Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 30 - Commercial Licensing › Subchapter 05 - Auto Body › Part 3 - Motor Vehicle Glass Repair (230-RICR-30-05-3) › Section 230-RICR-30-05-3.6 - Miscellaneous

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Change of Address. Written notice shall be
				  given to the Department by each Licensee within fourteen (14) days of any
				  change in mailing address, electronic mail address, or any other change in
				  contact information reported on the most recent application. Note that a change
				  in business address, ownership or management would require a Transfer
				  Application or other additional information to be submitted.
B. Licenses are Not Transferable. A License
				  shall be granted only to the Applicant. The License is not subject to transfer,
				  assignment or leasing to another Person without prior application to, and
				  approval from the Department.
C.
				  Licensee Ceases Operations. When a Licensee ceases operating the business of
				  Motor Vehicle Glass Repair, the Licensee must return the original License to
				  the Department within fifteen (15) days of ceasing such operations.
D. Licensee Limitations. No Licensee shall be
				  permitted to perform automobile body repair shop work or to advertise or
				  represent in any form or manner that such Licensee is licensed to perform
				  automobile body repair shop work, other than Motor Vehicle Glass Repair, unless
				  such Licensee also has an automobile body repair shop license issued by the
				  Department pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-38-1 et seq.
E. Exception for Licensed Auto Body Repair
				  Shops. Any Person who possesses an automobile body repair shop license from the
				  Department, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-38-1 et seq., shall not be
				  required to hold a License in order to perform Motor Vehicle Glass
				  Repair.
F. Aftermarket Parts on
				  Newer Vehicles. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										27-10.2-1 et seq., entitled "Motor
				  Vehicle Body Replacement Parts," Licensees shall not use aftermarket parts in
				  Motor Vehicle Glass Repair on any Motor Vehicle less than thirty (30) months
				  beyond the date of manufacture without the written consent of the Person who
				  owns the Motor Vehicle as required by this statute.
G. Licensee Responsible for Acts of Agents.
				  Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-38.5-14, each Licensee shall be
				  responsible for the acts of any salesperson or any person acting as an agent of
				  that Licensee, and for the acts of any salesperson, estimator, or other
				  employee acting as the agent for that Licensee.
H. Corporate Licensee. Pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
										5-38.5-14, if a Licensee is a firm
				  or corporation, it is sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a
				  License that any officer, director, or trustee of the firm or corporation, or
				  any member in the case of a partnership, has been found by the Department
				  guilty of any act or omission that would be cause for refusing, suspending, or
				  revoking a License to that party as an individual.