Rhode Island General Laws 6-11.1-2. Application for license – Annual fee – Attorney general to promulgate rules and regulations
(a) Application for the license shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the attorney general and shall contain the name and the address (both of the residence and place of business) of the applicant, and if the applicant is a partnership or association, of every member, and if a corporation, of each officer and director and of the principal owner or owners of the issued and outstanding capital stock; also the city or town with the street and number where the business is to be conducted and any further information that the attorney general may require.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 6-11.1-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: when used in this chapter, shall include individuals, partnerships, associations, and corporations. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-11.1-1
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
(b) After receipt of an application for a license, the attorney general shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the facts presented in the application are true. The attorney general may also request a record search and a report from the National Crime and Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the application discloses that the applicant has a disqualifying criminal record, or if the investigation indicates that any of the facts presented in the application are not true; or if the records of the department of the attorney general indicate criminal activity on the part of the person signing the application and any other persons named in the application; or if the NCIC report indicates an outstanding warrant for the person signing the application and any other persons named in the application; then the attorney general may initiate a nationwide criminal records check that shall include fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the person signing the application and any other persons named in the application. Upon the annual renewal of a license or the opening of a new branch designated in the license, the attorney general may initiate a nationwide criminal records check that shall include fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the licensee and any other persons named in the license. The individual who is subject to the national records check shall be responsible for the cost of conducting such check.
(c) The applicant at the time of making his or her initial application only shall pay to the attorney general the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as a fee for investigating the application and the additional sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid annually. The licensee shall pay an additional fifty dollars ($50.00) annually for each branch designated in the license. Licenses shall not be assignable or transferable to any other person or entity.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 474, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 201, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 502, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 507, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 8.