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RI Gen L § 5-74.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-74.1 - Uniform Athlete Agents Act|Section 5-74.1-19 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

§ 5-74.1-19. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.The provisions of this chapter governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub. L. No. 106-229, 114 Stat. 464 (2000), and supersede, modify, and limit the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 246, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-74.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-74.1 - Uniform Athlete Agents Act|Section 5-74.1-20 - Severability.

§ 5-74.1-20. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 246, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-75-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-75 - Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004|Section 5-75-1 - Legislative finding.

§ 5-75-1. Legislative finding.The legislature finds that:(a) Professional employer organizations provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits that might otherwise not be available to them;(b) Professional employer organizations operating in this state should be properly recognized and regulated by the division of taxation, as provided in this chapter and § 44-30-71.4; and(c) Any allocation of the employer duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter will preserve all rights to which covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-75-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-75 - Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004|Section 5-75-5 - Fees.

§ 5-75-5. Fees.(a) Initial registration. Upon filing an initial registration statement under this chapter, a PEO shall pay an annual initial registration fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The fee shall be prorated based upon an expiration date of July 31.(b) Renewal. Upon each annual renewal of a registration statement filed under this chapter, a PEO shall pay a renewal fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).(c) Limited registration. Each PEO seeking limited registration under the terms of this chapter, shall pay a fee in the amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) upon initial application for limited registration and upon each annual renewal of the limited registration.(d) Alternative registration. A PEO seeking alternative registration shall pay an initial and annual fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), the fee to be prorated based upon an expiration date of July 31.(e) The state tax administrator shall determine, by rule, any other fee to be charged under this chapter. The fees shall not exceed those reasonably necessary for the administration of the registration chapter. The fees shall not exceed those reasonably necessary for the administration of the registration process.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-75-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-75 - Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004|Section 5-75-6 - Financial capability - Net worth and bonding.

§ 5-75-6. Financial capability — Net worth and bonding.Each PEO shall maintain a bond or securities with a minimum market value of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) held by a depository designated by the department securing payment by the PEO of all taxes, wages, benefits, or other entitlement due to, or with respect to, covered employees if the PEO does not make such payments when due. A PEO registered under this chapter and certified by the division of taxation for at least two (2) years shall be exempt from the bonding requirements of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-75-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-75 - Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004|Section 5-75-8 - Benefit plans.

§ 5-75-8. Benefit plans.(a) A client and a PEO shall each be deemed an employer for purposes of sponsoring retirement and welfare benefit plans for its covered employees.(b) A fully-insured welfare benefit plan offered to the covered employees of a single PEO shall be considered a single-employer welfare benefit plan.(c) For purposes of determining employer status under chapter 50 of title 27 (entitled the Rhode Island Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act), a PEO shall be considered the employer of all of its covered employees and all covered employees of one or more clients participating in a health benefit plan sponsored by a single PEO shall be considered employees of the PEO.(d) If a PEO offers to its covered employees any health benefit plan that is not fully-insured by an authorized insurer, the plan shall:(1) Utilize a third-party administrator licensed to do business in this state;(2) Hold all plan assets, including participant contributions, in a trust account; and(3) Provide sound reserves for such plan as determined using generally accepted actuarial standards.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-75-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-75 - Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004|Section 5-75-9 - Workers' compensation.

§ 5-75-9. Workers' compensation.(a) The responsibility to obtain workers' compensation coverage for covered employees, from a carrier licensed to do business in this state and otherwise in compliance with all applicable requirements, shall be specifically allocated in the professional employer agreement to either the client or the PEO. If the responsibility is allocated to the PEO under the agreement, the agreement shall require that the PEO maintain and provide to the client, at the termination of the agreement if requested by the client, records regarding the loss experience related to workers' compensation insurance provided to covered employees pursuant to the agreement. A certificate of insurance as proof of workers' compensation coverage shall be issued to the client if the PEO is to provide coverage or to the PEO if the client is to provide coverage with notification of cancellation to be issued immediately to either entity. In the case of cancellation, the other entity must immediately obtain coverage.(b) Workers' compensation. Both the client and the PEO shall be considered the employer for the purpose of coverage under the workers' compensation act and both the PEO and its client shall be entitled to protection of the exclusive remedy provision of the workers' compensation act irrespective of which co-employer obtains such workers' compensation coverage.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-75-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-75 - Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004|Section 5-75-10 - Unemployment compensation insurance.

§ 5-75-10. Unemployment compensation insurance.(a) For purposes of chapters 39 — 41 (Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance Act) and chapters 42 — 44 (Employment Security Act) of title 28 only, the client company shall be considered to be an employer of its covered employees under any agreement with a professional employer organization established under this chapter; provided, that the professional employer organization shall report and pay all required unemployment contributions using the client company's state employer account number at the client company's experience rate as determined under § 28-43-8, or at the new employer rate established under § 28-43-8.3 if the client company does not qualify for an experience rate under § 28-43-8.(b) The client company and PEO shall be jointly and severally liable for all contributions, fines, interest, penalties, and withholdings due to the department of labor and training under chapters 39 — 44 of title 28.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-75-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-75 - Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004|Section 5-75-11 - Severability.

§ 5-75-11. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-1 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 5-76-1. Declaration of purpose.It is found that in order to assure the effective and efficient administration of the tax laws of the State of Rhode Island, it is essential that the state collect taxes owed it in a timely manner. Failure to collect delinquent taxes is detrimental to the health and safety of the citizens of this state.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-2 - Application for license to conduct business upon certification of taxes paid.

§ 5-76-2. Application for license to conduct business upon certification of taxes paid.(a) Any person applying to any department, board, commission, division, authority, or other agency of this state for any license or other authority to conduct a profession, trade, or business, shall certify upon such application, under penalties of perjury, that such person has filed all required tax returns and paid all taxes due the state from the person or, if unpaid, is pursuing administrative or appellate review of such taxes. Such license shall not be issued unless such certification is made.(b) "Person" shall mean and include any individual, corporation, limited-liability company, partnership, association, joint venture, or other entity.(c) "License" shall mean any license or other certificate of authority, including the periodic registration of attorneys, required to conduct a profession, trade, or business in this state.(d) For purposes of this chapter, "authority" shall also refer to the Rhode Island Supreme Court relating to the periodic registration of attorneys.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-3 - Information to be furnished to the tax administrator.

§ 5-76-3. Information to be furnished to the tax administrator.Every department, board, commission, division, authority, or other agency of this state that issues or renews a license or other authority to conduct a profession, trade, or business shall annually, ninety (90) days prior to the renewal date of any license or on June 30 if such licenses are issued intermittently, furnish to the tax administrator, in such form as the tax administrator may determine, a list containing the following information for all licensees:(a) Name;(b) Address;(c) Federal identification number and/or social security number;(d) Type of license issued;(e) Effective date of initial license;(f) Expiration date of license; and(g) Status of license (active/inactive).Unless otherwise required by law, no department, board, commission, authority, or other agency shall maintain, use, or disclose, for any other purpose, the social security information obtained pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-4 - Notice of intent to inform agency.

§ 5-76-4. Notice of intent to inform agency.(a) If the tax administrator determines from the information furnished pursuant to § 5-76-3, or otherwise, that any person who holds a license issued by any agency has neglected or refused to file any tax returns or to pay any tax administered by the tax administrator and that such tax matter is not pending administrative or appellate review, the tax administrator shall send a written notice to such person informing the person of the tax administrator's intention to request such agency or authority not to renew such license upon expiration thereof.(b) Within twenty-one (21) days from the date of such notice, the licensee may request in writing a conference with the tax administrator or his/her designee, in order to show proof of payment of all taxes or for the purpose of entering into a time-payment agreement for the delinquent taxes that is satisfactory to the tax administrator.(c) If upon the expiration of twenty-one (21) days from the date of the notice to the licensee, or, if a conference has been requested, after a conference has been held, the licensee has not demonstrated to the satisfaction of the tax administrator that the licensee has filed all required returns and paid all required taxes, or that the licensee has not entered into a time-payment arrangement satisfactory to the tax administrator, the tax administrator shall notify the agency or authority in writing that the licensee is delinquent in filing tax returns and/or remitting taxes due. The tax administrator shall send a copy of the notification to the licensee.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 20, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-5 - Action by agency regarding renewal of license.

§ 5-76-5. Action by agency regarding renewal of license.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of any general law, if after opportunity for conference pursuant to § 5-76-4(b), an agency or authority has been notified by the tax administrator that a licensee is delinquent in filing returns and/or remitting taxes due, the agency or authority shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, refuse to re-issue, renew, or extend the license until the agency or authority receives a certificate issued by the tax administrator that the person is in good standing or has entered into a satisfactory time-payment agreement with respect to any and all returns due and taxes payable to the tax administrator as of the date of issuance of said certificate. That notification of delinquent tax status shall constitute grounds to refuse to re-issue, renew, extend, or deny any license issued under any title of the general laws.(b) If a licensee thereafter files an overdue return and/or remits past taxes due or enters into a satisfactory time-payment agreement with respect to any and all returns due and taxes payable, the tax administrator shall, within five (5) business days of a licensee's request, provide the appropriate agency or authority the certificate of good standing specified in this section. Within five (5) business days of receiving such a certificate, the agency or authority shall reinstate, reissue, renew, or otherwise extend the licensee's license.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-6 - Payment of tax not an admission.

§ 5-76-6. Payment of tax not an admission.If the licensee files an overdue return and/or remits past due taxes in order to apply for or renew a license, the late filing and/or payment shall not be an admission of a violation of any criminal tax statute regarding late filing and/or late payment. The tax administrator shall not refer the person to the attorney general for prosecution based solely upon said late filing and/or payment of past-due taxes.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-7 - Provisions not applicable.

§ 5-76-7. Provisions not applicable.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the certification of liquor license renewal governed by § 3-7-24, as amended, or the certification of employee leasing and payroll companies governed by § 44-30-71.4, as amended.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-76-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-76 - Issuance of License Upon Payment of Taxes|Section 5-76-8 - Severability.

§ 5-76-8. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof shall for any reason be judged invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the law, but shall be confined in its effect to the provision or application directly involved in the controversy giving rise to the judgment.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-77-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-77 - Town of Burrillville - Insurance Requirements|Section 5-77-1 - Town of Burrillville - Insurance requirements.

§ 5-77-1. Town of Burrillville — Insurance requirements.In the town of Burrillville, any establishment that applies to the Burrillville Town Council for a license under this chapter shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing comprehensive, general-liability coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily or personal injury and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage; or for a minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate shall provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless thirty (30) days' prior notice is given to the town of Burrillville and that the town of Burrillville is named as an additional insured. A licensee must be insured by a carrier licensed in this state.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-78-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-78 - Dating Services|Section 5-78-1 - Definitions.

§ 5-78-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(a) "Buyer" means any person entering into a social referral services contract with a seller.(b) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.(c) "Seller" means any person offering social referral services.(d) "Social referral services" means dating, matrimonial, or personal referral services by any of the following means:(1) An exchange of names, telephone numbers, addresses, and statistics;(2) A photograph or video selection process;(3) Personal introductions provided by the seller at the seller's place of business; or(4) A social environment provided by the seller intended primarily as an alternative to singles' bars or club-type environments.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 30.
RI Gen L § 5-78-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-78 - Dating Services|Section 5-78-2 - Contract requirements.

§ 5-78-2. Contract requirements.(a) Each contract for social referral services shall provide that such contract may be cancelled at any time 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.(b) (1) In every contract for social referral services, the seller shall furnish to the buyer a fully completed copy of the contract at the time of its execution, which shows the date of the transaction and contains the name and address of the seller, and in the immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the buyer and in not less than ten-point (10) boldface type, a statement in substantially the following form:"You, the buyer, may cancel this contract at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after your receipt of this contract. See the attached notice of cancellation for an explanation of this right."(2) At the time the buyer signs the social referral services contract, a statement captioned "Notice of Cancellation" shall be contained in the contract and shall contain, in not less than ten-point (10) boldface type, the following information and statements:"Notice of Cancellation"" _______________________________________ (Date of Transaction)You may cancel this contract, without any penalty or obligation, at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after your receipt of this contract by mailing this signed and dated notice of cancellation by certified or registered United States mail to the seller at the following address: _____________________________________________________________________ . If you cancel, any payments made by you under the contract will be returned within ten (10) business days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice." (3) All moneys paid pursuant to any contract for social referral services shall be refunded within ten (10) business days of receipt of the notice of cancellation.(c) The consumer's right of rescission shall not be waived, sold, or abrogated in any way or manner.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-78-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-78 - Dating Services|Section 5-78-3 - Unfair trade practice.

§ 5-78-3. Unfair trade practice.Any violation of any provision of § 5-78-2 shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under chapter 13.1 of title 6.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-79-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-79 - Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Regulation|Section 5-79-2 - Rescission of foreclosure consultant contract.

§ 5-79-2. Rescission of foreclosure consultant contract.(a) In addition to any other right under law to rescind a contract, an owner has the right to cancel such a contract until midnight of the third (3rd) business day after the day on which the owner signs a contract that complies with § 5-79-3.(b) Cancellation occurs when the owner gives written notice of cancellation to the foreclosure consultant at the address specified in the contract.(c) Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid.(d) Notice of cancellation given by the owner need not take the particular form as provided with the contract and, however expressed, is effective if it indicates the intention of the owner not to be bound by the contract.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 287, § 1.