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RI Gen L § 5-2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-2 - Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries|Section 5-2-10 - Licensing of billiard, bagatelle, pool, scippio tables and game rooms.

§ 5-2-10. Licensing of billiard, bagatelle, pool, scippio tables and game rooms.(a) No person shall keep a billiard table, bagatelle table, pool table, scippio table, or any table of a similar character, in any saloon, shop, or place of business within this state, or own or keep any billiard, bagatelle, pool, or scippio table, or any table of a similar character, for public use or profit within this state, or operate a pinball or game room without a license from the city or town council of the city or town where the table is kept or used, first had and obtained. The city or town council may grant or refuse to grant licenses for these tables, and the licenses granted continue for a term not exceeding one year.(b) The term "pinball or game room," as used in this section, means any public place, building, or room where three (3) or more gaming devices, machines, or apparatuses are kept for the use and entertainment of the public; or any place where the purpose of the business is to maintain three (3) or more machines, which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate, or disc, may be operated by the public generally for use as a game or amusement whether or not registering a score and whether its operation demands skill or chance or both. The definition of game room is limited to those places that derive their principal source of income from those machines. Each city or town council may by ordinance prescribe any rules and regulations and may by ordinance determine the number of licenses to be issued that they deem necessary for the operation of pinball or game rooms; provided, that no game room located within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any elementary and/or secondary school in the city of Providence may open before four o'clock (4:00) p.m. on any school day.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 104, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 125, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 130, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 363, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 5-2-10; P.L. 1979, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 399, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-2 - Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries|Section 5-2-11 - Billiard, bagatelle, pool, and scippio table and game room license fees.

§ 5-2-11. Billiard, bagatelle, pool, and scippio table and game room license fees.Every person taking a license pursuant to § 5-2-10 shall pay to the city or town treasurer of the city or town granting the license a sum to be fixed by the city or town council granting the license of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), one half (½) of that amount to the use of the town or city and one half (½) of that amount to the use of the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 104, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 125, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 130, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 363, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 5-2-11.
RI Gen L § 5-2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-2 - Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries|Section 5-2-12 - Penalty for maintenance of unlicensed tables.

§ 5-2-12. Penalty for maintenance of unlicensed tables.Every person who owns, keeps, or uses any billiard table, bagatelle table, pool table, scippio table, or any table of similar character, without first obtaining a license, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) months for each offense.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 104, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 125, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 130, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 363, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 5-2-12.
RI Gen L § 5-2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-2 - Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries|Section 5-2-13 - Permitting use of tables by minors.

§ 5-2-13. Permitting use of tables by minors.(a) No person licensed by virtue of this chapter shall permit any table, the use of which has been permitted under a license granted to him or her, to be used by any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years except as provided in this section; and in case of that use being permitted, the person holding the license then forfeits the license, and is liable to the penalty imposed by § 5-2-12.(b) A city or town, by ordinance, may authorize any facility operated by a licensed person in which alcoholic beverages are not served to allow a minor sixteen (16) years of age or older to use any table.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 104, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 125, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 130, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 363, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 5-2-13; P.L. 1994, ch. 100, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-2 - Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries|Section 5-2-14 - Continuation of powers of boards and bureaus of police commissioners.

§ 5-2-14. Continuation of powers of boards and bureaus of police commissioners.Whenever the powers conferred in this chapter by law upon city and town councils have been conferred upon boards or bureaus of police commissioners in any city or town, those powers shall continue to be exercised by those boards or bureaus of police commissioners.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 125, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 130, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 363, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 5-2-14.
RI Gen L § 5-3-1 - 5-3-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3-1 - 5-3-24 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-3-1 — 5-3-24. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-1 - Short title.

§ 5-3.1-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Accountancy Act."History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-2 - Policy and purpose.

§ 5-3.1-2. Policy and purpose.It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter:(1) To promote the dependability of information that is used for guidance in financial transactions or for accounting for or assessing the financial status or performance of commercial, noncommercial, and governmental enterprises;(2) To protect the public interest by requiring that persons professing special competence in accountancy or offering assurance as to the reliability or fairness of presentation of that information demonstrate their qualification to do so, and that persons who have not demonstrated and maintained those qualifications, including, but not limited to, certificate holders not in public practice, not be permitted to hold themselves out as having that special competence or to offer that assurance;(3) To regulate the professional conduct of persons licensed as having special competence in accountancy, in all aspects of the practice of public accountancy;(4) To establish a public authority competent to prescribe and assess the qualifications of and to regulate the professional conduct of practitioners of public accountancy; and(5) To prohibit the use of titles relating to the practice of public accountancy that are likely to mislead the public as to the status or competence of the persons using those titles.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-6 - Public accountants.

§ 5-3.1-6. Public accountants.(a) Persons who on July 1, 1995, hold an authority as a public accountant and a permit issued under the prior laws of this state may continue to engage in the practice of public accounting in this state as public accountants and may subsequently continue to use the designation "PA"; provided, that those persons continue to hold a permit issued under the laws of this state and otherwise remain in compliance with this chapter.(b) Persons who on July 1, 1995, hold an authority as a public accountant but do not hold a permit issued under the prior laws of this state shall no longer engage in the practice of public accounting as public accountants in this state and shall no longer use the term "public accountant" or the designation "PA"; provided, that the board may reinstate the holder of an authority whose permit has been suspended, revoked, or not renewed prior to July 1, 1995, upon application for reinstatement under § 5-3.1-15. An application for reinstatement under § 5-3.1-15 shall include evidence of the applicant's authority to practice as a public accountant in this state prior to July 1, 1995, and any other evidence that the board requires. Upon reinstatement, the applicant may engage in the practice of public accounting in this state as a public accountant, may hold himself or herself out to the public as a public accountant, and may subsequently use the designation "PA"; provided, that the applicant continues to hold a permit issued under the laws of this state and remains in compliance with this chapter. Notwithstanding these provisions, persons holding an authority on July 1, 1995, who are estopped from obtaining a permit under government employment restrictions, may apply for a permit under § 5-3.1-7 within one year following termination of that employment, and upon obtaining that permit may engage in the practice of public accounting in this state as a public accountant subject to the provisions of this chapter.(c) After July 1, 1995, no person, except a person qualified under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, is entitled to an authority or to be issued a permit to practice, or to be known as or hold himself or herself out to the public as a public accountant, or is entitled to exercise the rights of a public accountant under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-11 - Hearing on denial by board.

§ 5-3.1-11. Hearing on denial by board.Any person or practice unit aggrieved by a decision of the board not to: (1) issue a certificate under § 5-3.1-5, (2) issue a permit to practice under § 5-3.1-7, § 5-3.1-8, or § 5-3.1-9, or (3) renew any permit, as the case may be, may request a hearing before the board on the denial. The request shall be in the form of a written petition, containing any information that the board by rule or regulation requires, and shall be submitted to the board within ten (10) days of the board's written decision denying the certificate, permit, or renewal.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-13 - Revocation or suspension of practice unit permit.

§ 5-3.1-13. Revocation or suspension of practice unit permit.After notice and a hearing as provided in § 5-3.1-14, the board may revoke or suspend the permit of any practice unit issued under § 5-3.1-9 if at any time the practice unit fails to meet all the qualifications prescribed under § 5-3.1-9. After notice and a hearing as provided in § 5-3.1-14, the board may revoke or suspend the permit of a practice unit issued under § 5-3.1-9, and may censure in writing; limit the scope of practice; impose an administrative fine upon, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000); or place on probation, all with or without terms, conditions, or limitations, the holder of the permit, for any cause enumerated in § 5-3.1-12 and for any of the following additional causes:(1) With respect to any type of partnership and corporate practice units, the revocation or suspension of the certificate or authority of, or the revocation, suspension, or refusal by the board to renew the permit of, any partner, shareholder, or member of the partnership or corporate practice units; and(2) Cancellation, revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the permit of the practice unit, or of any partner, shareholder, or member or of the sole proprietor, to practice public accounting in any other state by that state for any cause other than failure to pay a fee or to meet the requirements of continuing education in that other state.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-15 - Reinstatement.

§ 5-3.1-15. Reinstatement.(a) Upon application in writing or after hearing pursuant to notice, the board may:(1) Reissue a certificate to a certified public accountant whose certificate has been revoked or suspended;(2) Reissue an authority to a public accountant whose authority has been revoked or suspended; and(3) Modify the suspension of or reissue any permit that has been revoked or suspended or that the board has previously refused to renew.(b) The board shall specify by rule the manner in which applications under this section are made; the time within which they are made; and the circumstances in which hearings will be held on the applications.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-17 - Other activities.

§ 5-3.1-17. Other activities.In addition to the activities set out in § 5-3.1-3(13), a licensee may engage in one or more kinds of management, advisory, or consulting services, and in the preparation of tax returns and the furnishing of advice on tax matters.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-19 - Injunction against unlawful acts.

§ 5-3.1-19. Injunction against unlawful acts.Whenever, in the judgment of the board, any person or entity has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices that constitute, or will constitute, a violation of this chapter, the board may make application to the superior court for an order enjoining those acts or practices. Upon a showing by the board that the person or entity has engaged, or is about to engage, in any of those acts or practices, an injunction, restraining order, or any other order that may be appropriate shall be granted by the court without bond. In any instance of the granting of an injunction or order by the superior court under this section, the court shall award the board reasonable attorney's fees.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-20 - Penalty for violations.

§ 5-3.1-20. Penalty for violations.(a) Any person or entity who or that violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to:(1) In the case of an individual, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; or(2) In the case of an entity, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).(b) Whenever the board has reason to believe that any person or entity is liable to punishment under this section, it may certify the facts to the attorney general of this state who may, in his or her discretion, cause appropriate proceedings to be brought.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-21 - Use of card, sign, or advertisement as evidence - Single act sufficient evidence.

§ 5-3.1-21. Use of card, sign, or advertisement as evidence — Single act sufficient evidence.The display or presentation of a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device bearing a person's or entity's name in conjunction with the words "certified public accountant," "certified public accountants," "public accountant," or "public accountants," or any abbreviation of those words, except as permitted by this chapter, is prima facie evidence in any action brought under § 5-3.1-19 or § 5-3.1-20 that the person or entity whose name is displayed caused or procured the display or presentation of that card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device and that the person or entity is holding himself, herself, or itself out to the public as a certified public accountant or public accountant, or as a practice unit composed of certified public accountants and/or public accountants. In that action, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this chapter is sufficient to justify an injunction, and a conviction need not be established for that purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 336, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-22 - Ownership of accountants' working papers.

§ 5-3.1-22. Ownership of accountants' working papers.All statements, records, schedules, working papers, memoranda, and any other data, including, but not limited to, a data bank, that are retained by a practice unit incident to or in the course of professional services rendered to clients, except reports submitted by the practice unit to a client, are and remain the property of that practice unit in the absence of an express agreement to the contrary between the practice unit and the client. No statement, record, schedule, working paper, memorandum, or other data shall be sold, transferred, or bequeathed, without the written consent of the client or his, her, or its personal representative or assignee, to anyone or any entity other than, in the case of a partnership or corporation, one or more of its surviving partners, shareholders, new partners, or new shareholders, or any organization resulting from the combination or merger of the practice unit, or any other successor in interest to the practice unit.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-23 - Confidential communications.

§ 5-3.1-23. Confidential communications.(a) No licensee or any employee of a licensee, including, but not limited to, clerks, paraprofessionals, and students under work-study programs on a paid or pro bono basis, shall disclose any confidential information obtained in the course of a professional engagement except with the written consent of the client or former client, or as disclosure of confidential information is permitted by subsection (c) or (d) of § 5-3.1-18 in connection with peer reviews or board investigations.(b) This section shall not be construed as limiting the authority of this state or of the United States or of an agency or court of this state or of the United States to subpoena and use the confidential information in connection with any investigation, public hearing, or other proceeding. Nor shall this section be construed as prohibiting a certified public accountant or public accountant whose professional competence has been challenged in a court of law or before an administrative agency from disclosing confidential information as part of a defense to the court action or administrative proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-24 - Construction.

§ 5-3.1-24. Construction.If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to anyone or to any circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application of that provision to others or other circumstances shall not be affected.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-3.1-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-3.1 - Public Accountancy|Section 5-3.1-25 - Repeal provisions - Effect of prior laws, rules, and regulations.

§ 5-3.1-25. Repeal provisions — Effect of prior laws, rules, and regulations.All other acts or parts of acts in conflict with this chapter are repealed; provided, that nothing contained in this chapter invalidates or affects any action taken under any law in effect prior to January 1, 2000; nor does it invalidate or affect any proceeding instituted under that law before January 1, 2000; nor does it invalidate the rules and regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island board of accountancy under the prior law, the rules and regulations (to the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter) to remain in full force and effect until new rules and regulations are promulgated by the board.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-4 - Coal and Coke Dealers|Section 5-4-1 - License required.

§ 5-4-1. License required.It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell or offer for sale in the state any quantities of coal or coke that exceed one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) without first obtaining a license from the director of labor and training as provided in § 5-4-2.History of Section.P.L. 1923, ch. 483, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 367, §§ 1, 4; P.L. 1939, ch. 733, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-4-1; P.L. 1998, ch. 317, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-4 - Coal and Coke Dealers|Section 5-4-2 - Coal and coke license.

§ 5-4-2. Coal and coke license.The director of labor and training may issue a coal and coke license for wholesale or retail authorizing the licensee or his or her agents or servants to sell and deliver or distribute coal or coke in quantities of more than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) in any part of the state at wholesale or retail. The fee for this license shall be forty dollars ($40.00) for one yard office and one main office operated by the licensee and twenty dollars ($20.00) additional for each branch office or each added yard or yard office operated by the licensee. Every applicant for a license of this class shall furnish the director of labor and training with satisfactory evidence of the possession of or access to proper facilities for weighing and distributing coal or coke.History of Section.P.L. 1923, ch. 483, §§ 4, 5; P.L. 1928, ch. 1212, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 367, §§ 2, 4, 5; P.L. 1939, ch. 733, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-4-2; P.L. 1998, ch. 317, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-4 - Coal and Coke Dealers|Section 5-4-3 - Issuance date and duration of licenses.

§ 5-4-3. Issuance date and duration of licenses.The license as provided in § 5-4-2 shall be issued as of the first day of December of each year and shall continue in full force and effect for one year, unless revoked by the director of labor and training as subsequently provided in this chapter, and may be renewed upon payment of the prescribed fee.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 367, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 733, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-4-3; P.L. 1998, ch. 317, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-4 - Coal and Coke Dealers|Section 5-4-4 - Disposition of licensing fees.

§ 5-4-4. Disposition of licensing fees.All moneys received for licenses by the director of labor and training under the provisions of this chapter shall be turned over to the general treasurer for the use of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1923, ch. 483, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 367, §§ 4, 8; P.L. 1939, ch. 733, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-4-4.