§ 31-5-6. Application for license.
(a) Application for a license shall be made in duplicate to the licensor at the time and in the form and shall contain any information as the licensor shall require, and shall be accompanied by the required fee.
(b) The licensor may require in the application, or otherwise, information relating to:
(1) The applicant’s financial standing;
(2) The applicant’s business integrity;
(3) Whether the applicant has an established place of business and is engaged primarily in the business of buying and selling and servicing motor vehicles;
(4) Whether the applicant is able to properly conduct the business of a “motor vehicle dealer”; and
(5) Any other pertinent information consistent with the safeguarding of public interest in the location in which the applicant proposes to engage in business, all of which may be considered by the licensor in determining whether the grant of the application is in the public interest.
History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 7, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-5 - Dealers’, Manufacturers’, and Rental Licenses
Section 31-5-1. - Definitions.
Section 31-5-2. - Duties of department of revenue.
Section 31-5-2.1. - Motor vehicle dealers license and hearing board.
Section 31-5-3, 31-5-4. - Repealed.
Section 31-5-5. - Dealers’ license required — “Dealer” defined.
Section 31-5-6. - Application for license.
Section 31-5-7. - Duration of license.
Section 31-5-8. - License — Fee.
Section 31-5-9. - Location specified — Display of license.
Section 31-5-10. - License required for dealers’ plates.
Section 31-5-11. - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
Section 31-5-12. - Responsibility of licensee for acts of agents.
Section 31-5-13. - Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.
Section 31-5-14. - Penalties for violations by dealers.
Section 31-5-15. - Examination of records — Altered or reset odometers.
Section 31-5-16. - Complaint to set aside department order.
Section 31-5-17. - Witnesses before department — Report of findings.
Section 31-5-17.1. - Repealed.
Section 31-5-18. - Records of transactions maintained by dealers.
Section 31-5-18.1. - Inspection of records and premises.
Section 31-5-18.2. - Sale of used motor vehicles — Annual reports.
Section 31-5-18.3. - Sale of all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s).
Section 31-5-19. - Sunday business permitted.
Section 31-5-19.1. - Auction of antique and classic motor vehicles.
Section 31-5-20. - Appropriations for dealer licensing law.
Section 31-5-21. - Manufacturer’s license required.
Section 31-5-22. - Application for license — Fee — Expiration.
Section 31-5-23. - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
Section 31-5-24. - Denial of license — Hearing.
Section 31-5-25. - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license.
Section 31-5-26. - Appeal from the department of revenue.
Section 31-5-27. - Criminal liability for violations.
Section 31-5-28 - — 31-5-32.7. Repealed.
Section 31-5-33. - Rental of motor vehicles — Licenses required.
Section 31-5-34. - Application for license — Fee — Expiration.
Section 31-5-35. - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
Section 31-5-36. - Denial of license — Hearing.
Section 31-5-37. - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license.