Rhode Island § 5-38-11 - Automobile Body Repair Shops
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§ 5-38-11. Automobile Body Repair Shops
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-11
§ 5-38-11. Responsibility of licensee for acts of agents.
If a licensee is a firm or corporation, it is sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a license that any officer, director, or trustee of the firm or corporation or any member, in the case of a partnership, has been found by the department of business regulation guilty of any act or omission that would be cause for refusing, suspending, or revoking a license to that party as an individual. Each licensee shall be responsible for the acts of any salespersons or any drive-away tow-away operator acting as the agent for that licensee, and for the acts of any salesperson, estimator, or other employee acting as the agent for that licensee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-38-11 ("Automobile Body Repair Shops") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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