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RI Gen L § 5-65.3-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-17 - Penalties for violations.

§ 5-65.3-17. Penalties for violations.(a) Violations of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties as follows: any corporation, association, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited-liability corporation, limited-liability partnership, or other business organization licensed by the board shall be subject to a fine up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the first offense and up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the second and subsequent violations of this chapter.(b) Any person who operates as an underground utility 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.(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 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.(d) 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.(e) 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 (b), (c), and (d), 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.(f) If an underground utility 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. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 64, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 69, § 4.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-18 - Enforcement.

§ 5-65.3-18. Enforcement.It shall be the duty of the board to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The appropriate local municipality authority, involved in the day-to-day inspection of sewer or drain installations, shall assist the board in enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The appropriate local municipality shall have the authority to demand the production of the licenses required by this chapter on any site where underground utility contractor work is being installed and have the authority to investigate, and where appropriate, make complaints, pursuant to § 5-65.3-12, where sufficient evidence has been obtained to sustain a reasonable belief that a violation of this chapter has occurred.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-19 - Prosecution of violations and penalties.

§ 5-65.3-19. Prosecution of violations and penalties.It is the duty of the board to fine any corporation, association, individual proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited-liability corporation, limited-liability partnership, or other business organization violating any of the provisions of this chapter, upon complaint being made, whether brought pursuant to §§ 5-65.3-12 and/or 5-65-18.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-20 - Injunctions.

§ 5-65.3-20. Injunctions.Violations of this chapter may be enjoined upon a complaint being filed in the superior court for the county in which those violations have been committed, by the board or by any appropriate local municipal authority. An injunction may be granted by the superior court after a hearing in open court against any corporation, association, individual proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited-liability corporation, limited-liability partnership, or other business organization that has violated any of the provisions of this chapter without regard to whether proceedings have been, or may be, instituted before the board or whether criminal proceedings have been, or may be, instituted. No ex parte restraining orders shall be issued in suits brought pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-21 - Investigation and prosecution of violations.

§ 5-65.3-21. Investigation and prosecution of violations.The board shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of all sections of this chapter; shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of all provisions of laws relative to the licensing of underground utility contractors; and to this effect, whenever a complaint is made to the board, or its designee, that provisions of this chapter are being violated, the board may issue an order to cease and desist from that violation and may impose penalties against the violator and against the contractors.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-22 - Judicial review of proceedings.

§ 5-65.3-22. Judicial review of proceedings.Any further appeal from the actions of the board is in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-23 - Licensing authority.

§ 5-65.3-23. Licensing authority.The board shall carry out the functions and duties conferred upon it by this chapter. The licensing authority shall adopt standards, rules, and regulations, pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, for the administration of the licensing program established under this chapter and related activities.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-24 - Municipal inspectors and installation permits.

§ 5-65.3-24. Municipal inspectors and installation permits.Nothing contained in this chapter prohibits any city or town from requiring permits for the installation, maintenance, and repair of underground utility systems and collecting fees for the installation and repair of an underground utility system.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65.3-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors|Section 5-65.3-25 - Severability.

§ 5-65.3-25. Severability.If any provision or part of this chapter, or its application to any entity or circumstances is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining provision of this chapter and the application of the provisions to the other entities or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected by the invalidity.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-66-1 - 5-66-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-66 - Debt Pooling|Section 5-66-1 - 5-66-10 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-66-1 — 5-66-10. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-67-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-67 - Pawtucket - Business Registration|Section 5-67-1 - Registration required.

§ 5-67-1. Registration required.(a) (1) The city of Pawtucket may, by ordinance, require each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization operated for profit, prior to transacting or conducting business from any situs in the city, to obtain a registration certificate stating the name under which the person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization is conducted or transacted, its business address, and a specific description of the business activity.(2) The registration certificate that is issued prior to transacting or conducting business from any situs in the city shall be issued without the imposition of a filing fee. In addition, there shall be no general requirement that a registration certificate shall be renewed annually. Renewal of a registration certificate shall be required only when there is a change in the situs as originally designated and filed.(b) (1) No ordinance passed under this section shall take effect until thirty (30) days after its final passage.(2) No person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization with less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) of tangible property shall be required to register under this chapter.(c) Any ordinance passed under this section shall be deemed as retroactive in its application so that it applies to each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization already transacting or conducting business from any situs in the city.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 296, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-67-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-67 - Pawtucket - Business Registration|Section 5-67-2 - Penalties.

§ 5-67-2. Penalties.Any person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization carrying on, conducting, or transacting business as previously stated who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 296, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-67.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-67.1 - North Smithfield - Business Registration|Section 5-67.1-1 - Registration required.

§ 5-67.1-1. Registration required.(a) (1) The town of North Smithfield may, by ordinance, require each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization that is physically located in the town of North Smithfield and is operated for profit, to obtain a registration certificate stating the name under which the person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization is conducted or transacted, its business address, and a specific description of the business activity. Any person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization already licensed by the town of North Smithfield, and that is working within the purview of the license issued by the town, shall be exempt from the registration requirement under this chapter.(2) The registration certificate shall be filed with the town clerk by March 15, 2005, together with a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) filing fee. In addition, there shall be the general requirement that a registration certificate shall be renewed annually by December 1 of each calendar year together with a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) filing fee beginning December 1, 2005.(b) No ordinance passed pursuant to this section shall take effect until thirty (30) days after its final passage.(c) Any ordinance passed under this section shall be deemed as retroactive, in its application so that it applies to each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization already transacting or conducting business from any situs in the town.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 101, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-67.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-67.1 - North Smithfield - Business Registration|Section 5-67.1-2 - Penalties.

§ 5-67.1-2. Penalties.Any person or persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization carrying on, conducting, or transacting business as previously stated, who or that fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 101, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-68-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-1 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-2 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-2. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 554, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-3 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-3. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-4 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-4. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-5 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-5. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-6 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-6. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-7 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-7. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 554, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-8 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-8. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-9 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-9. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 26; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 23; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-10 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-10. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-11 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-11. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 35; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-12 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-12. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68 - Board of Radiologic Technology|Section 5-68-13 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-68-13. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 169, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 1, effective June 25, 2010; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 1, effective June 25, 2010.
RI Gen L § 5-68.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68.1 - Radiologic Technologists|Section 5-68.1-1 - Purpose.

§ 5-68.1-1. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards of education, training, and experience, and to require the licensure of radiologic technologists.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-68.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68.1 - Radiologic Technologists|Section 5-68.1-4 - License required.

§ 5-68.1-4. License required.(a) No individual shall practice radiologic technology or shall represent himself or herself as practicing radiologic technology, unless he or she is licensed under this chapter. The provisions of this section do not apply to:(1) A licensed practitioner when practicing within his or her field of expertise.(2) A student of medicine, when under the general supervision of an instructor who is a radiologist and when acting within the scope of practice.(3) A dentist, licensed dental hygienist, or certified dental assistant when practicing within his or her field of expertise.(4) A podiatry assistant who has received a "certificate of completion" from the community college of Rhode Island or other equivalent training approved by the board, after having taken and passed the course on "radiography for podiatry assistance" and when acting within the practice of podiatry.(5) A medical physicist when practicing within his or her field of expertise.(6) A licensed healthcare provider at a licensed ambulatory-care facility on Block Island and where the director of health determines a waiver of the licensure requirements to be in the interest of public health.(7) A radiologist assistant who is certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, or by a comparable national certifying board as approved by the director.(b) Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit, preclude, or interfere with the practice of persons and healthcare providers licensed by appropriate agencies of Rhode Island.(c) This chapter does not prohibit an individual enrolled in an approved school of radiologic technology, under the direct supervision of a radiologist or a licensed radiologic technologist, from performing those duties essential for completion of a student's clinical service.(d) This chapter is not intended to supersede the mammography rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to § 23-17-32.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 265, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 354, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 12.
RI Gen L § 5-68.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68.1 - Radiologic Technologists|Section 5-68.1-5 - Licensure standards.

§ 5-68.1-5. Licensure standards.(a) The director shall develop standards for licensure of the following categories of radiologic technology:(1) Radiographer;(2) Nuclear medicine technologist;(3) Radiation therapist; and(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 12].(b) The director may promulgate rules and regulations that authorize additional categories of licensure, consistent with a radiologic technology certification established by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or other national organization.(c) The director may promulgate rules and regulations that establish requirements for radiologic technologist authorization to operate hybrid imaging modalities, including, but not limited to, a combination nuclear medicine-computed tomography device.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 12.
RI Gen L § 5-68.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-68.1 - Radiologic Technologists|Section 5-68.1-6 - Licensing by training and examination.

§ 5-68.1-6. Licensing by training and examination.(a) Any individual desiring to become a licensed radiologic technologist shall make application to the board on a written form and in the manner that the board prescribes; shall pay all the required application fees; and shall furnish evidence to the board that the applicant:(1) Has successfully completed a training program approved by the board; and(2) Has passed the appropriate examination(s) given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, or other national organization specified in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.(b) Graduate practice. Any graduate of a training program approved by the board who has filed a completed application (including all documents except for examination scores) for licensing shall be recognized, upon receiving a receipt from the director, as a graduate technologist for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date on the application fee receipt.(1) This receipt shall authorize the applicant to practice that branch of radiologic technology specified on the application until the results of the exam are distributed and acted upon by the board, but in no case shall the authorized period exceed ninety (90) days. During this authorized period, the applicant shall identify him or herself only as a "graduate technologist."(2) If the applicant fails to take the examination and receive a license, as specified in subsection (a), during this authorized ninety (90) day period or fails to pass the examination, all authorization to practice as a graduate technologist shall immediately become null and void.(3) Authorization to practice as a graduate technologist shall only be granted by the board to an individual for a single period not to exceed ninety (90) days, and shall not be extended or renewed.History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 137, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 139, § 2.