(a)  The per annum fees imposed for registrations issued pursuant to § 23-26-30 shall be as follows:

(1)  Every applicant classified as a manufacturer of articles of bedding for sale at wholesale or retail or as a supply dealer shall pay, prior to the issuance of a general registration, a per annum fee of two hundred ten dollars ($210) and the registrant may be engaged in any or all of the following:

(i)  Manufacture of articles of bedding for sale at wholesale;

(ii)  Manufacture of articles of bedding for sale at retail;

(iii)  Supply dealer;

(iv)  Repairer-renovator.

(2)  Every applicant classified as a repairer-renovator or retailer of second-hand articles of bedding shall pay, prior to the issuance of a limited registration, a per annum fee of sixty dollars ($60.00), and the registrant may be engaged in any or all of the following:

(i)  Repairer-renovator;

(ii)  Retailer of second-hand articles of bedding; provided, however, that if a registrant is reclassified from one category to another that calls for a higher registration fee, he or she shall pay a pro rata share of the higher registration fee for the unexpired period and shall be issued a new registration to expire on the expiration date of the original registration.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-31

  • Director: means the director of business regulation. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
  • New: means any material or article which has not been previously used for any purpose, except that an article of bedding returned by the purchaser for exchange, alteration, or correction within thirty (30) days from date of delivery after original sale at retail, shall be deemed to be a new article, but thirty (30) days from date of delivery the article shall be deemed to be second-hand. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
  • Repairer-renovator: means any person who repairs, makes over, re-covers, restores, renovates, or otherwise prepares or tags articles of bedding, directly for the consumer, or for direct sale by the person at retail. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
  • Second-hand: means any material or article of which prior use has been made. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1
  • Supply dealer: means any person who breaks bulk, packages, or repackages, or otherwise prepares or tags any filling material or articles of bedding, for sale other than at retail. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-26-1

(b)  If, through error, a registrant has been improperly classified as of the date of issue of his or her current registration, the proper fee for the entire period shall be payable. Any overpayment shall be refunded to the registrant. No refunds shall be allowed to any registrant who has discontinued business, or whose registration has been revoked or suspended or who has been reclassified to a category calling for a greater or lesser registration fee, except as provided herein. The fee shall be paid to the director of business regulation. For reissuing a revoked or expired registration the fee shall be the same as for an original registration.

(c)  All payments for registration fees, sterilization process, fines and penalties, and other money received under this chapter shall constitute inspection fees for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 1960, ch. 187, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 331, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. XVI, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 184, § 12; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 8; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 12, § 9; P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 3, § 9, effective June 27, 2022.