Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-5. Procedure for processing applications for license
(a) All applicants shall be considered individually by the board, with the assistance of the department, and passed or rejected on a roll call vote. The action taken by the board on each application shall be recorded in the minutes and an outline of the action taken by the board shall be placed with the application.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-5
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Board: means the Rhode Island state board of examiners of landscape architects. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-1
- Department: means the department of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-1
- Director: means the director of the department of business regulation or his or her designee. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-51-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(b) Personal appearance before the board, if required, shall be at the time and place designated by the board.
(c) Failure to supply additional evidence or information within sixty (60) days from the date of a written request from the board, or to appear before the board when an appearance shall be deemed necessary by the board, may be considered just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the application.
(d) Any party aggrieved by the board’s decision regarding license issuance may, within ten (10) days of the decision, appeal the matter to the director by submitting a written request for a formal hearing to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of § 5-51-17.1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 298, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 378, § 4.