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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATIONS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Carson, McKiernan, McEntee, O'Brien, and Craven

     Date Introduced: March 18, 2016

     Referred To: House Corporations

     (Dept. Business Regulation)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 5-20.5-28 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-20.5 entitled "Real

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Estate Brokers and Salespersons" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     5-20.5-28. Order to cease unsafe practices -- Appeal. Order to cease unsafe

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practices; penalty -- Appeal. -- If the department of business regulation has reason to believe

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that any person, firm, or corporation or association is conducting any activities requiring licensure

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under this chapter without obtaining a license, or who after the denial, suspension or revocation

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of a license conducts any activities requiring licensure under this chapter, the department may

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issue its order to that person, firm, corporation or association commanding them to appear before

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the department at a hearing to be held not sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20)

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days after issuance of that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to

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that person to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter. The order to

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show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation or association named in the order in

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the same manner that a summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the

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order, certified mail, return receipt requested, to that person at any address at which he or she has

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done business or at which he or she lives. If upon that hearing the department is satisfied that the

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person is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, then the department may order that

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person, in writing, to cease and desist from that violation. The department may also order that

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person to pay an administrative penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for

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unlicensed activity. All hearings shall be governed in accordance with the Administrative

 

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Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42. If that person fails to comply with an order of the

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department after being afforded a hearing, the superior court in the county where the land or real

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estate is located has jurisdiction upon complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that

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person from violating this chapter.

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     SECTION 2. Section 5-20.7-9, 5-20.7-17, 5-20.7-20 and 5-20.7-26 of the General Laws

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in Chapter 5-20.7 entitled "Real Estate Appraiser Certification Act" are hereby amended to read

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as follows:

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     5-20.7-9. Requirements prior to certification or licensing examination. -- (a)

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Residential classification. - As a prerequisite to taking the examination for certification as a state

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certified residential real estate appraiser, an applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the

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board that he or she has successfully completed the required classroom hours of courses, and also

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present evidence of having completed the required number of experience hours as promulgated

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by the appraisal qualifications board of the Appraisal Foundation in subjects related to real estate

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appraisal and the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice from a duly licensed real

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estate school pursuant to the provisions of § 5-20.5-19 or a nationally recognized appraisal

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organization, college, university, or other school approved by the appraisal qualifications board of

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the Appraisal Foundation, or any other school that is approved by the board.

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      (b) General classification. - As a prerequisite to taking the examination for certification

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as a state certified general real estate appraiser, an applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to

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the director that he or she has successfully completed the required classroom hours of courses,

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and also present evidence of having completed the required number of experience hours as

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promulgated by the appraisal qualifications board of the Appraisal Foundation in subjects related

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to real estate appraisal and the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice from a duly

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licensed real estate school pursuant to the provisions of § 5-20.5-19, or a nationally recognized

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appraisal organization, college, university, or other school approved by the appraisal

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qualifications board of the Appraisal Foundation, or such other school as approved by the board.

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      (c) Licensed real estate appraiser. - As a prerequisite to taking the examination for

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licensing as a state licensed residential real estate appraiser, an applicant shall present evidence

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satisfactory to the board that he or she has successfully completed the required classroom hours

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of courses, and also present evidence of having completed the required number of experience

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hours as promulgated by the appraisal qualifications board of the Appraisal Foundation in

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subjects related to real estate appraisal and the uniform standards of professional appraisal

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practice from a duly licensed real estate school pursuant to the provisions of § 5-20.5-19 or a

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nationally recognized appraisal organization, college, university, or other school approved by the

 

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appraisal qualifications board of the Appraisal Foundation, or any other school that is approved

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by the board.

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     5-20.7-17. Continuing education prerequisite to renewal. -- (a) As a prerequisite to

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certificate or license renewal, a state certified or licensed real estate appraiser shall present

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evidence satisfactory to the director of having met the continuing education requirements of this

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section.

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      (b) The basic continuing education requirement for renewal of a certificate or license is

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the completion by the applicant, during the immediately preceding term of certification, of not

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less than twenty-eight (28) hours of instruction in courses or seminars from a duly licensed real

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estate school pursuant to the provisions of § 5-20.5-19 or a nationally recognized appraisal

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organization, college, university, or other school approved by the appraiser qualifications board

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of the Appraisal Foundation or such other school as approved by the board.

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      (c) In lieu of meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, an applicant for

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certificate or license renewal may satisfy all or part of the recertification requirements by

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presenting evidence of the following:

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      (1) Completion of an educational program of study determined by the board to be

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equivalent, for continuing education purposes, to courses meeting the requirements of subsection

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(b) of this section; or

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      (2) Participation other than as a student in educational processes and programs approved

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by the board which relate to appraisal theory, practices or techniques, including, but not

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necessarily limited to, teaching, program development and preparation of textbooks, monographs,

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articles, and other instructional materials, which may be credited for no greater than fifty percent

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(50%) of the total number of the continuing education requirements of this section.

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      (3) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 54, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 58, § 1].

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     5-20.7-20. Revocation or suspension of certification or license. Revocation or

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suspension of certification or license; Fine.-- The director of the department of business

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regulation may, upon his or her own motion or by recommendation of the board, and shall, upon

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the verified complaint, in writing, of any person setting forth a cause under this section, ascertain

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the facts and, if warranted, hold a hearing for the imposition of the fine up to one thousand dollars

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($1,000) or for the suspension or revocation of a certification or license. The director has the

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power to refuse a certification or license for cause or to suspend or revoke a certification or

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license where it has been obtained by false representation, or by fraudulent act or conduct, or

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where the holder of a certificate in performing or attempting to perform any of the acts mentioned

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in this chapter, is found guilty of:

 

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      (1) Procuring or attempting to procure certification or licensing pursuant to this chapter

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by knowingly making a false statement, knowingly submitting false information, refusing to

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provide complete information in response to a question in an application for certification or

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license or through any form of fraud or misrepresentation;

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      (2) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications established by this chapter;

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      (3) Paying money other than provided for by this chapter to any member or employee of

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the board or department to procure a certification under this chapter;

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      (4) A conviction, including a conviction based upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere,

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of a crime, which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a person

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developing appraisals and communicating appraisals to others or convicted of any felony;

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      (5) An act or omission involving dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation with the intent

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to benefit the certificate holder or another person or with the intent to substantially injure another,

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mislead or defraud another person;

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      (6) Failure or refusal without good cause to exercise reasonable diligence in developing

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an appraisal, preparing an appraisal report or communicating an appraisal;

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      (7) Accepting an appraisal assignment when the employment itself is contingent upon

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the appraiser reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis or opinion, or where the fee to be paid

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is contingent upon the opinion, conclusion, or valuation reached, or upon the consequence

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resulting from the appraisal assignment; or

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      (8) Entry of a final civil judgment against the person on grounds of fraud,

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misrepresentation, or deceit in the making of an appraisal.

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     5-20.7-26. Order to cease unsafe practices – Appeal. Order to cease unsafe practices;

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Penalty -- Appeal. -- If the department of business regulation has reason to believe that any

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person, firm, or corporation or association is conducting any activities requiring licensure or

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certification pursuant to this chapter without obtaining a license, or who after the denial,

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suspension or revocation of a license conducts any activities requiring licensure or certification

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pursuant to this chapter, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation or

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association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held not sooner

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than ten (10) days and not later than twenty (20) days after issuance of that order, to show cause

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why the department should not issue an order to that entity to cease and desist from the violation

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of the provisions of this chapter. The order to show cause may be served on any person, firm,

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corporation or association named in the order in the same manner that a summons in a civil action

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may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order, certified mail, return receipt requested, to that

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entity at any address which is the place of business or place of residence. If upon that hearing the

 

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department is satisfied that the entity is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, then the

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department may order that entity, in writing, to cease and desist from that violation. The

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department may also order that person to pay an administrative penalty not to exceed one

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thousand dollars ($1,000) for unlicensed activity. All hearings shall be governed in accordance

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with chapter 35 of title 42. If that entity fails to comply with an order of the department after

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being afforded a hearing, the superior court in the county where the land or real estate is located

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has jurisdiction upon complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that entity from violating

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this chapter.

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     SECTION 3. Section 19-14-24 of the General Laws in Chapter 19-14 entitled "Licensed

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Activities" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     19-14-24. Other business in same place. Tying with other business. -- No licensee

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shall condition any sale on the requirement that the consumer purchase any other product or

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service from a specified provider including those providers with whom the licensee is sharing

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office space. conduct any business under this title within any office or place of business in which

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any other business is solicited or engaged, except as the director or the director's designee may

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authorize, in writing. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld if the director or the director's

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designee finds that the character of the other business is such that the granting of the authority

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would not evade the provisions of this chapter.

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     SECTION 4. Section 31-44-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-44 entitled "Mobile

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and Manufactured Homes" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-44-17. Filing of complaint with department -- Notice -- Rules of evidence not

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binding. -- (a) Any resident of a mobile and manufactured housing park or any owner of a mobile

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and manufactured housing park may petition the director by filing a complaint with the

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department of business regulation. and paying a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) filing fee which shall

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be used to defray the costs of the director. The filing fee may be waived by the director if he or

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she or his or her agent determines that the fee will cause an unfair financial burden on the

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petitioner. After review of the claim and a decision by the director that the matter has merit and is

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not frivolous, the director shall schedule a hearing within sixty (60) days from receipt of the

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claim. If the director finds the claim to be without merit or to be frivolous, the director shall

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dismiss the complaint and explain in writing to the complainant his or her reasons for dismissing

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the complaint.

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      (b) The director or his or her agent shall serve notice, in writing, of the time and place of

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the hearing upon all appropriate parties at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing.

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Both parties to the complaint may be represented by counsel.

 

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      (c) The director or his or her agent shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules

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of evidence but may admit all testimony having a reasonable probative value. Complaints filed

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shall be handled in accordance with the departments' rules of practice and the Administrative

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Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42. It may exclude evidence which, in the opinion of the

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director or his or her agent, is immaterial, irrelevant, or unduly repetitious.

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     SECTION 5. Section 42-14-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-14 entitled

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"Department of Business Regulation" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     42-14-12. Sales of businesses. -- Any person, firm, or corporation acting may act as a

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broker for the sale of an existing business or the transfer of all or a substantial part of the

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materials, supplies, merchandise, or other inventory of an existing business or for the making of a

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bulk transfer under chapter 6 of title 6A for a fee, charge, or commission shall be required to post

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a bond in the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) with the department of business

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regulation with surety or sureties approved by the director of the department. Provided, however,

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that the provisions of this section shall not apply to attorneys, any person licensed as a real estate

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broker, or real estate salesman pursuant to the provisions of chapter 20.5 of title 5, except that no

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person, firm, or corporation shall act or hold himself or herself out as a business broker unless he

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or she holds a real estate broker's license issued by the department of business regulation that has

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not been revoked provided the sale does not include the transfer of real estate with the business. If

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the sale of the business includes with it the sale or lease of any parcel or interest in real estate, as

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defined under chapter 20.5 of title 5, the broker must hold a valid real estate broker's license duly

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issued by the department of business regulation.

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     SECTION 6. Section 42-14.2-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-14.2 entitled

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"Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards" is hereby

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amended to read as follows:

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     42-14.2-20. Cease and desist orders. Cease and desist orders; Penalties.-- (a) If the

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department shall have reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is

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violating the provisions of this chapter, the department may issue its order to that person, firm,

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corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be

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held not sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of the order to

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show cause why the commission should not issue an order to the person to cease and desist from

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the violation of the provisions of this chapter.

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      (b) An order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or

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association named therein by any person in the same manner that a summons in a civil action may

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be served, or by mailing a copy of the order to the person at any address at which he or she has

 

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done business or at which he or she lives. If upon the hearing the department shall be satisfied

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that the person is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, then the department shall order

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that person, in writing, to cease and desist from the violation. The department may also order that

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person to pay an administrative penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for

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unlicensed activity. At any hearing, any person subject to an order of the department to cease and

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desist may be represented by counsel.

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      (c) The department shall not be bound by common law rules of evidence, but may

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receive and consider any statements, documents, and things which shall be considered by them

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necessary or useful in arriving at their decision. If that person shall thereafter fail to comply with

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the order of the department, the superior court for Providence County shall have jurisdiction upon

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the complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating this chapter. The

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complaint shall be in the form of a civil action. The findings and order of the department shall

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constitute prima facie evidence that the person ordered by the department to cease and desist has

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violated the provisions of this chapter.

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      (d) The attorney general shall afford the department any necessary assistance in

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obtaining relief in the superior court.

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     SECTION 7. Chapter 23-26 of the General Laws entitled "Bedding and Upholstered

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Furniture" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     23-26-32. Civil penalties for violations - Cease and desist authority. – (a) In addition

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to every other power granted the department of business regulation, the department may impose

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an administrative penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for any violation or failure

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to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the

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department.

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     (b) If the director has reason to believe that any person or entity is violating any provision

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of this chapter or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the director may issue an order to

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that person or entity commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to show

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cause why the director should not issue an order to that person or entity to cease and desist from

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the violation. By decision after hearing, approved by the director, the department may issue an

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order to cease and desist which shall be enforceable in superior court.

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     SECTION 8. Chapter 31-44 of the General Laws entitled "Mobile and Manufactured

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Homes" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-44-23. Cease and desist authority. – If the director has reason to believe that any

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person or entity is violating any provision of this chapter or rule or regulation promulgated

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thereunder, the director may issue an order to that person or entity commanding them to appear

 

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before the department at a hearing to show cause why the director should not issue an order to

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that person or entity to cease and desist from the violation. By decision after hearing, approved by

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the director, the department may issue an order to cease and desist which shall be enforceable in

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the superior court for Providence county.

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     SECTION 9. Chapter 31-46 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Salvage Law" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-46-8. Civil penalties for violations - Cease and desist authority. – (a) In addition to

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every other power granted the department of business regulation, the department may impose an

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administrative penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for any violation or failure to

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comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the

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department.

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     (b) If the director has reason to believe that any person or entity is violating any provision

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of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the director may issue an order

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to that person or entity commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to show

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cause why the director should not issue an order that person or entity to cease and desist from the

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violation. By decision after hearing, approved by the director, the department may issue an order

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to cease and desist which shall be enforceable in the superior court for Providence county.

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     SECTION 10. Chapter 41-5 of the General Laws entitled "Boxing and Wrestling" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     41-5-25. Civil penalties for violations - Cease and desist authority. – (a) In addition to

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every other power granted the department of business regulation, the department may impose an

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administrative penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for any violation or failure to

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comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the

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department.

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     (b) If the director has reason to believe that any person or entity is violating any provision

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of this chapter or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the director may issue an order to

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that person or entity commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to show

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cause why the director should not issue an order to that person or entity to cease and desist from

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the violation. By decision after hearing, approved by the director, the department may issue an

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order to cease and desist which shall be enforceable in superior court for Providence county.

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     SECTION 11. Chapter 41-5.2 of the General Laws entitled "Mixed Martial Arts" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     41-5.2-30. Civil penalties for violations - Cease and desist authority. – (a) In addition

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to every other power granted the department of business regulation, the department may impose

 

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an administrative penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for any violation or failure

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to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the

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department.

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     (b) If the director has reason to believe that any person or entity is violating any provision

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of this chapter or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, the director may issue an order to

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that person or entity commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to show

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cause why the director should not issue an order to that person or entity to cease and desist from

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the violation. By decision after hearing, approved by the director, the department may issue an

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order to cease and desist which shall be enforceable in superior court for Providence county.

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     SECTION 12. Chapter 42-14 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Business

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Regulation" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sections:

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     42-14-14.1. Inspection power. – The director of the department of business regulation,

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or their agent, shall have the power to enter, examine and inspect in a manner reasonable under

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the circumstances the licensed premises of any person who is licensed by the department or who

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is entitled to an exemption from licensing. Upon receipt of a report or complaint, the director, or

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their agent, shall be entitled to conduct an inspection of the premises of any person who may be

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engaging upon such premises in activity(ies) requiring a license from the department in order to

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determine whether any violation or unlicensed activity has occurred.

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     42-14-20. Applications; processing fee. – In connection with any application for a

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license, permit and/or registration, or any renewal thereof, that is subject to the jurisdiction of the

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department of business regulation and as to which the department has an electronic system for

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applicants to file such applications, if an applicant submits its application in paper copy and not

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electronically, the department shall be entitled to charge and collect from the applicant a

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processing fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The processing fee shall be paid by the

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applicant at the time of its application and shall be in addition to any licensing, permit and/or

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registration fee or any renewal thereof.

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     SECTION 13. Chapter 42-14.2 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Business

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Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards" is hereby amended by adding thereto the

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following section:

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     42-14.2-22. Civil penalties for violations. – In addition to every other power granted the

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department of business regulation, the department may fine a licensee not more than one

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thousand dollars ($1,000) for any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter

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or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the department.

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     SECTION 14. Section 5-20.5-17 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-20.5 entitled "Real

 

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Estate Brokers and Salespersons" is hereby repealed.

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     5-20.5-17. Penalties for violations. -- (a) Any person acting as a broker or as a

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salesperson without first obtaining a license is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, is

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punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred

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dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year, or both; and if a

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corporation, is punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than

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two thousand dollars ($2,000). Any person upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense is

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punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand

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dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed two (2) years, or both; and if a

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corporation, by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than five thousand

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dollars ($5,000).

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      (b) In case any person has received any money, or the equivalent, as a fee, commission,

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compensation, or profit by or in consequence of a violation of any provision of this chapter, he or

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she, in addition, is liable to a penalty of not less than the amount of the sum of money received

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and not more than three (3) times the sum received, as may be determined by the court, which

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penalty may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by any person aggrieved.

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     SECTION 15. Section 5-20.7-21 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-20.7 entitled "Real

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Estate Appraiser Certification Act" is hereby repealed.

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     5-20.7-21. Violations -- Penalties. -- (a) Any person upon conviction of acting or

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representing themselves to be a state certified or licensed real estate appraiser or performing the

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duties of a certified or licensed real estate appraiser as defined within this chapter without first

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obtaining a certification or license is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than

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one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for a

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term not to exceed one year, or both; and if a corporation, by a fine of not less than one thousand

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dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000). Any person upon conviction of a

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second or subsequent offense is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500)

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nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed two (2)

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years, or both; and if a corporation, by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor

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more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

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      (b) In case any person has received any money, or the equivalent of money as a fee,

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commission, compensation, or profit by or in consequence of a violation of any provision of this

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chapter, he or she shall, in addition, be liable to a penalty of not less than the amount of this sum

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or money so received and not more than three (3) times the sum received, as may be determined

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by the court, which penalty may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by any

 

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person aggrieved together with all reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the prosecution

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of the action.

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     SECTION 16. Section 23-26-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-26 entitled "Bedding

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and Upholstered Furniture" is hereby repealed.

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     23-26-27. Penalty for violations. -- Any person who:

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      (1) Makes, remakes, renovates, sterilizes, prepares, sells, or offers for sale, exchange, or

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lease any article of bedding as defined by § 23-26-1, not properly tagged as required by this

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chapter; or

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      (2) Uses in the making, remaking, renovating, or preparing of the article of bedding or in

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preparing cotton or other material therefor which has been used as a mattress, pillow, or bedding

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in any public or private hospital, or which has been used by or about any person having an

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infectious or contagious disease, and which after such use has not been sterilized and approved

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for use, by the director of business regulation; or

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      (3) Counterfeits or imitates any stamp or permit issued under this chapter shall be guilty

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of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by

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imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or both.

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     SECTION 17. Section 41-5-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 41-5 entitled "Boxing and

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Wrestling" is hereby repealed.

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     41-5-4. Penalty for unlicensed match. -- Any person holding, conducting, or

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participating in any match or exhibition held without a license, unless exempted as provided

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herein, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment

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for a term not exceeding three (3) months, or by both a fine and imprisonment.

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     SECTION 18. Section 41-5.2-26 of the General Laws in Chapter 41-5.2 entitled "Mixed

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Martial Arts" is hereby repealed.

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     41-5.2-26. Penalty for unlicensed match. -- Any person holding, conducting, or

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participating in any mixed martial arts match or exhibition held without a license, unless

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exempted as provided herein, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars

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($100) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months, or by both a fine and

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imprisonment.

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     SECTION 19. Section 42-14.2-13 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-14.2 entitled

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"Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards" is hereby

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repealed.

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     42-14.2-13. Penalties. -- Any person, firm, corporation, or association violating any of

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the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person, firm,

 

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corporation, or association who is convicted for violation of any section of this chapter shall be

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punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for a term not to

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exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment for each violation of the provisions of this

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chapter.

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     SECTION 20. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATIONS

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     This act would amend various statutes in connection with the administrative powers of

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the department of business regulation in order to provide consistency with respect to the penalty –

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related provisions governing the businesses subject to the statutes.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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