R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-9-23: Contest — Notice and opportunity to be heard.

Whenever there is a contested case concerning the granting, denial, revocation, or other action concerning a pilot’s license, the commission shall provide the pilot with notice and an opportunity to be heard, and shall, in this respect, and all others concerning the contested case, conform to the practices required by the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42.