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Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-64.2-6. Obtaining a new home state license based on a compact privilege

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A licensee may hold a home state license, which allows for a compact privilege in other member states, in only one member state at a time.

(b) If a licensee changes home state by moving between two (2) member states:

(1) The licensee shall file an application for obtaining a new home state license based on a compact privilege, pay all applicable fees, and notify the current and new home state in accordance with the rules of the compact commission.

(2) Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of a compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the licensee meets the criteria set forth in § 5-64.2-5 via the data system, and require that the licensee complete the following:

(i) Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint based criminal history record information check;

(ii) Any other criminal history record information required by the new home state;  and

(iii) Any jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.

(3) The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a compact privilege once the new home state has activated the new home state license in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the compact commission.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the licensee cannot meet the criteria set forth in § 5-64.2-5, the new home state may apply its requirements for issuing a new single state license.

(5) The licensee shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to be issued a new home state license.

(c) If a licensee changes their state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-member state, or from a non-member state to a member state, the state criteria shall apply for issuance of a single state license in the new state.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with a licensee's ability to hold a single state license in multiple states;  however, for the purposes of this chapter, a licensee shall have only one home state license.

(e) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single state license.

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