Title 6, Title 6 Law — General Regulatory Provisions

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying remedial purposes and policies. (b) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are: (1) To promote the compelling interest of the public in fair business relations between dealers and gr…

(a) Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement to the contrary, a grantor shall provide a dealer sixty (60) days prior written notice of termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal. The notice shall state all reasons for termination, cancellation, or nonre…

If a dealership is terminated by the grantor, the grantor, at the option of the dealer, shall repurchase all inventories sold by the grantor to the dealer for resale under the dealership agreement at the fair market value. This section applies only to merchandise with a name, tra…

This chapter shall not apply to provisions for the binding arbitration of disputes contained in a dealership agreement, if the criteria for determining whether good cause existed for a termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal, and the relief provided is no less than that provided…

If any grantor violates this chapter, a dealer may bring an action against such grantor in any court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the dealer as a consequence of the grantor’s violation, together with the actual costs of the action, including reasonable actua…

In any action brought by a dealer against a grantor under this chapter, any violation of this chapter by the grantor is deemed an irreparable injury to the dealer in determining if temporary injunctions should issue.

This chapter shall not apply to malt beverage dealerships; motor vehicle dealerships; insurance agency relationships; any relationship relating to the sale or administration of insurance or any similar contract with an entity organized under chapter 19 or 20 of title 27; fuel dis…

(a) A lease of a motor vehicle used, or intended to be used, by a servicemember, or a servicemember’s dependents, may be unilaterally terminated if: (1) The lease is executed by or on behalf of a person who thereafter, and during the term of the lease, enters military service und…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Supplemental Commercial Law for the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act.”

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices d…

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or application of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions…

(a) As used in this chapter: (1) “Article 8” means Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended, in substantially the form approved by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. (2) “Control” has the meaning provided in …

This chapter applies to: (1) A person or transaction governed by the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act; and (2) A user that is not a resident if the user or transaction with the user would be governed by the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Ac…

(a) The relationship between a licensee or registrant and a user shall be evidenced by an agreement in a record signed by the licensee or registrant and by the user. The agreement: (1) Shall specify the jurisdiction whose law governs the agreement; (2) If governed by the law of a…

(a) A licensee shall maintain in a state an office that complies with the second sentence of Article 4(1) of The Hague Securities Convention. (b) The effect of this section may not be varied by agreement.

Failure to comply with this chapter is a violation of the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act.

Treatment of virtual currency as a financial asset credited to a securities account under this chapter and Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code does not determine the characterization or treatment of the virtual currency under any other statute or rule.

Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter.

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Consumer product” means any tangible personal property that is distributed in commerce and is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes, including a motor vehicle, and any ta…

The offering, sale, or issuance of a service contract, vehicle theft protection product warranty, or maintenance agreement shall not be considered insurance or subject to the insurance laws of this state unless made expressly applicable thereto.

As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Agreement” means a written contractual agreement between the merchant and the third-party delivery service. (2) “Customer” means the person, business, or other entity that places an order for merchant products thr…

A third-party delivery service may not use the likeness, registered trademark, or any intellectual property belonging to the merchant to falsely suggest sponsorship or endorsement by, or affiliation with the merchant.

A third-party delivery service may not take orders and arrange for the delivery of merchant products through the third-party delivery service’s marketplace without obtaining the written consent of the merchant.

No agreement entered into in accordance with this chapter shall include a provision, clause, or covenant that requires a merchant to indemnify a third-party delivery service, any independent contractor or agent of the third-party delivery service, for any damages or harm caused b…

(a) Any merchant whose likeness was used by the third-party delivery service, or who appears on a third-party delivery service’s marketplace, in violation of this chapter, may bring an action in the superior court of the county in which the merchant or third-party delivery servic…

No municipality shall establish, mandate, or implement any law inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

As used in this chapter, “gift card” means a written promise or electronic payment device that: (1) Is usable at a single merchant or an affiliated group of merchants that share the same name, mark, or logo, or is usable at multiple, unaffiliated merchants or service providers; (…

No person, firm, partnership, association, retailer, or corporation shall sell a gift card to a purchaser unless the seller displays a conspicuous notice, in a form prescribed by the department of business regulation, at or near where the gift card is displayed and at or near the…

Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or retail mercantile establishment that violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Consumer” shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in § 19-14.9-3. (2) “Consumer reporting agency” shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in § 19-14.9-3. (3) “Debt collect…

A healthcare provider as defined in § 27-81-3, or a healthcare facility authorized or licensed under chapter 17 of title 23, or an emergency medical transportation service certified under chapter 4.1 of title 23, shall not furnish information regarding any portion of a medical de…

No credit reporting agency shall acquire, record, or report any medical debt, in any manner. A credit reporting agency shall not make a consumer report containing any adverse information that the agency knows or should know is related to medical debt of a consumer.

(a) A creditor, debt collector, or collection agency shall not use any false, deceptive, or misleading information or means when attempting to collect a medical debt or in an attempt to obtain information about a consumer in relation to collection of a medical debt by making a fa…

Any consumer reporting agency or debt collector that fails to comply with the requirements imposed under this chapter, and that does not achieve compliance within thirty (30) days of being notified by the consumer of its noncompliance, is liable to that consumer in an amount equa…

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Authorized repair supplier” means an individual or business who or that is unaffiliated with an original equipment manufacturer and who or that has an arrangement with the original equipment manufacturer, f…

(a) A health plan’s coverage and payment of complex wheelchair repairs shall not require: (1) A qualified complex rehabilitation technology supplier to obtain any form of prior authorization; or (2) Any medical documentation to complete repairs for consumer-owned complex rehabili…

A supplier who or that sells complex power or complex manual wheelchairs shall meet the criteria of a “qualified complex rehabilitation technology supplier”, as defined in § 6-61-1 and for complex wheelchairs that a supplier has sold, the supplier is required to offer service and…

(a) For the purpose of providing services for power wheelchair equipment, an original equipment manufacturer shall, with fair and reasonable terms and costs, make available, as defined in § 6-61-1, to an independent repair supplier or consumer of the manufacturer’s equipment, man…

The department of business regulation may promulgate rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of §§ 6-61-2, 6-61-3 and 6-61-2.

(a) This chapter applies to the following classes of third-party payment supplier contracts, policies, or plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2026: (1) Individual or group accident and sickness insurance providing cover…

The purpose of this chapter is to provide protection and a cause of action under Rhode Island general laws to prevent unethical and improper conduct and collection of fees by a person advising or assisting any veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of …

As used in this chapter: (1) “Compensation” means payment of any money, thing of value, or financial benefit. (2) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, gove…

(a) No person shall receive compensation for preparation, presentation, prosecution, advising, consulting, or assisting any veteran with regard to any veterans’ benefits matter before the Department of Veterans Affairs, except as permitted under Title 38 of the United States Code…

Any person who or that receives compensation for preparation, presentation, prosecution, advising, consulting, or assisting a veteran with regard to any veterans’ benefits matter before the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be held to the same ethical standards under the Rhode…

A violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined in § 6-13.1-1, the violator shall be subject to the civil penalties provided pursuant to the provisions of § 6-13.1-8.