§ 5-65.2-1. Short title and purpose. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Well-Drilling, Pump Installers, and Water-Filtration Contractors Licensing Law.” The purpose of this chapter is to establish a licensing program and minimum standards for governing and enforcing the installation, construction, repair, development, and abandonment of wells, well […]
§ 5-65.2-2. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Alter” means the replacing, changing, or repairing of any portion of the existing wells, water-supply systems, water-treatment systems, water-filtration systems, or pumps and the terms “alteration” and “altering” shall be construed accordingly. (2) “Appurtenance” means and includes wells, pumps, filtration or treatment systems, or other devices […]
§ 5-65.2-3. Licensing procedure. (a) In addition to the provisions of chapter 65 of this title, the contractors’ registration and licensing board is authorized to establish a program to license well-drilling contractors, pump installers, water-filtration/treatment-system contractors, and water-filtration/treatment-system installers to ensure persons performing well-drilling work, pump installation, and residential water-filtration/treatment-system installation are properly qualified to […]
§ 5-65.2-4. Fees. All persons seeking a well-drilling professional license shall submit a payment in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200), which shall support the licensing program, representing a license fee. All fines and fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account for the exclusive use of supporting programs […]
§ 5-65.2-5. Penalties for violations. (a) Any person who operates as a well drilling contractor without a license as adjudged in a final order issued by the board, upon proper written notification, is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, fined not more than […]
