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State of Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation

I Need an Initial License or Registration

The instructions below will accommodate your licensing requirements. If your license type is not listed below, continue to submit paper applications.

Insurance Professionals Licenses

Go to NIPR Licensing

Banking and Mortgage Professionals and Debt Collectors

  • Credit Unions
  • State Chartered Banks
  • Sale of Checks
  • Electronic Money Transfers
  • Exempt Company Registration
  • Small Loan Lender - Main Office
  • Small Loan Lender - Branch Certificate
  • Lender - Main Office
  • Lender - Branch Certificate
  • Loan Broker - Main Office
  • Loan Broker - Branch Certificate
  • Third Party Loan Servicers - Main Office
  • Third Party Loan Servicers - Branch Cerficiate
  • Debt Collectors Registration - Main Office
  • Debt Collectors Registration - Branch Certificate
  • Check Cashing - Main Office
  • Check Cashing - Branch Certificate
  • Debt Management Plan
  • Mortgage Loan Originator
Go to NMLS Licensing

Click here for a link to all Contractor Registrations.



Contractor Registration

  • Commercial Roofer
  • Home Inspector 
  • Pump Installer 
  • Underground Utility
  • Water Filtration 
  • Well Drilling 

Medical Marijuana



Please note that the application periods have closed for all Medical Marijuana license types.  At this time we renew those that have already been issued.

  • Cultivator
  • Compassion Center
  • Cooperative

Industrial Hemp

  • Grower
  • Handler
  • Dual
  • Hemp-Derived consumable CBD Distributor
  • Hemp-Derived consumable CBD Retailer

Securities

Broker Dealer Firm and Sales Representatives; Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives; Unit Investment Trust; Mutual Funds; Regulation A; Regulation D; Registration by Coordination; Franchise Registrations: Franchise and Exempt Franchise; Charities: Charitable Organizations, Professional Fundraisers, Fundraising Counsel, Professional Solicitor; Timeshare Registrations

Broker Dealer Firm and Sales Representative

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Unit Investment Trust

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Mutual Funds

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Regulation A

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Regulation D

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Registration by Coordination

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Franchise Registrations: Franchise and Exempt Franchise

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Charities: Charitable Organizations, Professional Fundraisers, Fundraising Counsel, Professional Solicitor

For additional assistance please email the Charities Section. 

Timeshare Registrations

For additional assistance please email the Securities Division. 

Renew an Existing License

Have a quick renewal code? Click here or the graphic below to begin.

Be sure to click the "Quick Renewal" tab as it shows in the graphic.

 

Click here to process your quick renewal!

Frequently Asked Questions

We've assembled a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Check them out if you're unsure about a part of this process.

Department of Business Regulation License Types:

Pertains to the following sections: Auto Body Repair; Auto Salvage; Auto Wrecking and Salvage Yards; Motor Vehicle Glass Repair; Bedding & Upholstery; Certified Constables; Mobile Food Establishments (Food Trucks); Mobile, Manufactured Homes & Parks; Real Estate Appraisers; and the Real Estate Commission.

Mobile Food Establishment (Food Truck)

For additional assistance please email Commercial Licensing. 

Visit our eLicensing portal to apply for the following:

Auto Body

For additional assistance please email Commercial Licensing. 

Bedding & Upholstery

  • Manufacturer
  • Renovator/Repairer
  • Supply Dealer
  • Second Hand Furniture
  • Sterilizer

For additional assistance please email Commercial Licensing. 

Constables

  • Constable in Training
  • Constable

For additional assistance please email Commercial Licensing. 

Mobile, Manufactured Homes & Parks

For additional assistance please email Commercial Licensing. 

Real Estate Appraisers

  • Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
  • Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser
  • Licensed Real Estate Appraiser
  • Real Estate Appraiser CE Courses
  • Real Estate Appraiser Temporary Practice Permit
  • Real Estate Appraiser Trainee

For additional assistance please email the Real Estate Section.

Real Estate Commission

  • Real Estate Inter-State Land Trust
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Real Estate Corporation
  • Real Estate Education Provider
  • Real Estate Salesperson

For additional assistance please email the Real Estate Section.

Visit our eLicensing portal to apply for the following:

Manufacturers: Brewery, Brewpub, Brew on Premises, Distillery, Farmer Winery, Rectifier, and Winery

  • Brewing on Premises
  • Brewpub Manufacturer 
  • Brewery 
  • Distillery
  • Farmer Winery 
  • Winery 
  • Wholesale Class A 
  • Wholesale Class B 
  • Wholesale Class C 

For additional assistance please email the Liquor Section. 

Class P 

For additional assistance please email the Liquor Section. 

Class G and Class G/D (Overnight)

  • Trains, Airplanes & Vessels 
  • Marine Vessels 
  • Railroads

For additional assistance please email the Liquor Section. 

Agents and Salespersons

For additional assistance please email the Liquor Section. 

Click here to apply for the following:

  • Architect 
  • ARC Certificate of Authorization 

     
  • Engineer in Training 
  • Professional Engineer 
  • PE Certificate of Authorization 

     
  • Land Surveyor 
  • LS Certificate of Authorization 
  • Land Surveyor In Training

     
  • Landscape Architect 
  • LA Certificate of Authorization 

Click here to apply for the following:

  • Certified Public Accountant 
  • Practice Unit 
  • Public Accountant 

Click here to apply for the following:

  • Athlete
  • Athletics Event
  • Athletics Manager/Second
  • Athletics Occupational
  • Concessionaires & Vendors
  • Concessionaires & Vendor Employee
  • Gaming Facility - Key Employee
  • Gaming Facility - Operation Employee
  • Gaming Facility - Service Employee
  • Gaming Vendor
  • Gaming Vendor Employee
  • Pari-mutuel Totalizator Company
  • Pari-mutuel Totalizator Company Employee