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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-5 > Chapter-5-76 > 5-76-5SECTION 5-76-5
§ 5-76-5 Action by agency regardingrenewal of license. – (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of any general law, if afteropportunity for conference pursuant to subsection 5-76-4(b), an agency, orauthority has been notified by the tax administrator that a licensee isdelinquent in filing returns and/or remitting taxes due, the agency orauthority shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, refuse to re-issue,renew or extend such license until the agency or authority receives acertificate issued by the tax administrator that the person is in good standingor has entered into a satisfactory time payment agreement with respect to anyand all returns due and taxes payable to the tax administrator as of the dateof issuance of said certificate. That notification of delinquent tax statusshall constitute grounds to refuse to re-issue, renew, extend, or deny anylicense issued under any title of the general laws.
(b) If a licensee thereafter files an overdue return and/orremits past taxes due or enters into a satisfactory time payment agreement withrespect to any and all returns due and taxes payable, the tax administratorshall, within five (5) business days of a licensee's request, provide theappropriate agency or authority the certificate of good standing specified insection 5-76-5 of this chapter. Within five (5) business days of receiving sucha certificate, the agency or authority shall reinstate, reissue, renew orotherwise extend the licensee's license.
