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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS--REGISTRATION OF

BUSINESSES IN RICHMOND

     

     Introduced By: Senator Catherine Cool Rumsey

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 45-2 of the General Laws entitled "General Powers" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     45-2-31.4. Business registration fee -- Town of Richmond. -- (a) Every wholesale,

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retail, commercial, or manufacturing business located in Richmond, whether a sole

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proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other business entity, shall register with the town clerk

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of the town of Richmond. The information provided upon registration shall include the name of

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the business, the name(s) of the owner, the type of business, the physical address, and the mailing

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address.

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     (b) The town council shall have the authority to establish, by ordinance, a fee for

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registration not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).

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     (c) The town clerk shall issue a registration certificate to each registered business. The

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certificate shall be kept on the premises of the business. No business shall be allowed to register

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under a business name that is already registered.

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     (d) Businesses operating in Richmond on the effective date of an ordinance adopted

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pursuant to the authority of this statute shall be required to register within sixty (60) days of the

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day the ordinance takes effect. A business that changes its address shall be required to obtain a

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new registration certificate.

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     (e) The town council shall have the authority to provide, by ordinance, for a fine for

 

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failure to register a business. The fine shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each

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month, or fraction thereof, that the violation continues, provided, however, that the fine shall not

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exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00). The fine shall enure to the town.

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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 TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS--REGISTRATION OF

BUSINESSES IN RICHMOND

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     This act would authorize the town of Richmond to enact an ordinance providing for the

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registration of businesses in the town. The act would also provide a fine of up to twenty-five

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dollars ($25.00) per month for failing to register, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00).

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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