R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-22

Application for renewal of a license must be received by the licensing authority on a form provided by the licensing authority no less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the license, subject to the right of the licensing authority to permit late filing upon good cause shown. The licensing authority may refuse to renew a license for any of the grounds stated in § 5-57-19(1) and it shall promptly notify the licensee of its 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 that refusal in the manner prescribed in § 5-57-20(b). A licensee shall be permitted to continue to engage in the alarm business while its renewal application is pending.