{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-7","heading":"Procedure for approval or denial of application — Hearings.","body":"The local licensing authority, in approving or denying an application for a license or renewal of a license, shall proceed as follows:\n(1) If the application is approved, the local licensing authority shall issue a license in the form provided in this chapter;\n(2) If the application is denied, the local licensing authority shall notify the applicant or licensee, in writing, of the denial and state the reasons for the authority’s action;\n(3) Within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of notice, the applicant or licensee may request a hearing in writing;\n(4) If a request for a hearing is received in a timely manner, the local licensing authority shall set a date for a hearing and notify the parties of the time and place of the hearing;\n(5) All hearings shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 5 Private Detective Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-5/5-5-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:11Z","sha256":"8decff648f5777c9b9d3b0ecd7e5a627e437c9fab6e137b12188ebb261ccb210","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-5-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}