Miscellaneous License Requirements
| Type | New | Renewal |
| 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license fee. 3. Pass applicable Building and Fire Inspections. 4. Licenses must be advertised for two weeks. 5. Corporate license applicants also complete corporation information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay all overdue taxes. 3. Corporate license applicants also complete corporation information form. |
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| Food Dispenser | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license fee. 3. Pass applicable Building, Health, and Fire Inspections. 4. Corporate license applicants also complete corporate information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license renewal fee. 3. Corporate license applicants also complete corporate information form. |
| Frozen Dessert | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $20.00 license fee. 3. Pass applicable Building and Fire Inspections. 4. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $20.00 license renewal fee. 3. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form. |
| Hackney Driver | 1. Complete application and Criminal Background Checks (BCI). 2. Pay $30.00 license fee. 3. Provide Public Utilities Commission (PUC) card and future cab employer referral letter. |
1. Complete application. 2. Pay $30.00 license renewal fee. 3. Provide PUC card or other relevant documentation. |
| Holiday | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license fee. 3. Pass applicable Building and Fire Inspections. 4. Corporate license applicants also complete corporation information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license renewal fee. 3. Corporate license applicants also complete corporate information form. |
| Junk Shop | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 yearly license and $200.00 advertising fees. 3. Provide business floor plan. 4. Pass applicable Business and Fire Inspections. 5. Corporate applicants also complete corporate information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license renewal fee and overdue taxes. 3. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form. |
| Motor Vehicle Repair | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $200.00 license, $350.00 advertising, and $100.00 filing fees. 3. Provide 200 foot radius map and adjacent property owners list. 4. Pass applicable Building and Fire Inspections. 5. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $200.00 license renewal fee and overdue taxes. 3. Corporate renewal applicants also complete corporation information form. |
| Pawnbroker | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license fee. 3. Pass applicable Building and Fire Inspections. 4. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license renewal fee. 3. Pay all overdue taxes. 4. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form. |
| Peddler | 1. Complete application and Background Criminal Investigation (BCI). 2. Pay $60.00 license fee. 3. Provide four passport photos and State Tax Identification Number. Peddler Applicants who Intend to Sell Food: 1. Complete application. 2. Pay $100.00 license fee. 3. Acquire appropriate Rhode Island Department of Health licensee. Peddler Applicants who Intend to Work on Legal Holidays: 1. Complete application. 2. Pay $100.00 license fee. Peddler Applicants who Intend to Sell Frozen Dessert: 1. Complete application. 2. Pay $20.00 license fee. |
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| Private Detective | Must have the following experiences: • five years work experiences for private investigators or as police officers; • received a criminal justice degree; or • substantially equivalent training. Must also meet the following requirements: • be of good moral character; • be U..S. citizens; or • Not convicted of any felonies, declared incompetent for mental defects, suffer from alcohol or substance abuse addictions, or previous private investigator licenses revoked. |
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| Second-Hand Store | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license and $200.00 advertising fees. 3. Provide business floor plan. 4. Pass applicable Building and Fire Inspections. 5. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $100.00 license renewal fee and overdue taxes. 3. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form. |
| Valet Parking | 1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay $50.00 license fee. 3. Pass applicable Building and Fire Inspections. 4. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form and provide corporate documents. |
1. Complete application and worker's compensation form. 2. Pay all overdue taxes. 3. Corporate applicants also complete corporation information form. |
| Yard Sale | 1. Complete application. 2. Pay $5.00 yard sale license fee. 3. Provide yard sale rain dates. *Permitted to register for two yard sales per year. |