TITLE 31

Motor and Other vehicles

CHAPTER 31-5

Dealers', Manufacturers', and Rental Licenses

SECTION 31-5-21



   § 31-5-21  Manufacturer's license required.

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(a) No manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor shall engage in

business as a manufacturer, factory representative, or distributor in this

state without a license to do so as provided in § 31-5-22.



   (b) For the purpose of this chapter, each division of a motor

vehicle manufacturer or distributor shall be considered a separate manufacturer

or distributor for purposes of licensing under this chapter. The department of

revenue is empowered to obtain from the Rhode Island superior court for

Providence County a restraining order temporarily, preliminarily, and

permanently restraining any manufacturer, distributor, or factory

representative from engaging in business within this state unless licensed.



History of Section.

(P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 8, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 31-5-21; P.L. 1960,

ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 14,

§ 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 5.)