Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 5-65 - Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board
Section 5-65-9. - Registration fee — Report.

§ 5-65-9. Registration fee — Report.
(a) Each applicant shall pay to the board for original registration or renewal of registration, a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150).
(b) All fees and fines collected by the board shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account for the exclusive use of supporting programs established by this chapter.
(c) On or before January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the board shall file a report with the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, with copies to the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, detailing:
(1) The total number of fines issued, broken down by category, including the number of fines issued for a first violation and the number of fines issued for a subsequent violation;
(2) The total dollar amount of fines levied;
(3) The total amount of fees, fines, and penalties collected and deposited for the most recently completed fiscal year; and
(4) The account balance as of the date of the report.
(d) Each year, the department of business regulation shall prepare a proposed budget to support the programs approved by the board. The proposed budget shall be submitted to the board for its review. A final budget request shall be submitted to the legislature as part of the department of business regulation’s annual request.
(e) New or renewal registrations may be filed online or with a third party approved by the board, with the additional cost incurred to be borne by the registrant.
History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 34; P.L. 1996, ch. 322, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 648, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 32, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 228, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 7, § 14; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 6, § 1, effective July 1, 2021; 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

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.