Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-65-27. Elderly person in-home solicitation--Right to cancel

(1) “ Consumer” means an individual who contracts with a person offering to undertake or submit a bid to do work as a contractor.

(2) “ Elderly person” is defined in § 42-66-4.1.

(3) “ Emergency” means an urgent and immediate need for services, assistance, or repairs that must be addressed without delay to avoid substantial harm to persons or property.

(4) “ In-home solicitation” means any transaction made at the consumer's primary residence, including telephonic or online, except those transactions initiated by the consumer. A consumer response to an advertisement is not an in-home solicitation.

(5) “ Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited-liability company, association, or other group, however organized.

(6) “ Services” means work, labor, and services as a contractor pursuant to this chapter, as well as other disciplines governed by the board pursuant to statutory law.

(1) Appear in the agreement under the conspicuous caption: “Notice of Cancellation”; and

(2) Read as follows:

․․․ (date of transaction) “You may cancel this agreement, without any penalty or obligation, within three (3) business days from the above date. If you cancel, your cancellation notice must state that you do not wish to be bound by the agreement and mailed by registered or certified mail not later than midnight three (3) days following the consumer's signing the agreement, excluding Sunday and any holiday on which regular mail deliveries are not made. All cancellations must be mailed to:

(insert name and address of the seller). ”