(a)  If the department has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting any activities requiring registration in this chapter without obtaining a registration, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration conducts any activities requiring registration under this chapter, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to that person or entity to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-11.1-12

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-11.1-3
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • registration: means a registration issued by the department which authorizes a mobile food establishment to operate in the state. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-11.1-3

(b)  All hearings shall be governed by the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of Title 42, and by the department’s rules of procedure for administrative hearings.

History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.