§ 5-65-20. Administrative hearings.
(a) Contested cases, contested enforcement proceedings, and contested administrative fines shall be heard, in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42, and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board, by the hearings officer(s) assigned by the director of the department of business regulation or the director’s designee.
(b) The board has jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the hearing officer(s), and may by regulation impose a filing fee, not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00), for any appeal.
(c) Notwithstanding the preceding, the director of the department of business regulation, the director’s designee, and the office is authorized to resolve complaints and contested enforcement proceedings through informal disposition pursuant to regulations promulgated by the board.
History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 322, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 251, § 1, effective June 28, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 252, § 1, effective June 28, 2022.
Structure 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 5-65-4. - 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 5-65-13. - Nonlawyer may represent corporation before board.
Section 5-65-15. - Officers — Quorum — Compensation and expenses.
Section 5-65-17. - Rulemaking authority.
Section 5-65-18. - Mechanics’ lien notice.
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.