§ 5-65.3-10. Bond requirement.
Every applicant for a certificate of license as an underground utility contractor to carry on the business of installing, repairing or servicing, altering or replacing sewer lines, storm drainage lines, or water lines and related services in accordance with this chapter, shall furnish a bond, satisfactory to the board, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), conditioned substantially that the applicant indemnifies and holds harmless the several cities and towns of this state and their officers from all suits and actions of every name and description brought against any of those cities, towns, and state, or any of their officers for, or on account of, any injuries or damages received or sustained by any person in consequence of, or resulting from, any work performed by the applicant or its employees, servants, or agents; or of or from any improper materials used in the work; or of or from any negligence in guarding the work; or of or from any act or omission of the applicant, or its employees, servants, or agents.
History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 212, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-65.3 - Underground Utility Contractors
Section 5-65.3-2. - Definitions.
Section 5-65.3-3. - License required.
Section 5-65.3-4. - Conditions for obtaining an underground utility contractor’s license.
Section 5-65.3-5. - Expiration and renewal of licenses.
Section 5-65.3-6. - Duties of the contractors’ registration and licensing board.
Section 5-65.3-7. - Licensing of underground utility contractors granted without examination.
Section 5-65.3-8. - Responsibilities, performance and conduct.
Section 5-65.3-9. - Insurance required of underground utility contractors.
Section 5-65.3-10. - Bond requirement.
Section 5-65.3-11. - License not transferable or assignable.
Section 5-65.3-12. - Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses.
Section 5-65.3-13. - Procedure for revocation of license.
Section 5-65.3-14. - Subpoena of witness.
Section 5-65.3-15. - Administration of oaths.
Section 5-65.3-16. - Recommendations of board — Order — Rehearing — Review.
Section 5-65.3-17. - Penalties for violations.
Section 5-65.3-18. - Enforcement.
Section 5-65.3-19. - Prosecution of violations and penalties.
Section 5-65.3-20. - Injunctions.
Section 5-65.3-21. - Investigation and prosecution of violations.
Section 5-65.3-22. - Judicial review of proceedings.
Section 5-65.3-23. - Licensing authority.
Section 5-65.3-24. - Municipal inspectors and installation permits.