R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-9. Registration fee — Report.

(a) Each applicant shall pay to the board for original registration or renewal of registration, a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150).

(b) All fees and fines collected by the board shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account for the exclusive use of supporting programs established by this chapter.

(c) On or before January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the board shall file a report with the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, with copies to the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, detailing:

(1) The total number of fines issued, broken down by category, including the number of fines issued for a first violation and the number of fines issued for a subsequent violation;

(2) The total dollar amount of fines levied;

(3) The total amount of fees, fines, and penalties collected and deposited for the most recently completed fiscal year; and

(4) The account balance as of the date of the report.

(d) Each year, the department of business regulation shall prepare a proposed budget to support the programs approved by the board. The proposed budget shall be submitted to the board for its review. A final budget request shall be submitted to the legislature as part of the department of business regulation’s annual request.

(e) New or renewal registrations may be filed online or with a third party approved by the board, with the additional cost incurred to be borne by the registrant.