{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-65-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-9","heading":"Registration fee — Report.","body":"(a) Each applicant shall pay to the board for original registration or renewal of registration, a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150).\n(b) All fees and fines collected by the board shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account for the exclusive use of supporting programs established by this chapter.\n(c) On or before January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the board shall file a report with the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, with copies to the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, detailing:\n(1) The total number of fines issued, broken down by category, including the number of fines issued for a first violation and the number of fines issued for a subsequent violation;\n(2) The total dollar amount of fines levied;\n(3) The total amount of fees, fines, and penalties collected and deposited for the most recently completed fiscal year; and\n(4) The account balance as of the date of the report.\n(d) Each year, the department of business regulation shall prepare a proposed budget to support the programs approved by the board. The proposed budget shall be submitted to the board for its review. A final budget request shall be submitted to the legislature as part of the department of business regulation’s annual request.\n(e) New or renewal registrations may be filed online or with a third party approved by the board, with the additional cost incurred to be borne by the registrant.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 65 Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-65/5-65-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:18:59Z","sha256":"c93d92963791572d332b19aa61963e5749d5d4a378adc59111e2f43c043142e4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-65-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-65-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}