Rhode Island General Laws
Title 46 - Waters and Navigation
Chapter 46-9 - Pilots — Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries

Section 46-9-1. - Declaration of policy. - § 46-9-1. Declaration of policy. (a) It is declared to...

Section 46-9-2. - Vessels required to employ state licensed pilot — “Vessel” defined. - § 46-9-2. Vessels required to employ state licensed pilot —...

Section 46-9-3. - Vessels exempt from chapter. - § 46-9-3. Vessels exempt from chapter. The provisions of this...

Section 46-9-4. - Piloting without license. - § 46-9-4. Piloting without license. It shall be unlawful for...

Section 46-9-4.1. - Piloting without charts. - § 46-9-4.1. Piloting without charts. It shall be unlawful for...

Section 46-9-5. - Pilotage commission. - § 46-9-5. Pilotage commission. (a) There is hereby created a...

Section 46-9-6. - Duties of commission. - § 46-9-6. Duties of commission. The commission shall perform the...

Section 46-9-7. - Qualifications for original license. - § 46-9-7. Qualifications for original license. Every person who shall...

Section 46-9-8. - Regulation of pilot boats. - § 46-9-8. Regulation of pilot boats. Every vessel, boat, or...

Section 46-9-9. - Temporary pilot licenses — Emergencies. - § 46-9-9. Temporary pilot licenses — Emergencies. In the event...

Section 46-9-10. - Examination of applicants. - § 46-9-10. Examination of applicants. (a) The commission shall conduct...

Section 46-9-11. - Deferment of applications for future examination. - § 46-9-11. Deferment of applications for future examination. If the...

Section 46-9-12. - Duration and renewal of licenses. - § 46-9-12. Duration and renewal of licenses. Any license issued...

Section 46-9-13. - License fees. - § 46-9-13. License fees. Every application for a license to...

Section 46-9-14. - Fall River pilots. - § 46-9-14. Fall River pilots. A person holding a Massachusetts...

Section 46-9-15. - Prior licensees. - § 46-9-15. Prior licensees. Any person holding a pilot’s license...

Section 46-9-16. - Pilot’s bond. - § 46-9-16. Pilot’s bond. No person shall receive a license...

Section 46-9-17. - Liability for fees. - § 46-9-17. Liability for fees. The master, owner, agent, or...

Section 46-9-18. - Lien for pilotage fees. - § 46-9-18. Lien for pilotage fees. Every licensed pilot shall...

Section 46-9-19. - Commissions prohibited. - § 46-9-19. Commissions prohibited. No master, agent, owner, or consignee...

Section 46-9-20. - Accounts of fees — Payments to state — Use of funds. - § 46-9-20. Accounts of fees — Payments to state —...

Section 46-9-21. - Payment of pilotage fees. - § 46-9-21. Payment of pilotage fees. The master, owner, or...

Section 46-9-22. - Grounds for disciplinary action. - § 46-9-22. Grounds for disciplinary action. The commission may suspend...

Section 46-9-22.1. - Grounds for minor disciplinary action. - § 46-9-22.1. Grounds for minor disciplinary action. The commission may...

Section 46-9-22.2. - Chemical test — Consent — Administration — Use as evidence — Refusal to submit. - § 46-9-22.2. Chemical test — Consent — Administration — Use...

Section 46-9-23. - Contest — Notice and opportunity to be heard. - § 46-9-23. Contest — Notice and opportunity to be heard....

Section 46-9-24. - Reinstatement following suspension. - § 46-9-24. Reinstatement following suspension. Any pilot whose license has...

Section 46-9-25. - Appeals from commission. - § 46-9-25. Appeals from commission. Any person aggrieved by a...

Section 46-9-26. - Penalty for violations. - § 46-9-26. Penalty for violations. Any person who shall violate...

Section 46-9-27. - Criminal penalty for intentional or grossly negligent violation — Felony. - § 46-9-27. Criminal penalty for intentional or grossly negligent violation...

Section 46-9-28. - Penalties — Misdemeanor. - § 46-9-28. Penalties — Misdemeanor. Any person who violates any...

Section 46-9-29. - Proceedings for enforcement — Injunctive relief. - § 46-9-29. Proceedings for enforcement — Injunctive relief. The superior...

Section 46-9-30. - Surrender of suspended or revoked license. - § 46-9-30. Surrender of suspended or revoked license. A pilot...

Section 46-9-31. - Appropriations. - § 46-9-31. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate a...

Section 46-9-32. - Quarters and personnel for commission. - § 46-9-32. Quarters and personnel for commission. The director of...

Section 46-9-33. - Repealed. - § 46-9-33. Repealed.

Section 46-9-34. - Severability. - § 46-9-34. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 46-9-35. - Inspection — Fees. - § 46-9-35. Inspection — Fees. The director of the department...