R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-8

Each license shall expire one year after its date of issuance. Subject to the power of the local licensing authority to deny, revoke, or suspend a license, any license shall be renewable by the local licensing authority for the next one-year period upon proper application for renewal payment of license fees. An application for renewal of a license must be received by the local licensing authority on a form provided by the authority not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the license, and the authority shall promptly notify the licensee of the authority€™s intent to refuse to renew the license. The licensee may, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice of intent to refuse to renew a license, request a hearing on the refusal in the manner prescribed by this chapter. A licensee is permitted to continue to engage in business while its renewal application is pending. Upon renewal of any license, the local licensing authority shall issue a renewal license.