Rhode Island § 5-5-4 § 5-5-4. License application.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-5-4 — § 5-5-4. License application.

Rhode Island § 5-5-4

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-5Private Detective Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-4 (2026).

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§ 5-5-4. License application.
Any person engaged as a private detective prior to January 1, 1988, and who continues
            to be engaged as of January 1, 1988, may apply for a private detective license with
            the local licensing authority where his or her principal place of business is located.
            Persons presently licensed shall be granted private detective licenses from the local
            licensing authority upon application and verification that he or she has not been
            convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony. This initial application will be treated
            as a renewal of a license. Subsequent applications for renewal of his or her license
            are governed by § 5-5

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§ 5-5-4. License application.

Any person engaged as a private detective prior to January 1, 1988, and who continues to be engaged as of January 1, 1988, may apply for a private detective license with the local licensing authority where his or her principal place of business is located. Persons presently licensed shall be granted private detective licenses from the local licensing authority upon application and verification that he or she has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony. This initial application will be treated as a renewal of a license. Subsequent applications for renewal of his or her license are governed by § 5-5-6.