§ 5-38.5-6. Applications for licenses.
(a) Application for motor vehicle glass repair shop licenses shall be made to the department
of business regulation in any form the department requires and shall be accompanied
by the required fee and evidence of financial responsibility. In the application,
the department:
(1) Shall require the name and address of the applicant and of any person having financial
interest, direct or indirect, in the business to be conducted by the applicant, identify
at least one natural person who is in charge of the operations of the applicant, and
such other information as the director shall require; and
(2) May require information relating to the applicant's financial standing; the applicant's
business integrity; whether the applicant has an established place of business; whether
the applicant is properly able to conduct the business of a motor vehicle glass repair
shop; and any other pertinent information consistent with the safeguarding of the
public interest in the locations that the applicant proposes to engage in business,
all of which may be considered by the department in determining whether the granting
of that application is in the public interest.
(b) A person applying for licensing or renewal as a licensed motor vehicle glass repair
shop shall:
(1)(i) Maintain a physical place of business within the state at which it has indoor facilities
suitable to perform motor vehicle glass repair services and from which it may lawfully
dispatch mobile service vans with the intention of performing glass repair services
on a mobile basis; or
(ii) If providing motor vehicle glass repair services on a mobile-only basis, have access
to indoor facilities licensed or subject to regulation under chapters 38, 38.3, or
38.5 of this title or chapter 5 of title 31 at which services must be performed indoors during inclement weather, in accordance
with the resin and adhesive manufacturer instructions, as well as ANSI standards;
(2) If using a mobile service van, register and insure such van as a commercial vehicle;
(3) If providing motor vehicle glass repair services, possess and maintain in working
order, the equipment necessary to provide motor-vehicle-windshield-glass stone chip
repair;
(4) If providing motor vehicle glass repair services, possess and maintain the equipment
necessary to perform motor vehicle glass replacement services;
(5) Obtain all required local, state, and federal licenses and permits, including a state
sales tax identification number and a federal tax identification number;
(6) Not subcontract or sublet motor vehicle glass repair services to any other person
or entity not in the employ of the licensed motor vehicle glass repair shop unless
such person or entity is also a duly licensed motor vehicle glass repair shop.