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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state:
(1) Automatic commercial ice makers;
(2) Commercial clothes washers;
(3) Commercial pre-rinse spray valves;
(4) Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers;
(5) High-intensity discharge lamp ballasts;
(6) Illuminated exit signs;
(7) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment;
(8) Low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers;
(9) Metal-halide lamp fixtures;
(10) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies;
(11) Torchieres;
(12) Traffic signal modules; and
(13) Unit heaters.
(b) The provisions of this chapter also apply to the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state:
(1) Bottle-type water dispensers;
(2) Commercial hot food holding cabinets;
(3) Residential boilers and residential furnaces;
(4) State-regulated incandescent reflector lamps; and
(5) Walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers.
(c) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) New products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state;
(2) New products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state;
(3) Products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction; or
(4) Products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 39. Public Utilities and Carriers § 39-27-4. Scope - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-39-public-utilities-and-carriers/ri-gen-laws-sect-39-27-4/
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