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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ucci, Winfield, and O`Neill

     Date Introduced: February 28, 2012

     Referred To: House Corporations

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 5-38-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-38 entitled "Automobile

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Body Repair Shops" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     5-38-1. "Automobile body shop" defined. -- Automobile body shop, referred to as

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"auto body shop", includes any establishment, garage, or work area enclosed within a building

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where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicle bodies, including fenders,

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bumpers, chassis and similar components of motor vehicle bodies as distinguished from the seats,

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motor, transmission, and other accessories for propulsion and general running gear of motor

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vehicles, except as provided in section 5-38-20. No repairs performed by licensees under this

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chapter may be performed using mobile units, but may only be performed at a fixed, licensed

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location. This section shall not apply to glass repair and installations or paintless dent repairs.

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However, the department of business regulation may adopt rules and regulations that exempt

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certain glass repair and installations or paintless dent repairs from this section based on criteria

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established in such rules and regulations.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS

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     This act would remove the statutory exemption for glass repairs and paintless dent

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repairs, but allows the department of business regulation to make regulations to exempt glass

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installation and paintless dent based on certain criteria.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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