Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) Every licensed motor vehicle glass repair shop shall maintain records for each motor vehicle upon which motor vehicle glass repair services have been performed, showing the usage of all glass parts; major accessory parts, including moldings and major hardware component parts;…

If a licensee is a firm or corporation, it is sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a license that any officer, director, or trustee of the firm or corporation or any member, in the case of a partnership, has been found by the department of business regulation guil…

The director of the department may assess a motor vehicle glass repair shop for reimbursement of the department’s actual expenses for the investigation and hearing of significant motor vehicle glass repair shop matters. An assessment may be sought in the event that a motor vehicl…

(a) No licensed motor vehicle glass repair shop or other person shall: (1) Advertise for motor vehicle glass repair services in the state without including its license number issued by the department as part of the advertisement. (2) Make any false or fraudulent statement in conn…

In addition to every other power granted to the department of business regulation, the department may fine a licensee not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by …

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation required to be licensed under this chapter who or that conducts a motor vehicle glass repair shop business without obtaining a license, or who, after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, conducts that business, is guilty of a mi…

The provisions of this chapter are severable; and if any of the provisions are held to be invalid, the decision of the court respecting that provision or provisions shall not affect the validity of any other provision that can be given effect without that invalid provision.

By enacting this chapter, it is the intent of the general assembly to protect consumers of motor vehicle glass repair and replacement services through the licensing and regulation of motor vehicle glass repair shops.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly specifies otherwise: (1) “Department” means the Rhode Island department of business regulation and the official actions, duties, and responsibilities of its director, deputy …

(a) The department shall issue licenses as provided for in this chapter and shall authorize the transfer of licenses and the establishment of new offices for previously licensed motor vehicle glass repair shops. (b) Within one year of the effective date of this chapter, the depar…

(a) An annual license shall be issued by the department to persons meeting the qualifications set by the department and paying the required fees. (b) No person shall engage in motor vehicle glass repair, or advertise or represent in any form or manner that he, she, or it is a mot…

(a) Application for motor vehicle glass repair shop licenses shall be made to the department of business regulation in any form the department requires and shall be accompanied by the required fee and evidence of financial responsibility. In the application, the department: (1) S…

(a) The department shall determine the term of each license issued pursuant to this chapter and may issue multi-year licenses with a fee for each year of licensure paid in full at issuance or renewal; provided, however, no license shall remain in force for a period in excess of t…

The license fee for each year shall be three hundred dollars ($300). If an applicant desires to do business in more than one location, he, she, or it shall pay a separate fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for each location authorized by the department. For the purposes of this …

(a) The license of a motor vehicle glass repair shop shall specify the name of the holder of that business and the location at which business is conducted; shall not be transferable; may be exercised only by the person whose name appears on the license; and must be conspicuously …