Current through December 26, 2024
Section 110-RICR-20-00-2.16 - Prohibited Business PracticesA. No individual shall wear or display any insignia which shall indicate or tend to indicate that he or she is a law enforcement officer, or which contains or includes the word "police" or the equivalent thereof, or which is similar in wording to any law enforcement agency in this or any other State.B. No badge or shield shall indicate or tend to indicate that it represents any law enforcement officer or agency.C. No person shall have or utilize any vehicle or equipment displaying the words "police", "law enforcement officer", or the equivalent thereof.D. All such wording must be approved by the Attorney General.E. Any licensee shall, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard, discontinue any advertising, or the use of any seals or cards, which the Attorney General has determined may tend to mislead the public.F. No licensee shall represent that it is an instrumentality, or agency of the Federal, State or local government.G. No licensee shall conduct business under a trade name until it has obtained the written authorization of the Attorney General.H. The Attorney General shall not authorize the use of a trade name which is so similar to that of a public office or agency, or of that used by another licensee that the public may be confused as to the property identify of the licensee.I. The authorization for the use of a trade name shall require the filing of a certificate of doing business under such name with the city or town clerk where the licensee's principal place of business is located and with the Secretary of State.110 R.I. Code R. 110-RICR-20-00-2.16