Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 5-65 - Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board
Section 5-65-18. - Mechanics’ lien notice.

§ 5-65-18. Mechanics’ lien notice.
As applicable to and in accordance with § 5-65-1 et seq., all written contracts entered into between a contractor under this chapter and a property owner must contain a statement that the contractor, subcontractors, or materialpersons may file a lien in accordance with the Rhode Island mechanics’ lien law, chapter 28 of title 34. In the event that mechanics’ liens are filed and there is no serious dispute, but merely a failure to pay, then the board may impose a suspension of the registration until such time as the liens are satisfied, either by payment, deposit of the funds in the registry of the court, or with the board.
History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 328, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 648, § 1.

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Rhode Island General Laws

Title 5 - Businesses and Professions

Chapter 5-65 - Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board

Section 5-65-1. - Definitions.

Section 5-65-2. - Exemptions from registration — Registered agent for service of process.

Section 5-65-3. - Registration for work on a structure required of contractor — Issuance of building permits to unregistered or unlicensed contractors prohibited — Evidence of activity as a contractor — Duties of contractors.

Section 5-65-4. - Registration required to obtain judicial or administrative remedy — Exception.

Section 5-65-5. - Application for registration — Continuing education.

Section 5-65-6. - Contractor to notify of address change — Effect of mail to last known address.

Section 5-65-7. - Insurance required of contractors.

Section 5-65-7.1. - Notice of cancellation or failure to renew policies.

Section 5-65-8. - Term of registration — Renewal.

Section 5-65-9. - Registration fee — Report.

Section 5-65-10. - Grounds for discipline — Injunctions.

Section 5-65-11. - Submission of complaints.

Section 5-65-12. - Procedure for making a complaint against a contractor — Investigation by board — Disciplinary action.

Section 5-65-12.1. - Alternate procedure for making claims against a contractor — Private right of action.

Section 5-65-13. - Nonlawyer may represent corporation before board.

Section 5-65-14. - Contractors’ registration and licensing board — Members — Terms — Confirmation — Vacancies — Qualification.

Section 5-65-15. - Officers — Quorum — Compensation and expenses.

Section 5-65-15.1. - Staff.

Section 5-65-16. - Powers and duties of the board — Investigatory powers of board — Use of city or county inspectors — Conduct of hearings.

Section 5-65-17. - Rulemaking authority.

Section 5-65-18. - Mechanics’ lien notice.

Section 5-65-19. - Penalty for operating without a registration — Failure to comply with a final order or decision — Repeat offenses.

Section 5-65-20. - Administrative hearings.

Section 5-65-21. - Severability.

Section 5-65-22. - Display of certificate of registration.

Section 5-65-23. - Registration required as part of bidding process.

Section 5-65-24. - Limited applicability of chapter to nonresidential contractors.

Section 5-65-25. - Violations — Notice.

Section 5-65-26. - Notice of final order — Service of process.

Section 5-65-27. - Elderly person in-home solicitation — Right to cancel.