Rhode Island Contractor Registration and Licensing Fees
The 6 verified whole-dollar state fees Rhode Island publishes — the CRLB registration and renewal fee, the late fee, the administrative insurance fines and the subcontractor-list fine. Municipal permit fees are not state fees, there is no state surety bond to price, and the CRLB regulated-licence and DLT trade-licence schedules were never published on the official pages read, so they are withheld by name rather than guessed.
01 State fees vs local fees vs the bond
STATE FEE (CRLB)≠MUNICIPAL BUSINESS LICENCE≠NO STATE BOND
- One registration fee, $150 — the same figure on the official apply and renew pages, paid by OpenGov card or check (RICRLB does not accept cash). S-RI-CRLB-APPLY
- $50 late fee on an expired registration, and a 3-month deadline for incomplete applications. S-RI-5-65-3
- No bond to price — the condition is a $500,000 combined single-limit insurance plus workers' compensation. S-RI-5-65-7
- Local fees — § 5-65-3(g) bars a municipal contractor-registration fee but lets a general, non-discriminatory business-licence fee and business tax survive; no municipal rate was read (LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED).
02 Rhode Island state fees — CRLB registration, late fee and administrative fines
| Fee | Amount | Kind | Charged by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRLB general contractor registration — application fee CRLB apply page verbatim: 'RICRLB does not accept cash. Registration fee is $150.00.' Paid by credit/debit through the OpenGov platform or by check payable to RICRLB. No conflict: the official renew page states the same $150 figure. | $150 | application | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (RICRLB) — State Building Office | S-RI-CRLB-APPLY |
| CRLB general contractor registration — annual renewal fee CRLB renew page verbatim: 'Registration fee is $150.00.' The § 5-65-8(c) power lets the board vary renewal dates and adjust this fee, so the figure is published as the current schedule amount. | $150 | renewal | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (RICRLB) — State Building Office | S-RI-CRLB-RENEW |
| CRLB registration — late fee for an expired registration CRLB renew page verbatim: 'Additional $50.00 late fee for an expired registration.' | $50 | miscellaneous | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (RICRLB) — State Building Office | S-RI-CRLB-RENEW |
| Administrative fine — Certificate of Insurance not received (first offense) CRLB apply/renew pages verbatim: 'An administrative fine of $250 for the first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense' — issued where the required Certificate of Insurance is not received within 10 business days. | $250 | miscellaneous | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (RICRLB) — State Building Office | S-RI-CRLB-RENEW |
| Administrative fine — Certificate of Insurance not received (subsequent offense) CRLB apply/renew pages verbatim: '$500 for each subsequent offense'. | $500 | miscellaneous | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (RICRLB) — State Building Office | S-RI-CRLB-RENEW |
| Fine — failure to deliver the subcontractor list within 24 hours R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-3(h)(2) verbatim: the list 'shall be delivered to the board within twenty-four (24) hours after a request is made during reasonable working hours, or a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) may be imposed for each offense.' | $25 | miscellaneous | Rhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (RICRLB) — State Building Office | S-RI-5-65-3 |
Why there is no fee conflict in Rhode Island
Unlike Pennsylvania's CONFLICT-PA-001, Rhode Island's official apply and renew pages both publish $150.00 for the registration, so a single figure is published here without a competing side. The genuine open question is not a fee but the commercial-only course exemption — see CONFLICT-RI-002 on the hub. S-RI-CRLB-APPLY
03 Withheld on purpose — never guessed
NOT PUBLISHED as a whole-dollar figure
- CRLB regulated-licence fees — Commercial Roofing, Home Inspector, Underground Utility and Well Drilling / Pump Installer. The official Forms & Resources page publishes no fee schedule, so these are named and withheld. S-RI-CRLB-LICENSES
- DLT trade-licence fees — electrical, mechanical/HVAC and plumbing; DLT publishes application and exam links but no amount on the page read. NOT_VERIFIED.
- Municipal permit and business-licence fees — no Rhode Island municipal code or rate was opened; LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED.
- Any bond — no state bond exists (verified absence); the $500,000 insurance is the financial condition, not a bond. S-RI-5-65-7
04 Sources
S-RI-5-65-3statute
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-3 — Registration for work on a structure required; permits; duties of contractors (FindLaw mirror)
https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-5-businesses-and-professions/ri-gen-laws-sect-5-65-3/S-RI-CRLB-APPLYboard page
RI CRLB — General Contractor Registration: first-time application (official)
https://crb.ri.gov/general-contractor-registration/applyS-RI-CRLB-RENEWboard page
RI CRLB — General Contractor Registration: renewal (official)
https://crb.ri.gov/general-contractor-registration/renew