§ 31-5-33. Rental of motor vehicles — Licenses required.
(a) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall, without securing
a license, grant a franchise or license, or continue to grant a franchise or license,
to any other person, firm, or corporation to use his, her, or its name, trademark,
or trade name, whether registered or unregistered, in the business of renting in this
state motor vehicles for transportation of persons or property.
(b) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall engage in
this state in the business of renting or leasing motor veh
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§ 31-5-33. Rental of motor vehicles — Licenses required.
(a) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall, without securing
a license, grant a franchise or license, or continue to grant a franchise or license,
to any other person, firm, or corporation to use his, her, or its name, trademark,
or trade name, whether registered or unregistered, in the business of renting in this
state motor vehicles for transportation of persons or property.
(b) No person, firm, or corporation, whether resident or nonresident, shall engage in
this state in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to any other person,
firm, or corporation without securing a license. Any person, firm, or corporation
who rents or leases more than five (5) motor vehicles in any one year shall be considered
to be engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or public law to the contrary, the authority
to issue licenses for the rental or leasing of motorized bicycles and/or motorized
tricycles in the town of New Shoreham shall be vested exclusively in the town council
of the town of New Shoreham, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19.3 of this title.