Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) No individual licensed by, registered by, or subject to the provisions of this chapter shall wear or display any insignia, patch, or pattern that indicates or tends to indicate that he or she is a law enforcement officer of the federal government, a state, or any political su…

Any licensee or private detective shall deliver to the local licensing authority, or its designee, a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in the state conditioned for the benefit of any person injured by willful, malicious, or wrongful acts of the licensee, which,…

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly commit any of the following: (1) Provide any service required to be licensed under this chapter without possessing a valid license; (2) Employ any individual to perform the duties of an unarmed employee or armed employee who has not firs…

The local licensing authority shall prescribe by regulation the form of identification cards that may be carried by persons licensed under this chapter. Every person licensed under this chapter shall be given a permanent licensed number and shall be issued an identification card …

Any licensee shall, on notice from the local licensing authority, discontinue any advertising or the use of any advertisement, seal, or card that, in the opinion of the local licensing authority, tends to mislead the public. Failure to comply with that order of the local licensin…

(a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision or order of the local licensing authority made after a hearing or rehearing, whether or not a petition for a hearing was filed, may obtain judicial review of the decision by appeal to the superior court in accordance with chapter 35 of…

All felonies that are discovered by persons licensed and registered under this chapter shall be reported immediately to the Rhode Island state police, private investigative unit, or to the local police department where the crime occurred.

As used in this chapter: (1) “Applicant” means any person who has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity that is regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) “Computer forensic specialist” means a person who holds a professional certification as a co…

(a) Nothing in this chapter includes the activities of any person employed by any federal or state agency or any city or town as an investigator. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a detective’s license in order to interview parties and/or witnesses in legal ma…

Whoever without a license engages in the general business of a private detective, or holds him or herself out as a private detective, or pretends to be a detective police officer, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred d…

In order to be eligible for a license, an applicant must: (1) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (2) Not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony; (3) Not have had any previous private investigator license or registration revoked or application for …

Any person engaged as a private detective prior to January 1, 1988, and who continues to be engaged as of January 1, 1988, may apply for a private detective license with the local licensing authority where his or her principal place of business is located. Persons presently licen…

After an examination of the application and any further inquiry and investigation that is deemed proper and necessary as to the good character, competency, and integrity of the applicant and the persons named in the application, the local licensing authority shall as soon as prac…

The local licensing authority shall deny the application for or renewal of license if it finds that the applicant: (1) Has violated any provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter; or (2) In the case of the applicant, commits any act that wo…

The local licensing authority, in approving or denying an application for a license or renewal of a license, shall proceed as follows: (1) If the application is approved, the local licensing authority shall issue a license in the form provided in this chapter; (2) If the applicat…

Each license shall expire one year after its date of issuance. Subject to the power of the local licensing authority to deny, revoke, or suspend a license, any license shall be renewable by the local licensing authority for the next one-year period upon proper application for ren…

(a) The registration and license fee for a private detective is one hundred fifty dollars ($150) annually. (b) No license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be assigned or transferred, either by operation of law or otherwise. (c) With good cause, the local li…