{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-14.2-18","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-14.2-18","heading":"Controlling authority.","body":"All provisions of this chapter, with the exception of § 39-14.2-14, are hereby declared to be the sole jurisdiction of the division; § 39-14.2-14 is hereby declared to be the sole jurisdiction of the division and the department of business regulation. Cities, towns, and other local entities in the state are expressly prohibited from:\n(1) Establishing any licensing or registration requirement or imposing any charge, fee, or tax on transportation network companies, transportation network company operators, or personal vehicles;\n(2) Requiring a TNC driver to obtain a business license or any other type of similar authorization to operate within the jurisdiction; or\n(3) Subjecting transportation network companies to the city, town, or local entity’s rate, entry, operation, or other requirements; provided, however, that cities and towns may continue to impose excise taxes upon the legal owners of vehicles used to provide TNC services in a manner consistent with previous such taxation of private motor vehicles.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 14.2 Transportation Network Company Services"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-14.2/39-14.2-18.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:18Z","sha256":"7d6a6efa3ed6e9d897ea5630d0dd4a153b9f7d3662a56162f584b34c2f20c3cb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-14.2-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-14.2-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}