# R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-4: Scope

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-4

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-4
- **Heading:** Scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 39 / Chapter 39-27 / Section 39-27-4

## Text

(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state:

(1) Automatic commercial icemakers;

(2) Commercial clothes washers;

(3) Commercial pre-rinse spray valves;

(4) Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers;

(5) High-intensity discharge lamp ballasts;

(6) Illuminated exit signs;

(7) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment;

(8) Low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers;

(9) Metal-halide lamp fixtures;

(10) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies;

(11) Torchieres;

(12) Traffic signal modules; and

(13) Unit heaters.

(b) The provisions of this chapter also apply to the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state:

(1) Bottle-type water dispensers;

(2) Commercial hot food holding cabinets;

(3) Residential boilers and residential furnaces;

(4) State-regulated incandescent reflector lamps; and

(5) Walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers.

(c) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

(1) New products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state;

(2) New products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state;

(3) Products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction; or

(4) Products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-1 § 39-27-1. General purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-2 § 39-27-2. Findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-3 § 39-27-3. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-4 § 39-27-4. Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-5 § 39-27-5. Efficiency standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-6 § 39-27-6. Implementation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-7 § 39-27-7. New and revised standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-8 § 39-27-8. Testing, certification, and enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-9 § 39-27-9. Severability of provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T39_C39-27_S39-27-9.md)

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