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Chapter 5-65

R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 5, ch. 65

Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board

5-65-1Definitions 5-65-2Exemptions from registration — Registered agent for service of process 5-65-3Registration 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 5-65-4Registration required to obtain judicial or administrative remedy — Exception 5-65-5Application for registration — Continuing education 5-65-6Contractor to notify of address change — Effect of mail to last known address 5-65-7Insurance required of contractors 5-65-7.1Notice of cancellation or failure to renew policies 5-65-8Term of registration — Renewal 5-65-9Registration fee — Report 5-65-10Grounds for discipline — Injunctions 5-65-11Submission of complaints 5-65-12Procedure for making a complaint against a contractor — Investigation by board — Disciplinary action 5-65-12.1Alternate procedure for making claims against a contractor — Private right of action 5-65-13Nonlawyer may represent corporation before board 5-65-14Contractors’ registration and licensing board — Members — Terms — Confirmation — Vacancies — Qualification 5-65-15Officers — Quorum — Compensation and expenses 5-65-15.1Staff 5-65-16Powers and duties of the board — Investigatory powers of board — Use of city or county inspectors — Conduct of hearings 5-65-17Rulemaking authority 5-65-18Mechanics’ lien notice 5-65-19Penalty for operating without a registration — Failure to comply with a final order or decision — Repeat offenses 5-65-20Administrative hearings 5-65-21Severability 5-65-22Display of certificate of registration 5-65-23Registration required as part of bidding process 5-65-24Limited applicability of chapter to nonresidential contractors 5-65-25Violations — Notice 5-65-26Notice of final order — Service of process 5-65-27Elderly person in-home solicitation — Right to cancel