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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-6 > Chapter-6-11-1 > 6-11-1-2SECTION 6-11.1-2
§ 6-11.1-2 Application for license –Annual fee – Attorney general to promulgate rules and regulations. –Application for the license shall be in writing, under oath, and in the formprescribed by the attorney general and shall contain the name and the address(both of the residence and place of business) of the applicant, and if theapplicant is a partnership or association, of every member, and if acorporation, of each officer and director and of the principal owner or ownersof the issued and outstanding capital stock; also the city or town with thestreet and number where the business is to be conducted, and any furtherinformation that the attorney general may require. After receipt of anapplication for a license, the attorney general shall conduct an investigationto determine whether the facts presented in the application are true. Theattorney general may also request a record search and a report from thenational crime and information center (NCIC) of the federal bureau ofinvestigation. If the application discloses that the applicant has adisqualifying criminal record, or if the investigation indicates that any ofthe facts presented in the application are not true, or if the records of thedepartment of the attorney general indicate criminal activity on the part ofthe person signing the application and any other persons named in theapplication, or if the NCIC report indicates an outstanding warrant for theperson signing the application and any other persons named in the application,then the attorney general may initiate a nationwide criminal records check bythe federal bureau of investigation regarding the person signing theapplication and any other persons named in the application, in accordance withany applicable federal standards regarding a criminal records check. Theapplicant at the time of making his or her initial application only shall payto the attorney general the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as a fee forinvestigating the application and the additional sum of fifty dollars ($50.00)shall be paid annually. Licenses shall not be assignable or transferable to anyother person or entity. The attorney general is authorized to promulgate rulesand regulations not inconsistent with this chapter to provide for the effectivedischarge of the responsibilities granted by this chapter.
