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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-34.1-18

Appointment of inspectors — Qualifications

Known as the Amusement Ride Safety Act

The act spans §§ 23-34.1-1 to 23-34.1-9 (18 sections).

P.L. 1997, ch. 79, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 317, § 1.

(a) The advisory committee shall establish procedures for the appointment of authorized inspectors in addition to at least one of the following requirements:

(1) Applicants must have at least ten (10) years of work experience in the field of amusement ride assembly, repair and inspection including proven work experience in the enforcement of the welding and electric codes.

(2) Applicants who present proof of satisfactory evidence of graduation from a school offering a program of study in amusement ride assembly and inspection, must also be certified by the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO), as Level II amusement ride safety inspectors.

(3) Applicants must be registered as licensed mechanical or structural engineers.

(b) All applicants who satisfy at least one of the three (3) requirements of subdivisions (a)(1) — (a)(3) of this section, and who shall pay an annual registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100), shall be placed on a rotating list of qualified inspectors.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.