Section 230-RICR-30-05-2.3 - DefinitionsA. When used in this Regulation, the following words, except as otherwise required by the context, shall have the following meaning:1. "Acts" means R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-1et seq., as amended, and §31-46-1et seq., as amended.2. "Applicant" means a Person filing an application for a License under this Regulation.3. "Automobile body shop" is as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-1, and includes any establishment, garage, or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicle bodies, including fenders, bumpers, chassis and similar components of motor vehicle bodies as distinguished from the seats, motor, transmission, and other accessories for propulsion and general running gear of motor vehicles, except as provided in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-20.4. "Automobile manufacturer" means any person, partnership, corporation, association, or other form of business enterprise engaged in manufacturing or assembling of passenger cars, trucks, or station wagons, including any person, partnership or corporation which acts for or is under the control of such manufacturer or assembler in connection with the distribution of said motor vehicles.5. "Business of salvage vehicle repairing" or "Salvage vehicle repairing" means the act or acts of preparing, fixing, restoring, or putting together Salvage Vehicles for the owner of the vehicle, or for the purpose of resale in the retail market.6. "Certificate of salvage repair" means a certificate executed by a Licensee which shall certify that the Licensee has rebuilt the Salvage Vehicle in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-46-1et seq. and this Regulation and which must accompany the vehicle to the inspection station and registry at the Division of Motor Vehicles ("DMV").7. "Certification organization" means an organization that certifies individuals in motor vehicle body repair work. Such organizations shall include, but are not limited to, Automotive Service Excellence ("ASE"), Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair ("ICAR"), New England Technical Institute, Rhode Island auto body repair associations, and other certified or accredited public or private educational institutions.8. "Consumer" means the person or entity whose vehicle is being or has been repaired.9. "Department" means the Department of Business Regulation.10. "Director" means the Director of the Department or his or her designee.11. "Licensee" means a Person holding a License pursuant to this Regulation.12. "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, truck or other self-propelled vehicle of any type.13. "Motor vehicle body" means that portion of the Motor Vehicle mounted on the chassis or frame or unibody, including fenders, bumpers, chassis, windshields, glass and similar components of motor vehicle bodies as distinguished from the seats, motor, transmission, air conditioning condenser, radiator and other accessories for propulsion and general running gear of motor vehicles.14. "Motor vehicle body license" means any type of License from the Department issued to a Person engaged in the business of Motor Vehicle Body Work.15. "Motor vehicle body work" or "Business of motor vehicle body work" means the act or acts of preparing, fixing, restoring, painting or putting together a Motor Vehicle Body, including repairing, replacing or installing of glass thereon, or the subcontracting of said work.16. "Paintless dent repair" or "PDR" means any motor vehicle body work that removes minor dents from the non-structural steel/aluminum panels of a motor vehicle without sanding, priming or painting.17. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, or any other legal entity, however formed.18. "Salvage vehicle" means a Motor Vehicle declared to be a total loss because of:a. Damage to such Motor Vehicle; orb. Settlement of a claim for damage or theft, whether or not it is an owner retained Motor Vehicle.19. "Salvage vehicle repair license" means an additional license issued to a Full Collison Licensee that authorizes that Licensee to also conduct the Business of Salvage Vehicle Repairing.20. "Shop employee" means any individual employed (including owners, partners and all other individuals whether paid or unpaid) by an Automobile Body Shop who does not perform repairs of frame, structural systems, mechanical systems or the safety related systems of a Motor Vehicle.21. "Technician" means any individual employed (including owners, partners and all other individuals whether paid or unpaid) by an Automobile Body Shop who performs repairs of frame, structural systems, mechanical systems or the safety related systems of a Motor Vehicle.22. "Testing equipment" means the tools or equipment necessary to elevate, disassemble, measure or test drive a vehicle for purposes of reinspection.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-05-2.3
Amended effective 5/26/2022