R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-22
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§ 5-20-22. Reexamination of applicants Appeal to board.
Official statutory text
(a) Any applicant who fails in an examination for a license is permitted to take further examination upon payment for each examination of the prescribed fee in §§ 5-20-15 5-20-17.
(b) Any applicant who fails to qualify may, within thirty (30) days after notification of his or her failure to qualify, appeal to the state board of plumbing examiners, in writing, requesting a review of the decision of the division of professional regulation in the first instance to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be taken. The state board of plumbing examiners shall set a date for an appointment and review the examination papers with the applicant. Examination papers shall be preserved in the division of professional regulation for at least three (3) months after the administration of the examination.
(b) Any applicant who fails to qualify may, within thirty (30) days after notification of his or her failure to qualify, appeal to the state board of plumbing examiners, in writing, requesting a review of the decision of the division of professional regulation in the first instance to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be taken. The state board of plumbing examiners shall set a date for an appointment and review the examination papers with the applicant. Examination papers shall be preserved in the division of professional regulation for at least three (3) months after the administration of the examination.
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