R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-9

Current through 2024 Public Law 457
Section 5-65-9 - Registration fee
(a) Each applicant shall pay to the board
(1) for original registration or renewal of registration, a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150).

(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.
(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:
(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;
(2) The total dollar amount of fines levied;
(3) The total amount of fees, fines, and penalties collected and deposited for the most recently completed fiscal year; and
(4) The account balance as of the date of the report.
(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.
(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.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-9

Amended by 2022 Pub. Laws, ch. 252, § 1, eff. 6/28/2022.
Amended by 2022 Pub. Laws, ch. 251, § 1, eff. 6/28/2022.
Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 162, § 6-1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2018 Pub. Laws, ch. 47, § 3-1, eff. 6/22/2018.
Amended by 2017 Pub. Laws, ch. 302, § 7-14, eff. 7/1/2017.
P.L. 1989, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 381, §1; P.L. 1994 , ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 1995 , ch. 370, art. 40, §34; P.L. 1996 , ch. 322, § 1; P.L. 2003 , ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 2006 , ch. 648, § 1; P.L. 2007 , ch. 73, art. 32, §1; P.L. 2007 , ch. 228, § 2.