Current through September 18, 2024
1.6.1
Registration/License
Required
A. Every person who
engages in a discipline governed by the Board, listed in §§
1.1 and
1.2(A) of this Part, must be properly registered or licensed with the
Contractors" Registration and Licensing Board prior to engaging in
those activities.
B. No
person subject to the provisions of this Subchapter shall provide
services, offer to the public their services, or represent that they
possess a registration/license unless that person possesses a valid
registration/license, unless authorized to do so by the
Board.
C. Any person who
fails to properly obtain a registration or license in their
respective discipline, as required, is subject to penalties for
operating without a registration or license.
D. For purposes of completing an
application in either paper or electronic form, for a permit to
conduct activities subject to this Subchapter, the actual applicant
does not need to possess a registration/license, as long as the
applicant is acting on behalf a validly registered/licensed
contractor and it will be the registered/licensed contractor who is
doing the work.
E.
Officer/Partner Cards/Certificates shall no longer be issued. All
current cards/certificates shall expire on December 31,
2019.
F. All
Registration/License requirements must be maintained and kept current
for the duration of the Registration/License.
1.6.2
Transfer of
Registration/License Prohibited
Any registration/license issued to an individual
contractor, subcontractor, or business entity is for the exclusive
use of that individual or entity and is non-transferrable.
1.6.3
Display of
Registration/License Number
A. All Persons subject to the
provisions of this Subchapter shall display their
registration/license number in a conspicuous manner on all forms of
advertising, including but not limited to newsprint classified
advertising, newsprint display advertising, pamphlets, telephone
directory space ads, online ads, website ads, social media ads,
business vehicles, and display ads.
B. Advertising in any form by an
unregistered/unlicensed person shall be prohibited, including
alphabetical or classified directory listings, vehicles, business
cards, and all other forms of advertisements.
C. Registration/license numbers
must be included on all written contracts, proposals, and
invoices.
D. The wearing
of company apparel is exempt from the requirement to include the
registration/license number.
1.6.4
Business Entity
Registrations/Licenses
A. Any
corporation, LLC, or partnership which meets the registration/
licensing requirements may obtain a registration/license upon
approval by the Board. The registrant/licensee shall be identified as
the responsible person on the application.
B. The responsible person is
required to meet all applicable requirements for
registration/licensing, including, but not limited to providing
evidence of the required insurance and bond and maintaining the
required continuing education credit. If the listed responsible
person disaffiliates from the business entity or becomes
unregistered/unlicensed, the business entity must identify a new
responsible person who meets the registration/licensing requirements
of that discipline in accordance with § 1.6.7 of this
Part.
C. Corporate
Documents:
1. If the
registrant/licensee is required to be registered with, and certified
by, the Rhode Island Secretary of State, the applicant must provide
the names of the corporate officers and a copy of the corporate
papers filed with the Secretary of State as part of its
application.
2. The
registrant/licensee is required to notify the Board of any lapse or
revocation of corporate status with the Secretary of State.
1.6.5
Nonresident Persons/Registered Agent
No registration/license shall be issued to a
nonresident applicant until he or she has filed with the Board a
power of attorney constituting and appointing a registered agent upon
whom all processes in any action or legal proceeding against him or
her may be served, and in the power of attorney agrees that any
lawful process against him or her which may be served upon his or her
registered agent is of the same force and validity as if served on
the nonresident applicant, and that the force continues irrevocably
in force until such time as the Board has been duly notified in
writing of any change to that status.
1.6.6
Change of
Registration
A. Registered
individuals or business entities may make application to the Board
for a change in their registration. Upon approval by the Board, the
former registration number may be transferred to the new
registration.
B. When
such a change is made, the new registrant shall be responsible for
any claims and violations made against the former registrant that are
within the jurisdiction of the Board.
C. Nothing within this section
shall be construed to limit the availability of any other remedies
available to the Board or complainant.
1.6.7
Effect on
Registration/License Due to Loss of Responsible Person
A. If the responsible person
disaffiliates or otherwise becomes incapacitated, the entity's
registration/license shall remain valid until the next examination,
or until such times as the Board allows.
B. It shall be the sole
responsibility of the entity to appoint a new responsible person that
satisfies the registration/license requirements of this
Subchapter.
C. In no
event, shall the registration/license remain valid for longer than
six (6) months after the disaffiliation or incapacitation of the
responsible person, without satisfying the registration/licensing
requirements of this Subchapter.
