(a)  It shall be a deceptive trade practice in violation of this chapter for any service contractor to fail to disclose to any person who is a prospective customer, at the time that the person makes initial contact by any means with the service contractor, that a service call made by the service contractor to the home or business of the prospective customer will require the payment by the prospective customer of separate and distinct fees for the following:

(1)  Service charge — the fee charged by the service contractor to respond to the request for service.

(2)  Labor charge.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 6-13.1-16

  • 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.
  • Customer: means the person, business, or other entity that places an order for merchant products through the marketplace. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-58-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations, and any other legal entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-13.1-1

(b)  As used in this section:

(1)  “Service contractor” means a person engaged in the business of repairing, overhauling, adjusting, assembling, or disassembling consumer goods.

(2)  “Person” means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity.

History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 134, § 1.