Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops
Section 5-38-20. - Persons exempt.

§ 5-38-20. Persons exempt.
This chapter does not prohibit the registered owner of any motor vehicle, or any person related by blood or marriage to that registered owner, from performing any type of work usually performed in an auto body shop, upon the vehicle that is registered in his or her own name; provided, that the work is done personally by the registered owner or that relative, and he or she neither employs nor compensates any person, monetarily or otherwise, to aid and assist in that work.
History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 5 - Businesses and Professions

Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops

Section 5-38-1. - “Automobile body shop” defined.

Section 5-38-2. - Duties of department of business regulation — Advisory board.

Section 5-38-3. - [Repealed.]

Section 5-38-4. - Practices for which license is required.

Section 5-38-5. - Rules and regulations.

Section 5-38-6. - Applications for licenses.

Section 5-38-7. - Duration of license — Renewal.

Section 5-38-8. - License fee.

Section 5-38-9. - Licenses to contain licensee’s name and location of business — Display of licenses.

Section 5-38-10. - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.

Section 5-38-10.1. - Civil penalties for violations.

Section 5-38-11. - Responsibility of licensee for acts of agents.

Section 5-38-12. - Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.

Section 5-38-13, 5-38-14. - [Repealed.]

Section 5-38-15. - Right to appeal.

Section 5-38-16, 5-38-17. - [Repealed.]

Section 5-38-18. - Purchase of used vehicle parts — Records of transactions to be maintained.

Section 5-38-19. - Criminal penalties for violations — Injunctive relief.

Section 5-38-20. - Persons exempt.

Section 5-38-21. - Severability.

Section 5-38-22. - Appropriations.

Section 5-38-23. - Auto body repair shop special use identification tags.

Section 5-38-24. - Duration of licenses — Fee for part of year.

Section 5-38-25. - [Repealed.]

Section 5-38-26. - Inspection by lienholders.

Section 5-38-27. - Maximum storage fees.

Section 5-38-28. - Repair certification.

Section 5-38-29. - Repair bills.

Section 5-38-30. - Notices required to be displayed.

Section 5-38-31. - Reimbursement fee.