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RI Gen L § 31-5-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-13 - Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.

§ 31-5-13. Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.No license shall be suspended or revoked, except after a hearing in accordance with the administrative procedures act, §§ 42-35-1 — 42-35-18.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-13; P.L. 1981, ch. 219, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-14 - Penalties for violations by dealers.

§ 31-5-14. Penalties for violations by dealers.(a) Upon the complaint of the department, any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both a fine and imprisonment. For a second or subsequent conviction, that person shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both a fine and imprisonment.(b) If the department shall have reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating the provisions of this chapter, the department may issue its order to the person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department, at a hearing to be held not sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of the order, to show cause why the department should not issue an order to the person to cease and desist from violating the provisions of this chapter. The order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named in it by any person in the same manner that a summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order to the person at any address at which he or she has done business or at which he or she lives. If at the hearing the department shall be satisfied that the person is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, then the department shall order the person in writing to cease and desist from the violation. All these hearings shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42. If the person shall subsequently fail to comply with the order of the department, the superior court for Providence County shall have jurisdiction upon the complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin the person from violating this chapter.(c) In addition to the fines described in subsection (a) of this section, the department may impose fines on holders of any license issued by the department pursuant to this chapter of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), for violations of any of the provisions of §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20 and §§ 31-5-33 — 31-5-39, or for violation of any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to § 31-5-2.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 5; P.L. 1953, ch. 3232, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-14; P.L. 1981, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 334, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-15 - Examination of records - Altered or reset odometers.

§ 31-5-15. Examination of records — Altered or reset odometers.(a) The department or its duly authorized representative may inspect the pertinent books, records, letters, and contracts of the licensee relating to any written complaint made against the licensee. If the licensee is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20, or any lawful order of the department, the actual cost of each of the examinations shall be paid by the licensee within thirty (30) days after demand for them by the department, and the department may maintain an action for the recovery of the cost in any court of competent jurisdiction.(b) The department finds that purchasers, when buying motor vehicles, rely heavily on the odometer reading as an index of the condition and value of the vehicle; that purchasers are entitled to rely on the odometer reading as an accurate reflection of the mileage actually traveled by the vehicle; and that an accurate indication of the mileage traveled by a motor vehicle assists the purchaser in determining its safety and reliability. For the protection of purchasers with respect to the sale of motor vehicles having altered or reset odometers, licensed motor vehicle dealers are directly responsible to their retail/wholesale customers to repurchase the motor vehicles bearing altered or reset odometers for the original selling price paid by the customer, or an amount as determined by the department.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 7; P.L. 1953, ch. 3232, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-15; P.L. 1986, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-16 - Complaint to set aside department order.

§ 31-5-16. Complaint to set aside department order.Any licensee or other person in interest being dissatisfied with the final order of the department, within twenty (20) days after the entry of that order by the department, may file a complaint in the superior court of the state of Rhode Island against the department as respondent to vacate and set aside the order on the ground that the order is unlawful and unreasonable.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 7; P.L. 1953, ch. 3232, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-16; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-17 - Witnesses before department - Report of findings.

§ 31-5-17. Witnesses before department — Report of findings.The department shall have the power in hearings and trials arising under §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-20 to determine the place where the hearing shall be held, to subpoena witnesses, to take depositions of witnesses residing without the state in the manner provided for in civil actions in courts of record, to pay witnesses the fees and the mileage for their attendance as is provided for witnesses in civil actions in courts of record, and to administer oaths. Whenever a hearing or trial shall be held before any authorized representative of the licensor, the representative shall report his or her findings in writing to the licensor which shall then make its ruling and orders.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 10; P.L. 1953 ch. 3232, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-17; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-17.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-17.1 - Repealed.

§ 31-5-17.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 219, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-17.1; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 369, § 2, effective June 24, 1986.
RI Gen L § 31-5-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-18 - Records of transactions maintained by dealers.

§ 31-5-18. Records of transactions maintained by dealers.Every licensee shall maintain a record in form as prescribed by the department of:(1) Every vehicle of a type subject to registration which is bought, sold, or exchanged by the licensee or received or accepted by the licensee for sale or exchange.(2) Every new or used exterior part or accessory which is bought or otherwise acquired and every motor vehicle, chassis, or motor vehicle engine which is sold or otherwise disposed of.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 11; P.L. 1953, ch. 3232, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-18; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-18.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-18.1 - Inspection of records and premises.

§ 31-5-18.1. Inspection of records and premises.All records kept in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be open to inspection by the department and its duly authorized representatives, by the division of motor vehicles, and by any state or municipal official or police officer during reasonable business hours.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 10; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-18.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-18.2 - Sale of used motor vehicles - Annual reports.

§ 31-5-18.2. Sale of used motor vehicles — Annual reports.Every licensed dealer shall file with the department an annual report which lists:(1) The total number of used motor vehicles sold in the previous year by the dealer; and(2) The total number of used motor vehicles sold without a warranty pursuant to chapter 5.4 of this title.(3) The licensed dealer shall specify the make, year, and sale price of each used motor vehicle sold without a warranty pursuant to chapter 5.4 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 342, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-18.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-18.3 - Sale of all-terrain vehicles (ATV's).

§ 31-5-18.3. Sale of all-terrain vehicles (ATV's).(a) No motor vehicle dealer licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall sell, lease, or rent any class of all-terrain vehicle to any person under the age of sixteen (16) years.(b) Violations of this section shall be grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of the dealers license under § 31-5-11 and also be subject to the penalties provided by § 31-5-14.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 155, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-19 - Sunday business permitted.

§ 31-5-19. Sunday business permitted.(a) Motor vehicle dealers shall be permitted to have open for the conduct of business any display room or outdoor display lot where motor vehicles are exhibited on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.(b) "Business" as used in this section means the sale of or the attempt to sell motor vehicles. The storage alone of motor vehicles in open lots shall not be held to be displaying for sale purposes, or the use of dealer plates for transporting motor vehicles from one point to another shall not be considered to be for display or sale purposes.(c) Any person or persons, partnership, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 12; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-19; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 29, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-19.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-19.1 - Auction of antique and classic motor vehicles.

§ 31-5-19.1. Auction of antique and classic motor vehicles.The provisions of § 31-5-19 shall not apply to an auction of classic motor vehicles or antique motor vehicles as defined in § 31-1-3. A "classic motor" vehicle means a motor vehicle that is not sold in the normal course of business by a dealer and is determined to be a motor vehicle having some unique or special value as a collectible, as defined by the department. The department shall have the power to license the auctions and provide for any rules and regulations that it shall deem appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-20 - Appropriations for dealer licensing law.

§ 31-5-20. Appropriations for dealer licensing law.The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 31-5-1 — 31-5-19, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much of it as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by him or her of proper authenticated vouchers.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 15; P.L. 1953, ch. 3232, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-20.
RI Gen L § 31-5-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-21 - Manufacturer's license required.

§ 31-5-21. Manufacturer's license required.(a) No manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor shall engage in business as a manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor in this state without a license to do so as provided in § 31-5-22.(b) For the purpose of this chapter, each division of a motor vehicle manufacturer or distributor shall be considered a separate manufacturer or distributor for purposes of licensing under this chapter. The department of revenue is empowered to obtain from the Rhode Island superior court for Providence County a restraining order temporarily, preliminarily, and permanently restraining any manufacturer, distributor, or factory representative from engaging in business within this state unless licensed.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-21; P.L. 1960, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-5-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-22 - Application for license - Fee - Expiration.

§ 31-5-22. Application for license — Fee — Expiration.(a) Any person desiring to be licensed as a manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor shall apply to the department of revenue upon a form containing any information that the department shall require. The department may require with the application or, otherwise, information relating to the applicant's solvency, his or her financial standing, or other pertinent matter commensurate with the safeguarding of the public interest, all of which may be considered by the department in determining the fitness of the applicant to engage in the business for which the applicant desires the license.(b) (1) Each application of a factory representative shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100). Commencing January 1, 2015, the factory representative license fee for the three-year (3) license duration shall be three hundred dollars ($300) and shall be payable in installments of one hundred dollars ($100) per year.(2) Each application of a manufacturer or distributor shall be accompanied by a fee of three hundred dollars ($300). Commencing January 1, 2015, the manufacturers or distributors license fee for the three-year (3) license duration shall be nine hundred dollars ($900) and shall be payable in installments of three hundred dollars ($300) per year.(c) (1) All licenses shall be granted or refused within thirty (30) days after the application is filed and shall expire, unless revoked or suspended before that time, on December 31 of the calendar year for which they are granted.(2) Commencing January 1, 2015, licenses shall be valid, unless sooner revoked or suspended, until December 31, 2017, and shall be renewable thereafter every three (3) years.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-22; P.L. 1960, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 1964, ch. 167, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 299, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 5; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 409, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-23 - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

§ 31-5-23. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license.A license may be denied, suspended, or revoked on the following grounds:(1) Proof of unfitness of the applicant.(2) Material misstatement by the applicant in his or her application for a license.(3) Willful failure of the applicant or licensee to comply with any provision of §§ 31-5-21 — 31-5-27, §§ 31-5.1-1 — 31-5.1-16, and/or any rule or regulation promulgated by the department in accordance with § 31-5.1-3.(4) Because the applicant or licensee has indulged in any illegal act as determined by the department relating to his or her business.(5) Because the applicant or licensee has coerced or attempted to coerce any motor vehicle dealer to accept delivery of any motor vehicle or vehicles, parts, or accessories for them, or any other commodities which shall not have been ordered by the dealer.(6) Because the applicant or licensee has attempted to coerce, or has coerced, any motor vehicle dealer to enter into any agreement with the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or representative, as the case may be.(7) Because the applicant or licensee has unfairly or without due regard to the equities of a motor vehicle dealer, or without just provocation, threatened to cancel the franchise of the motor vehicle dealer.(8) Because the applicant or licensee has unfairly, or without due regard to the equities of a motor vehicle dealer, or without just provocation, cancelled the franchise of the motor vehicle dealer.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-23; P.L. 1989, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-24 - Denial of license - Hearing.

§ 31-5-24. Denial of license — Hearing.The department may, without prior notice, deny the application for a license within thirty (30) days of its receipt by written notice to the applicant, stating the grounds for the denial. Upon request by the applicant, whose license shall have been so denied, the department shall set the time and place of a hearing upon a denial, and the department shall conduct the hearing with reasonable promptness.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-24; P.L. 1989, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-25 - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license.

§ 31-5-25. Hearing on suspension or revocation of license.No license shall be suspended or revoked except after a hearing. The department of revenue shall give the licensee at least five (5) days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing, together with the reasons for the department's proposed action.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-25; P.L. 1989, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-5-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-26 - Appeal from the department of revenue.

§ 31-5-26. Appeal from the department of revenue.Any licensee or other person in interest being dissatisfied with an order of the department of revenue may appeal the order to the sixth division of the district court pursuant to the procedure established pursuant to § 42-35-15.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-26; P.L. 1989, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 453, § 9; P.L. 1999, ch. 218, art. 5, § 11; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-5-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-27 - Criminal liability for violations.

§ 31-5-27. Criminal liability for violations.Any person, being a manufacturer, distributor, or factory representative, who violates any provision of §§ 31-5-21 — 31-5-27, or who does any act enumerated in § 31-5-23 as a ground for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-27; P.L. 1989, ch. 174, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-5-28 - 31-5-32.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-28 - 31-5-32.7 - Repealed.

§ 31-5-28 — 31-5-32.7. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 9, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1963, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1964, ch. 46, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1967, ch. 213, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-5-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-5 - Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses|Section 31-5-33 - Rental of motor vehicles - Licenses required.

§ 31-5-33. Rental of motor vehicles — Licenses required.(a) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall, without securing a license, grant a franchise or license, or continue to grant a franchise or license, to any other person, firm, or corporation to use his, her, or its name, trademark, or trade name, whether registered or unregistered, in the business of renting in this state motor vehicles for transportation of persons or property.(b) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall engage in this state in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to any other person, firm, or corporation without securing a license. Any person, firm, or corporation who rents or leases more than five (5) motor vehicles in any one year shall be considered to be engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or public law to the contrary, the authority to issue licenses for the rental or leasing of motorized bicycles and/or motorized tricycles in the town of New Shoreham shall be vested exclusively in the town council of the town of New Shoreham, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19.3 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1984 (S.S.), ch. 457, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 442, § 1.