Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 440 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board
Chapter 10 - General Administration, Registration, Licensing, and Filing Claims
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for Contractors
Section 440-RICR-10-00-2.2 - Purpose

The purpose of this Part is to administer and enforce the Contractors' Registration Law, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-65. The Contractors' Registration Law requires every contractor, remodeler and most subcontractors who are in the business of building or repairing residential or commercial structures and their appurtenances in the State of Rhode Island to register with the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board, so that claims filed against them can be heard and settled. Any person who fails to register as a contractor, as stipulated, is subject to penalties for operating without a registration.