Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-47
Hearings by tax administrator
Any person aggrieved by any action under this chapter of the tax administrator or the tax administratorâs authorized agent for which a hearing is not elsewhere provided may apply to the tax administrator, in writing, within thirty (30) days of the action for a hearing, stating the reasons why the hearing should be granted and the manner of relief sought. The tax administrator shall notify the applicant of the time and place fixed for the hearing. After the hearing, the tax administrator may make the order in the premises as may appear to the tax administrator just and lawful and shall furnish a copy of the order to the applicant. The tax administrator may, by notice in writing, at any time, order a hearing on the tax administratorâs own initiative and require the taxpayer or any other individual whom the tax administrator believes to be in possession of information concerning any manufacture, importation, or sale of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products to appear before the tax administrator or the tax administratorâs authorized agent with any specific books of account, papers, or other documents, for examination relative to the hearing.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1939, ch. 663, § 27; impl. am. P.L. 1940, ch. 875, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-20-47; P.L. 1968, ch. 263, art. 8, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 167, § 3; P.L. 1993, ch. 459, § 8; P.L. 2024, ch. 117, art. 6, § 16, effective January 1, 2025.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 44-20-26 · Agreement by nonresident to submit records â Attorney to…
- 44-20-27 · Repealed
- 44-20-28 · Stamping by distributors required
- 44-20-28.1 · Noncompliance with tobacco manufacturerâs escrow fund…
- 44-20-29 · Repealed
- 44-20-30 · Manner of affixing stamps
- 44-20-31 · Packages in which cigarettes sold â Sample packages
- 44-20-32 · Cancellation of used stamps
- 44-20-33 · Sale of contraband cigarettes, contraband other tobacco…
- 44-20-33.1 · Transportation of unstamped cigarettes
- 44-20-34 · Display of stamps in vending machines
- 44-20-35 · Penalties for violations as to unstamped contraband…
- 44-20-36 · Possession of unstamped cigarettes
- 44-20-37 · Seizure and destruction of unstamped cigarettes
- 44-20-38 · Hearing on cigarettes seized
- 44-20-39 · Forgery and counterfeiting â Tampering with meters â…
- 44-20-40 · Records â Investigation and inspection of books, premises,…
- 44-20-40.1 · Inspections
- 44-20-41 · Monthly reports of distributors and dealers
- 44-20-42 · Reports and records of carriers, bailees and warehouse…
- 44-20-43 · Violations as to reports and records
- 44-20-44 · Declarations under penalty of perjury
- 44-20-45 · Importation of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and/or…
- 44-20-46 · Witnesses before tax administrator
- 44-20-47 · Hearings by tax administrator
- 44-20-48 · Appeal to district court
- 44-20-49 · Disposition of revenue â Payment of refunds
- 44-20-50 · Administration â Forms â Rules and regulations
- 44-20-51 · Penalty for violations generally
- 44-20-51.1 · Civil penalties
- 44-20-51.2 · Criminal penalty for fraudulent offenses
- 44-20-51.3 · Counterfeit cigarettes
- 44-20-52 · Exercise of powers and duties
- 44-20-53 · Direct tax on consumer
- 44-20-54 · Taxes and fees as debt to state
- 44-20-55 · Severability
- 44-20-59 · Exemption of sales of cannabis
- 44-20-60 · Exemption of sales of certain electronic nicotine-delivery…
- 44-20-61 · Product restrictions on electronic nicotine-delivery system…
- 44-20-62 · Disclosure of information â Electronic nicotine-delivery…