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RI Gen L § 5-5-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-14 - Bonding requirements.

§ 5-5-14. Bonding requirements.Any licensee or private detective shall deliver to the local licensing authority, or its designee, a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in the state conditioned for the benefit of any person injured by willful, malicious, or wrongful acts of the licensee, which, in the case of an individual, shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000).History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-5-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-15 - Prohibited activities.

§ 5-5-15. Prohibited activities.It is unlawful for any person to knowingly commit any of the following:(1) Provide any service required to be licensed under this chapter without possessing a valid license;(2) Employ any individual to perform the duties of an unarmed employee or armed employee who has not first complied with all provisions of this chapter and the regulations in all respects;(3) Falsely represent that a person is the holder of a valid license; or(4) Possess a license or identification card issued to another person.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-5-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-16 - Identification cards.

§ 5-5-16. Identification cards.The local licensing authority shall prescribe by regulation the form of identification cards that may be carried by persons licensed under this chapter. Every person licensed under this chapter shall be given a permanent licensed number and shall be issued an identification card that is approximately two and one-half (2½) inches wide and three and one-half (3½) inches long and bears on it the number assigned to the licensee; the full name; date of birth; residence address; brief description of the licensee; his or her fingerprints and photograph; and a space upon which the licensee writes his or her usual signature with pen and ink, or a facsimile of the signature.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-5-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-17 - Licensee business procedures.

§ 5-5-17. Licensee business procedures.Any licensee shall, on notice from the local licensing authority, discontinue any advertising or the use of any advertisement, seal, or card that, in the opinion of the local licensing authority, tends to mislead the public. Failure to comply with that order of the local licensing authority shall be cause for revocation of the license.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-5-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-18 - Judicial review.

§ 5-5-18. Judicial review.(a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision or order of the local licensing authority made after a hearing or rehearing, whether or not a petition for a hearing was filed, may obtain judicial review of the decision by appeal to the superior court in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42.(b) Filing of an appeal does not stay enforcement of the decision or order of the local licensing authority unless the stay is obtained from the court upon application in accordance with the rules of court or from the superintendent upon any terms and conditions that he or she deems proper.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-5-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-19 - Obligation to report criminal violations.

§ 5-5-19. Obligation to report criminal violations.All felonies that are discovered by persons licensed and registered under this chapter shall be reported immediately to the Rhode Island state police, private investigative unit, or to the local police department where the crime occurred.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-5-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-20 - Exemptions.

§ 5-5-20. Exemptions.(a) Nothing in this chapter includes the activities of any person employed by any federal or state agency or any city or town as an investigator. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a detective's license in order to interview parties and/or witnesses in legal matters.(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a detective's license of any of the following:(1) An agent, employee, or assistant to a licensed "detective" whose duties are in connection with the regular and customary business of his or her contracting agency;(2) A person engaged in earning his or her livelihood by genealogical work and the compilation of family history while so engaged;(3) An insurance investigator;(4) A credit reporting bureau or agency whose business is principally the furnishing of information as to business and financial standing and credit responsibility; or(5) An individual employed as a computer forensic specialist who holds professional certification as a computer examiner.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 429, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 24.
RI Gen L § 5-5-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5 - Private Detective Act|Section 5-5-21 - Engaging in business without a license.

§ 5-5-21. Engaging in business without a license.Whoever without a license engages in the general business of a private detective, or holds him or herself out as a private detective, or pretends to be a detective police officer, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in the adult correctional institutions not exceeding six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment. Nothing contained in this section applies to a detective of another state coming within this state in the performance of his or her duties, for a temporary period and on a specific matter.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 286, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-1 - Short title.

§ 5-5.1-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Private Security Guard Act."History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 5-5.1-2. Definitions.(a) As used in this chapter:(1) "Applicant" means any person who on his or her own behalf or on behalf of another has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity that is regulated under the provisions of this chapter.(2) "Attorney General" means the attorney general of the state of Rhode Island.(3) "Branch office" means any office of a licensee within the state other than its principal place of business within the state.(4) "Business" means any corporation, company, association, operation, firm, partnership, institution, trust, or other form of business association, as well as a natural person. One client or customer constitutes a business.(5) "Employee" means any natural person employed by the businesses defined in this section. It does not include secretaries and clerical workers.(6) "License" means any license required by this chapter.(7) "Licensee" means any person to whom a license is granted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(8) "License fee" means any moneys required by law to be paid for the issuance or renewal of any license required by the regulations.(9) "Person" means any corporation, company, association, operation, firm, partnership, institution, trust, or other form of business association, as well as a natural person.(10) "Private security guard business" includes:(i) A business that furnishes for hire or reward watchmen, guards, bodyguards, private patrolmen, or other persons, to protect persons or real and personal property;(ii) A business that furnishes for hire or reward any trained dog or other animal with or without an accompanying handler for the purpose of providing security.(11) "Publicly traded corporation" means any corporation or other legal entity, except a natural person, that:(i) Has one or more classes of security registered pursuant to § 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. § 78l); or(ii) Is an issuer subject to § 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)).(b) Words and terms: tense, number, and gender. In construing the provisions of this chapter except when otherwise plainly declared or clearly apparent from the context:(1) Words in the present tense include the future tense;(2) Words in the masculine include the feminine and neuter genders; and(3) Words in the singular include the plural and the plural includes the singular.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-3 - Powers and duties of the attorney general.

§ 5-5.1-3. Powers and duties of the attorney general.The attorney general, or his or her designee, shall have general responsibility and authority for the implementation of this chapter, as subsequently provided, including, without limiting the responsibility and authority:(1) To process all applications for any license provided under this chapter;(2) To investigate the qualifications of each applicant before any license is issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and to obtain a criminal background check on any applicants from the division of criminal identification within the department of the attorney general;(3) To hear and decide all license applications, which includes the power to grant or deny the application and revoke or suspend the license;(4) To promulgate any rules and regulations that in his or her judgment are necessary to fulfill the policies of this chapter;(5) To investigate violations of this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter; and(6) To collect all license and registration fees imposed by law and forward the fees immediately to the general treasurer.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-4 - Regulations.

§ 5-5.1-4. Regulations.(a) The attorney general is authorized to adopt, amend, or repeal any regulations, consistent with the policy and objectives of this chapter, that he or she deems necessary or desirable for the public interest in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.(b) The regulations shall be adopted, amended, and repealed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-5 - Subpoenas, oaths, and contempt.

§ 5-5.1-5. Subpoenas, oaths, and contempt.(a) The attorney general, or his or her designee, shall have the power and authority to issue subpoenas and to compel the attendance of witnesses at any place within this state; to administer oaths; and to require testimony under oath. The attorney general may serve his or her process or notices in a manner provided for the service of process and notice in civil actions in accordance with the rules of court.(b) If a witness refuses to obey a subpoena or to give any evidence relevant to proper inquiry by the attorney general, the attorney general may petition a court of competent jurisdiction within the state to compel the witness to obey the subpoena or to give the evidence. The court shall promptly issue process to the witness and hold a hearing on the petition as soon as possible. If the witness refuses, without reasonable cause or legal grounds, to be examined or to give evidence relevant to proper inquiry by the attorney general, the court may cite the witness for contempt.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-6 - Inspections - Audits.

§ 5-5.1-6. Inspections — Audits.The attorney general, or his or her designee, shall have authority, with warrant:(1) To inspect and examine the principal place of business, each bureau, agency, subagency, office, or branch office for which a license is sought or has been issued;(2) To inspect, examine, and audit all books, records, and documents pertaining to the licensee's operation; and(3) To inspect and examine employees and records at site locations of operations under the controls entered into by the agency.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-7 - License to conduct business - Violation.

§ 5-5.1-7. License to conduct business — Violation.No person, whether or not he or she is a resident of the state, shall engage in the private security guard business without first obtaining from the attorney general a license to conduct the business, as subsequently provided. No person shall conduct the business under the license of another person nor shall any person lease or sublease a license to another person; provided, that this provision does not apply to any person conducting the business under the license of another person, or who is the lessee or sublessee of a license of another person as of July 10, 1989. A license entitles the holder to conduct the businesses defined in § 5-5.1-2(a) and (b). Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 522, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-8 - License qualifications.

§ 5-5.1-8. License qualifications.(a) Every applicant, or in the case of a partnership each partner, or in the case of a corporation each officer and general, and each shareholder owning a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the applicant, provided, the applicant is not a publicly traded corporation, shall meet the following qualifications before it may engage in any business licensed under this chapter:(1) Be eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;(3) Not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony;(4) Not have had his or her license or registration revoked or application for the license or registration denied by the attorney general or by the appropriate authority of any other jurisdiction;(5) Not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not having been restored;(6) Not suffer from habitual drunkenness or from narcotics addiction or dependence; and(7) Be of good moral character.(b) A corporation seeking a license shall be incorporated under the laws of this state or shall be qualified to do business within this state with a valid certificate of authority issued by the secretary of state and an agent for service of process designated as required by law.(c) With verification of no criminal background as established in subsection (a) of this section, any person engaged in the private security guard industry, prior to January 1, 1988, and who continues to be engaged as of January 1, 1988, may apply for a security agent license. This initial application will be treated as a renewal of a license.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-9 - Investigation and action on application.

§ 5-5.1-9. Investigation and action on application.After an examination of the application and any further inquiry and investigation that he or she deems proper and necessary as to the good character, competency, and integrity of the applicant and the persons named in the application, the attorney general shall as soon as practicable issue a license in a form prescribed by him or her to the applicant or notify the applicant of a denial of the license application.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-10 - Grounds for denial of application for license or renewal of license.

§ 5-5.1-10. Grounds for denial of application for license or renewal of license.The attorney general shall deny the application for or renewal of a license if he or she finds that the applicant, or the qualifying agent, or any of the applicant's partners, officers, generals, or shareholders owning a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the applicant, provided the applicant is not a publicly traded corporation, does any of the following:(1) Violates any provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter;(2) In the case of the qualifying agent, commits any act that would disqualify the qualifying agent under § 5-5.1-8 and in the case of the applicant, or applicant's partners, officers, generals, or shareholders owning a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in the applicant, provided the licensee is not a publicly traded corporation, has failed to meet the qualifications of § 5-5.1-8;(3) Practices fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;(4) Makes a material misstatement in the application for or renewal of a license; or(5) Demonstrates incompetence or untrustworthiness in actions affecting the conduct of the business required to be licensed under the chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-11 - Procedure for approval or denial of application - Hearings.

§ 5-5.1-11. Procedure for approval or denial of application — Hearings.The procedure of the attorney general in approving or denying an application for a license or renewal of the license shall be as follows:(1) If the application is approved, the attorney general shall issue a license in the form provided in this chapter;(2) If the application is denied, the attorney general shall notify the applicant or licensee, in writing, of the denial and state the reasons for his or her action;(3) Within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of notice, the applicant or licensee may request a hearing in writing;(4) If a request for a hearing is received in a timely manner, the attorney general shall set a date for a hearing and notify the parties of the time and place of the hearing;(5) All hearings shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-12 - Renewal of licenses.

§ 5-5.1-12. Renewal of licenses.Each license shall expire two (2) years after its date of issuance. Subject to the power of the attorney general to deny, revoke, or suspend a license, any license shall be renewable by the attorney general for the next two-year (2) period upon proper application for renewal payment of license fees. An application for renewal of a license must be received by the attorney general on a form provided by him or her not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the license. He or she shall promptly notify the licensee of his or her intent to refuse to renew the license. The licensee may, in fifteen (15) days after receipt of that notice of intent to refuse to renew a license, request a hearing on the refusal in the manner prescribed by § 5-5.1-11. A licensee shall be permitted to continue to engage in business while its renewal application is pending. Upon renewal of any license the attorney general shall issue a renewal license.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-13 - Registration and license fees.

§ 5-5.1-13. Registration and license fees.The registration and license fee for a private security guard business shall be four hundred dollars ($400) biennially.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-5.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-5.1 - Private Security Guard Businesses|Section 5-5.1-14 - Nontransferability of license.

§ 5-5.1-14. Nontransferability of license.(a) No license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be assigned or transferred, either by operation of law or otherwise.(b) If a licensee dies, becomes disabled, or ceases to engage in the business, the successor, heir, devisee, or personal representative of the licensee shall, within thirty (30) days of the death, disablement, or other termination of operation by the original licensee, comply with all requirements of this chapter regarding application for a license.(c) If a sale, assignment, transfer, merger, or consolidation of a business licensed under this chapter is consummated, the purchaser, assignee, transferee, surviving, or new corporation who or that is not already a licensee shall immediately comply with all requirements of this chapter regarding application for a license. The purchaser, assignee, transferee, surviving, or new corporation is subject to all of the requirements of this chapter to the extent the requirements are applicable and may continue the operation of the business until notified by the attorney general of its final decision on the new application for a license.(d) With good cause, the attorney general may extend the period of time for filing the application required by subsections (b) and (c) of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 112, § 1.