R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-1-40 — Tax administrator to prepare list of licensed taxpayers — Notice — Public inspection

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the tax administrator may, on a periodic
basis:
(1) Prepare and publish for public distribution a list of entities and their active licenses
administered under this title.
(2) Prepare and publish for public distribution a list of entities and licenses for the
current year, as administered by a city or town under chapter 5 of title 3.
(3) Prepare and publish for public distribution a list of entities and licenses for the
upcoming year, as administered by a city or town under chapter 5 of title 3.
(4) Each list may contain the license type, name, and address of each registered entity
with a license.
(b) The tax administrator shall not list any taxpayers that do not have an active license.
(c) Any such list prepared by the tax division shall be available to the public for inspection
by any person and may be published by the tax administrator on the tax division website.