(a)  Every person licensed under this chapter shall not accept any public property as defined in this chapter, unless evidence of a valid contract with a government entity is provided at the time of the transaction.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 6-11.2-9

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Public property: means property owned and maintained by a municipality, the state, the United States, or any quasi-governmental entity, and shall include, but not be limited to, items associated with public streets and sidewalks as follows:

    (1)  Manhole covers, or other types of utility access covers including, but not limited to, water maintenance covers;

    (2)  Highway and street signs;

    (3)  Street light poles and fixtures;

    (4)  Guardrails for bridges, highways, and roads;

    (5)  Historical, commemorative, and memorial markers and plaques; and

    (6)  Traffic directional and control signs and light signals. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-11.2-2

(b)  A licensee shall immediately notify the police department of any individual attempting to sell public property without authorization from a governmental entity.

History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 239, § 1.