{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-38-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-10","heading":"Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.","body":"The department of business regulation may deny an application for license or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted, for the following reasons:\n(1) On proof of unfitness of the applicant to do business as an automobile body repair shop;\n(2) For any misstatement by the applicant in his or her application for license;\n(3) For any failure to comply with the provisions of this section or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the commission under § 5-38-5;\n(4) For defrauding any customer;\n(5) For dismantling any automobile without the written authorization of the owner of the automobile;\n(6) For refusing to surrender any automobile to its owner upon tender of payment of the proper charges for towing, storage, and work done on that automobile;\n(7) For having indulged in any unconscionable practice relating to the business as an automobile body repair shop;\n(8) For willful failure to perform work as contracted for;\n(9) For failure to comply with the safety standards of the industry;\n(10) For the purchase of used vehicle parts from unlicensed entities; or\n(11) For failure to comply with the requirements of § 5-38-30.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 38 Automobile Body Repair Shops"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-38/5-38-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:23:59Z","sha256":"90b57a81d314c65a6f271ae898c3a71d3822349e1a050ae617703f68764c6e94","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-38-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-38-10.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}