R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-5-83 — Annual training institute for local tax collectors

(a) The director of the department of revenue, in cooperation with the Rhode Island association
of collection officers shall establish and conduct an annual training institute for
local tax collectors. The training institute shall consist of certified training courses
in such areas as recording of payments, reconciliation of tax, recording of abatements,
banking, certificates of tax and other liens, bankruptcies, knowledge of state and
local laws, and conducting a tax sale. For this purpose, the department may cooperate
with educational institutions, local, regional, state, or national collections’ organizations,
and with any other appropriate professional organizations. The cost of said training
program shall be at no cost to the state or municipality. A local tax collector who
has successfully completed the training program, or who has obtained the necessary
amount of credits, shall be awarded the designation of Rhode Island Certified Collector
(RICC). Participation by a local tax collector at the training institute is not mandatory
to continue working or to be hired without the designation “RICC.”
(b) An applicant, who is a member of a local collector’s staff, who has successfully completed
the training program, or who has obtained the necessary courses, shall be awarded
the designation of Rhode Island Certified Collector’s Personnel (RICCP). Participation
by the personnel or staff of a local tax collector at the training institute is not
mandatory to continue working or to be hired without the designation “RICCP.”
(c) The Rhode Island association of collection officers shall establish a program of recertification,
approved by the department of revenue, for all designated members.