R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2-38.1: Certification by building commissioner.

The state controller shall order no payment to any person on account of any contract for any construction which is subject to the state building code, unless and until the state building commissioner has certified to the state controller in writing that:

(1) All permits required under § 23-27.3-113.1 for the construction for which such payment has been requested have been issued and are valid; and

(2) The state building commissioner has, pursuant to § 23-27.3-113.3.1, verified that all construction work for which payment has been requested and which state law requires to be performed by licensed persons has been performed by persons so licensed.