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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, and Ruggerio | |
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Date Introduced: March 01, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 5-38-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-38 entitled "Automobile |
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Body Repair Shops" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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5-38-1. "Automobile body shop" defined. -- Automobile body shop, referred to as |
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"auto body shop", includes any establishment, garage, or work area enclosed within a building |
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where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicle bodies, including fenders, |
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bumpers, chassis and similar components of motor vehicle bodies as distinguished from the seats, |
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motor, transmission, and other accessories for propulsion and general running gear of motor |
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vehicles, except as provided in section 5-38-20. No repairs performed by licensees under this |
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chapter may be performed using mobile units, but may only be performed at a fixed, licensed |
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location. |
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However, the department of business regulation may adopt rules and regulations that exempt |
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certain glass repair and installations or paintless dent repairs from this section based on criteria |
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established in such rules and regulations. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would remove the statutory exemption for glass repairs and paintless dent |
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repairs, but allows the department of business regulation to make regulations to exempt glass |
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installation and paintless dent based on certain criteria. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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