Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers
Section 5-20-29. - Subpoena of witnesses.

§ 5-20-29. Subpoena of witnesses.
The department of labor and training has power to subpoena and bring before it, the division of professional regulation, or the state board of plumbing examiners, any witness to take testimony, either orally or by deposition, or both, in any proceeding authorized by law.
History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-29; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 378, § 1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 5 - Businesses and Professions

Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers

Section 5-20-1. - Short title.

Section 5-20-2. - “Plumbing” and “source of water” defined.

Section 5-20-3. - “Master plumber” defined.

Section 5-20-3.1. - “Master irrigator” defined.

Section 5-20-3.2. - “Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.

Section 5-20-3.3. - “Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.

Section 5-20-4. - “Journeyperson plumber” defined.

Section 5-20-4.1. - “Apprentice irrigator” defined.

Section 5-20-4.2. - “Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer” defined.

Section 5-20-5. - “Apprentice plumber” defined.

Section 5-20-5.1. - “Journeyperson irrigator” defined.

Section 5-20-5.2. - “Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work” defined.

Section 5-20-6. - Board of examiners — Composition — Appointment of members.

Section 5-20-7. - [Repealed.]

Section 5-20-8. - Practices for which master’s license required.

Section 5-20-9. - Acts for which journeyperson’s license required.

Section 5-20-10. - Work for which apprentice certificate required.

Section 5-20-11. - [Repealed.]

Section 5-20-12. - Corporations and firms engaging in business.

Section 5-20-12.1. - Issuance of contractor master license.

Section 5-20-13. - Functions of board of examiners.

Section 5-20-14. - Duties of director.

Section 5-20-14.1. - Grandfathering — Licensing of irrigation masters, irrigation journeypersons, water-filtration/treatment-system masters, and water-filtration/treatment-system journeypersons without examination.

Section 5-20-15. - Applications for licenses.

Section 5-20-16. - Qualifications of master plumber, master irrigator or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer — Application fee.

Section 5-20-17. - Qualifications of journeyperson — Application fee.

Section 5-20-17.1. - Qualifications of journeyperson irrigator — Application fee.

Section 5-20-17.2. - Qualifications of journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer — Application fee.

Section 5-20-17.3. - Applicability.

Section 5-20-18. - [Repealed.]

Section 5-20-19. - Notice of change of address of licensee.

Section 5-20-20. - Conduct of examinations.

Section 5-20-21. - Issuance of license on examination — Notice to applicants.

Section 5-20-22. - Reexamination of applicants — Appeal to board.

Section 5-20-23. - Expiration and renewal of licenses — Penalties for violation of section.

Section 5-20-24. - License displayed in place of business — Advertising.

Section 5-20-25. - Registration of apprentices.

Section 5-20-26. - Municipal inspectors and installation permits.

Section 5-20-27. - Grounds for revocation of license.

Section 5-20-28. - Procedure for revocation of license.

Section 5-20-29. - Subpoena of witnesses.

Section 5-20-30. - Administration of oaths.

Section 5-20-31. - Recommendations of board — Order of director — Rehearing — Review.

Section 5-20-32. - Judicial review of proceedings.

Section 5-20-33. - Penalties for violations.

Section 5-20-33.1. - Enforcement.

Section 5-20-34. - Prosecution of violations.

Section 5-20-35. - Persons and acts exempt — Issuance of licenses in special cases.

Section 5-20-36. - Injunctions.

Section 5-20-37. - Receipts.

Section 5-20-38. - Individual sewage disposal system (ISDS) installers — Work permitted.

Section 5-20-39. - Transfer of duties to the department of labor and training.

Section 5-20-40. - Investigation and prosecution of violations.