§ 3-5-18. Signature on licenses — Posting and exhibition.
(a) All retail licenses issued under chapter 7 of this title shall bear the signature, or electronic signature, of the clerk of the licensing board, body, or officials issuing them, and shall not be printed, stamped, typewritten, engraved, photographed, or cut from one instrument and attached to another and shall be displayed by the licensee, on the premises, and shall be exhibited on demand to any deputy sheriff, to any city or town sergeant, constable, officer or member of the city or town police or to any member of the department of state police or agent of the department.
(b) All retail licenses shall be displayed within the premises but need not be posted. The license shall be exhibited to any deputy sheriff of the county, to any city or town sergeant, constable, officer or member of the city or town police or to any member of the department of state police or agent of the department who request proof that the establishment is duly licensed.
History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-18; P.L. 1970, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 638, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 8; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally
Section 3-5-1. - License required for manufacture, sale, or importation of beverages.
Section 3-5-2. - Local option — Questions put to electors — Petition for election.
Section 3-5-3. - Tabulation of votes.
Section 3-5-4. - Denial of licenses after adverse vote.
Section 3-5-5. - Towns and cities in which licenses authorized.
Section 3-5-6. - Classes of licenses.
Section 3-5-7. - Wholesale and retail sales distinguished.
Section 3-5-8. - Expiration date of licenses.
Section 3-5-9. - Premises covered.
Section 3-5-10. - Residence of licensees and qualifications of persons and corporations as licensee.
Section 3-5-11. - Licensing of chain stores.
Section 3-5-11.1. - Liquor franchises prohibited.
Section 3-5-12. - Licensees to keep or sell legal beverages only — Minimum size of containers.
Section 3-5-13. - Consumption of distilled liquors on premises.
Section 3-5-14. - Licenses issued by department of business regulation.
Section 3-5-14.1. - Licenses issued by the department of business regulation.
Section 3-5-15. - Local licensing authorities.
Section 3-5-16. - Maximum number of licenses.
Section 3-5-16.1. - Revocation of abandoned Class A licenses.
Section 3-5-17. - Notice and hearing on licenses.
Section 3-5-18. - Signature on licenses — Posting and exhibition.
Section 3-5-19. - Transfer or relocation of license.
Section 3-5-20. - Rules and regulations — Notice and procedure.
Section 3-5-20.1. - Manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s licenses — Notice and procedure.
Section 3-5-21. - Revocation or suspension of licenses — Fines for violating conditions of license.
Section 3-5-22. - Reissuance of license after revocation.
Section 3-5-24. - Licensee becoming bail.
Section 3-5-25. - Antiunion discrimination.
Section 3-5-26. - Records of proceedings — Admission in evidence.
Section 3-5-27. - Annual reports.
Section 3-5-28. - Uniform procedures.
Section 3-5-29. - Prohibition against assignment or leasing of license.