Rhode Island General Laws 5-5-7. Procedure for approval or denial of application – Hearings
The local licensing authority, in approving or denying an application for a license or renewal of a license, shall proceed as follows:
(1) If the application is approved, the local licensing authority shall issue a license in the form provided in this chapter;
(2) If the application is denied, the local licensing authority shall notify the applicant or licensee, in writing, of the denial and state the reasons for the authority’s action;
(3) Within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of notice, the applicant or licensee may request a hearing in writing;
(4) If a request for a hearing is received in a timely manner, the local licensing authority shall set a date for a hearing and notify the parties of the time and place of the hearing;
(5) All hearings shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of Title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 479, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-5-7
- Applicant: means any person who has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity that is regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-5-2
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- License: means any license required by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-5-2
- Local licensing authority: means the town councils of license boards of the several towns, the mayor and city council or license bureau of a city. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-5-2