R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5.1-16: Surrender of license.

Each license shall be surrendered to the attorney general within seventy-two (72) hours after it has been revoked or after the licensee ceases to do business pursuant to an order of suspension. If the attorney general or a court of competent jurisdiction has pending before it any matter relating to the renewal, revocation, or transfer of a license, the licensee shall not be required to surrender the license until the matter has been adjudicated and all appeals have been exhausted; provided that a stay has been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter pertaining to judicial review.