{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-10.1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-10.1-2","heading":"“Motor vehicle physical damage appraiser” defined.","body":"(a) “Motor vehicle physical damage appraiser” means any person that practices as a business the appraising of damages to motor vehicles insured under automobile physical damage policies on or on behalf of third-party claimants.\n(b) A Rhode Island resident business entity acting as a motor vehicle physical damage appraiser may elect to obtain a motor vehicle physical damage appraiser license. Application shall be made using the uniform business entity application. Prior to approving the application, the commissioner shall find both of the following:\n(1) The business entity has paid the appropriate fees.\n(2) The business entity has designated a licensed motor vehicle physical damage appraiser responsible for the business entity’s compliance with the insurance laws and rules of this state.","path":["Title 27 Insurance","Chapter 10.1 Motor Vehicle Damage Appraisers"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE27/27-10.1/27-10.1-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:27Z","sha256":"08934e3712f678202e30cb00a19221c3b63d084fbd1319cd2eb6fdc9c29836a8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-10.1-1.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-10.1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}