines, storm drainage lines or water lines, water service and laterals, laying drains and related services outside of buildings, making connections with public and/or private underground utilities, provided that such work is to be done between the main, lateral, related services and/or appurtenances to within five feet (5′) of the outer wall of a building or structure and specifically excluding gas and telecommunications work and any work defined in § 28-27-28.(3) "Underground utility contractor" means any corporation, association, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited-liability corporation, limited-liability partnership, or other business organization that is engaged in the installation, repair, alteration, or replacement of underground utilities, outside of buildings, making connections with public and/or private underground utilities, provided that such work is to be done between the main, laterals, services and/or appurtenances to within five feet (5′) of the outer walls of a building or structure. The term "underground utility contractor" shall include any agent, servant, and/or employee of a licensed underground utility contractor. The term "underground utility contractor" does not include individuals licensed under chapter 20 of this title entitled "plumbers, irrigators, and water system installers."History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-3 - License required.

§ 5-65.3-3. License required.(a) It is unlawful for any underground utility contractor to engage in the installation, repair, alteration, or replacement of an underground utility as defined in this chapter without a valid license issued by the board.(b) Any person licensed as a master plumber under the provisions of chapter 20 of this title or as a master pipefitter under the provisions of chapter 27 of title 28 shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain both an underground utility contractor's license, as required by this chapter, and an installer's license, as required by chapter 56 of this title, provided that the master plumber or master pipefitter shall be required to comply with the provisions of §§ 5-65.2-3 and 5-56-7.(c) Any public utility, or agent thereof, regulated by the public utilities commission or the division of public utilities and carriers shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-4 - Conditions for obtaining an underground utility contractor's license.

§ 5-65.3-4. Conditions for obtaining an underground utility contractor's license.To obtain a license under this chapter, an underground utility contractor must submit to the contractors' registration and licensing board an application for an underground utility contractor's license completed in its entirety, together with a fee of two hundred dollars ($200). The application must also comply with the following requirements:(1) The applicant must have demonstrated to the board that the underground utility contractor is capable of installing, repairing, alternating, or replacing sewer lines, storm drainage lines or waterlines, and services in accordance with approved plans and specifications.(2) The applicant must obtain a passing grade on a written examination provided by a third party approved by the board, intended to demonstrate an understanding of the rules and regulations, and ability to read and interpret approved plans and specifications. Any applicant who fails an examination for a license is permitted to take further examinations upon payment of the prescribed fee for each examination. The board shall ensure that these services are provided and conduct examinations at least three (3) times each year. All examinations shall be conducted at places designated by the board.(3) The board shall approve or deny applications for an underground utility contractor's license as soon after the examination as is practicable. Each applicant who has successfully passed the examination and has had an application approved for a license as an underground utility contractor shall have issued and mailed to them, by the board, a certificate of license specifying that the applicant is an underground utility contractor.(4) Any contractor licensed in accordance with this chapter shall not be required to obtain another license or to take any other test by any other municipality in order to perform underground utility work.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-5 - Expiration and renewal of licenses.

§ 5-65.3-5. Expiration and renewal of licenses.All licenses of underground utility contractors issued by the board expire every two (2) years on the anniversary date of the license's issuance and may be renewed on or before that date for a period of two (2) years upon payment of a two hundred dollar ($200) fee.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-6 - Duties of the contractors' registration and licensing board.

§ 5-65.3-6. Duties of the contractors' registration and licensing board.The contractors' registration and licensing board shall:(1) Prepare, provide, and conduct examinations in conjunction with a third-party provider;(2) Prepare license certificates and issue them in conformity with this chapter and the rules and regulations;(3) Maintain an up-to-date record specifying the names and addresses of licensed underground utility contractors of this state. Such record shall include the dates of issuance of licenses and shall be open to public inspection; and(4) Maintain an up-to-date record of any complaints filed with the board, the nature of those complaints, dates of complaints, and any final orders made based on the complaints.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-7 - Licensing of underground utility contractors granted without examination.

§ 5-65.3-7. Licensing of underground utility contractors granted without examination.(a) After enactment of this chapter, and at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months following enactment of this section, the board shall, without examination, upon payment of the fees required in this chapter and approval of the issuance of the license by the board, issue a license to any applicant who shall present satisfactory evidence as described in subsection (b) of this section that the applicant has the qualification for issuance of an underground utility contractor license. Thereafter, in order to qualify for an underground utility contractor license after the initial "grandfather" window, said licensee may renew the license pursuant to § 5-65.3-5.(b) The owner(s) of a business entity as defined in § 5-65.3-2(3) shall meet the requirements of this section for issuance of a license without examination, provided, that any city or town that has previously granted a contractor or licensee a license within the last five (5) years shall continue to grant the license for work specifically related to the license and where work is to be performed only in that city or town, provided the contractor continues to meet all other local requirements for licensure, and shall not require the contractor or licensee to take and pass the statewide licensing examination.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-8 - Responsibilities, performance and conduct.

§ 5-65.3-8. Responsibilities, performance and conduct.A licensed underground utility contractor shall perform all work in compliance with the plans and specifications approved by the local municipality or other appropriate authority having jurisdiction over the utility and/or work to be performed.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-9 - Insurance required of underground utility contractors.

§ 5-65.3-9. Insurance required of underground utility contractors.(a) Throughout the period of licensure, the contractor shall have in effect public liability and property damage insurance covering the work of that contractor that shall be subject to this chapter in not less than the following amount: one million dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit, bodily injury, and property damage.(b) In addition, all contractors shall be in compliance with workers' compensation insurance as required under chapter 29 of title 28. Failure to maintain insurance shall not preclude claims from being filed against a contractor.(c) The contractor shall provide satisfactory evidence to the board at the time of license and renewal that the insurance required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section has been procured and is in effect. Failure to maintain insurance shall invalidate registration and may result in a fine to the licensee.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-10 - Bond requirement.

§ 5-65.3-10. Bond requirement.Every applicant for a certificate of license as an underground utility contractor to carry on the business of installing, repairing or servicing, altering or replacing sewer lines, storm drainage lines, or water lines and related services in accordance with this chapter, shall furnish a bond, satisfactory to the board, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), conditioned substantially that the applicant indemnifies and holds harmless the several cities and towns of this state and their officers from all suits and actions of every name and description brought against any of those cities, towns, and state, or any of their officers for, or on account of, any injuries or damages received or sustained by any person in consequence of, or resulting from, any work performed by the applicant or its employees, servants, or agents; or of or from any improper materials used in the work; or of or from any negligence in guarding the work; or of or from any act or omission of the applicant, or its employees, servants, or agents.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-11 - License not transferable or assignable.

§ 5-65.3-11. License not transferable or assignable.Underground utility contractor's licenses are not transferable or assignable and automatically become invalid upon a change of ownership or upon suspension or revocation of a license.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-12 - Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses.

§ 5-65.3-12. Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses.(a) The board may suspend or revoke the license of any underground utility contractor after a hearing when the weight of the evidence establishes any one or more of the following specific violations:(1) Obtaining, or conspiring with others to obtain, a license by inducing the issuance of that license in consideration of the payment of money or any other thing of value, or by and through a willful or fraudulent misrepresentation of facts in the procurement of a license;(2) Gross negligence or incompetence in the performance of any licensed work in accordance with any underground utility ordinance, or rules of any city or town, or any law of this state regulating the conduct of sewer drain and water work;(3) Willfully and fraudulently loaning its license to any other underground utility contractor for the purpose of permitting that underground utility contractor to engage in any underground utility work in violation of the provision of this chapter;(4) Willfully violating any of the provisions of this chapter; and(5) For any violation of § 5-65-10.(b) When an application for a license is denied, a hearing shall be granted, provided the aggrieved applicant requests a hearing, in writing, within ten (10) days of the denial with the board.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-13 - Procedure for revocation of license.

§ 5-65.3-13. Procedure for revocation of license.(a) No proceeding to revoke a license, as provided in this section, shall be instituted unless filed with the board within one year immediately following the date or dates of violation.(b) No license of an underground utility contractor shall be revoked or cancelled until after a full and impartial hearing is completed as provided in this section.(c) No hearing for the purpose of revoking any license of an underground utility contractor shall be held unless there is first placed on file with the board a verified complaint, in writing, reciting in the complaint, with reasonable particularity, a statement of facts that, if proved, would be sufficient to constitute a violation of one or more of the specifications for revocation of license as prescribed in this chapter.(d) Upon the filing of a verified complaint as provided in this section, the board shall promptly set a date for a hearing of the charges of the complaint. The board shall promptly, by registered or certified mail, forward to the licensee charged in the complaint a true and correct copy of the complaint and notification of the time and place when and where a hearing of those charges is to be held.(e) At the time and place fixed in the notification, the board shall proceed to a hearing of the charges specified in the complaint. No hearing upon the charges of the complaint shall be held unless the records of the board contain evidence that the licensee charged in the complaint has been served with a copy of the complaint and notification at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing; provided, that the appearance of the charged licensee, either on its own behalf or by counsel, constitutes proof that sufficient notice of the hearing was served.(f) A complaining party, individually or by counsel, may aid in the presentation of evidence toward sustaining the complaint. Ample opportunity shall be accorded for a hearing of all evidence and statement of counsel either in support of or against the charges of the complaint. Upon good cause shown, the date of the hearing on the complaint may be continued provided the licensee and other interested parties are reasonably notified about the date of continuance.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-14 - Subpoena of witness.

§ 5-65.3-14. Subpoena of witness.The board shall have the power to subpoena and bring before it any witness to take testimony, either orally or by deposition, or both, in any proceeding authorized by law.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-15 - Administration of oaths.

§ 5-65.3-15. Administration of oaths.The board shall have the power to administer oaths to witnesses at a hearing, which the board is authorized by law to conduct, and any other oaths authorized or administered by the board.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-16 - Recommendations of board - Order - Rehearing - Review.

§ 5-65.3-16. Recommendations of board — Order — Rehearing — Review.Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the board may appeal that decision to the board which shall review the decision or ruling. Upon review, the board shall order that the license of the licensee charged in the complaint be revoked or the complaint shall be dismissed. A copy of the order shall be immediately served upon the licensee either personally or by registered or certified mail. The order of the board is final unless the charged licensee, the division, or complainant, within twenty (20) days after receipt of that order, files his or her motion, in writing, for a review of the order 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 shall be immediately scheduled for a hearing. The decision on review shall be issued, in writing, to the licensee.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.