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RI Gen L § 23-28.12-37 - 23-28.12-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.12 - Schools|Section 23-28.12-37 - 23-28.12-42 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.12-37 — 23-28.12-42. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 8; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 58; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, § 17; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 12; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 12, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-1 - 23-28.13-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-1 - 23-28.13-26 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.13-1 — 23-28.13-26. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 6; P.L. 1984, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 72, § 3; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 18-20; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 37; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 14; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 14, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-26.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-26.1 - Provisions applicable to boarding homes for children.

§ 23-28.13-26.1. Provisions applicable to boarding homes for children.Sections 23-28.13-27 — 23-28.13-33 pertain to homes for the boarding of children and family day care homes licensed by the state department of children, youth, and families.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9; P.L. 1986, ch. 146, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-27 - Boarding homes for children - Egress facilities required.

§ 23-28.13-27. Boarding homes for children — Egress facilities required.(a) Each story of every home used for the boarding of children shall have at least two (2) means of egress. Exits shall be located remotely from each other providing the best practicable means of egress for all occupants in the event fire renders one exit impassable.(b) Homes not over two (2) stories in height which do not have the required two (2) means of egress from each story will require the installation of fire escapes. Windows will be approved as a means of egress, provided they can be opened to give a clear unobstructed width of not less than two feet six inches (2'6") and a height of not less than three feet (3′). Platforms with a ladder extending to within six feet (6′) of the ground will be permitted. In lieu of a second means of egress, a smoke detector of a type approved by the fire marshal's office shall be properly installed and maintained in accordance with the regulations established by the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review.(c) Access to fire escapes and outside stairways shall be unobstructed and shall provide safe, adequate, and convenient means of exit.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, § 21; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 15; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 15.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-28 - Boarding homes for children - Basements - Heating units.

§ 23-28.13-28. Boarding homes for children — Basements — Heating units.(a) The use of basements shall not be allowed for sleeping quarters.(b) Levels below ground, not considered as a basement as defined in this code, and levels on grade with sleeping quarters with a central heating unit contained therein shall be segregated by partitions and doors having a one hour fire resistant rating. Enclosures shall be provided with an air vent to the outside sufficient for proper combustion and exhaust.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 37; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 15; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 15.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-29 - Boarding homes for children - Maximum occupancy.

§ 23-28.13-29. Boarding homes for children — Maximum occupancy.The number of children housed in each sleeping room and compartment shall not exceed the rate of fifty square feet (50 sq. ft.) for a child in a junior size bed and/or one infant in a bassinet for each twenty-four square feet (24 sq. ft.). The total occupancy determined in this manner shall be termed maximum occupancy.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-30 - Boarding homes for children - Electrical wiring.

§ 23-28.13-30. Boarding homes for children — Electrical wiring.(a) All electrical wiring shall be in accordance with the national electrical code and shall comply in every respect with accepted standards.(b) The use of electrical extension cords for all appliances shall not be allowed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-31 - Boarding homes for children - Heating equipment - Safety devices.

§ 23-28.13-31. Boarding homes for children — Heating equipment — Safety devices.Oil and gas burners shall be equipped with proper devices for automatic lighting, controls for oil or gas flow temperatures, and other proper safety devices. Oil and gas burners also shall be installed with an auxiliary switch wired to position in location providing operation remote from any fire danger area.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-32 - Boarding homes for children - Fire stopping.

§ 23-28.13-32. Boarding homes for children — Fire stopping.(a) Exterior walls of frame construction and interior stud partitions shall be fire-stopped by a two inch (2") thick timber or plate or masonry filling, completely closing any possible vertical opening at the ceiling of the basement.(b) In existing buildings, exterior walls of frame construction and interior stud partitions shall be completely fire-stopped by a timber of not less than two inches (2") in thickness or other suitable noncombustible material completely closing any possible vertical openings, open joist channels, and stud spaces, at the ceiling of the basement.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-33 - Boarding homes for children - Housekeeping.

§ 23-28.13-33. Boarding homes for children — Housekeeping.(a) All homes for the boarding of children and other occupancies within buildings containing homes for boarding children shall be kept clean and in a tidy condition, and free from the accumulation of combustible debris or other waste material.(b) All corridors, passageways, stairways, and fire escapes shall be kept clear of all storage at all times.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-34 - Installation of smoke detectors in foster care units and in group care units.

§ 23-28.13-34. Installation of smoke detectors in foster care units and in group care units.(a) All group care residential units in which a child is placed by the department of children, youth, and families or by any private agency, society, or institution licensed to place children shall be equipped with a hard wire smoke detector system in accordance with the regulations established by the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review. All of the residential units in which children are placed shall be equipped with a hard wire smoke detector system listed and/or approved by underwriters factory mutual or some other nationally recognized testing laboratory approved by the state fire marshal, except any camp or tourist camp as defined in § 44-18-7(e). Each battery pack or hard wire smoke detector system shall be inspected by the department of children, youth, and families at least once each year. Installation of hard wire smoke detectors shall be completed on or before January 1, 1995, for those group care residential units not currently in compliance with this section.(b) All foster care units in which a foster child is placed by the department of children, youth, and families or any private agency, society or institution licensed to place children shall be equipped with either a battery pack or hard wire smoke detector system. All other provisions of this section shall otherwise apply to foster homes.(c) In addition to the locations specified in the regulations established by the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review, approved smoke detectors required by this section shall be located in all common hallways. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 562, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 15; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 15.
RI Gen L § 23-28.13-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.13 - Boarding Homes|Section 23-28.13-35 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.13-35. Repealed.History of Section.This section (P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 9), concerning fire safety equipment in high rise buildings, was repealed by P.L. 1987, ch. 67, § 4, effective June 16, 1987. For present provisions of law, see chapter 27.3 of this title.
RI Gen L § 23-28.14-1 - 23-28.14-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.14 - Rooming Houses|Section 23-28.14-1 - 23-28.14-13 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.14-1 — 23-28.14-13. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 10; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 7; P.L. 1990, ch. 72, § 4; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 22, 23; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 89; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 16; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 16, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.15-1 - 23-28.15-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.15 - Child Day Care Centers|Section 23-28.15-1 - 23-28.15-20 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.15-1 — 23-28.15-20. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 11; P.L. 1978, ch. 391, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 8; P.L. 1990, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 24-26; P.L. 1992, ch. 90, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 38; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 17; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 17, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.15-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.15 - Child Day Care Centers|Section 23-28.15-21 - Release of children to proper persons.

§ 23-28.15-21. Release of children to proper persons.(a) Every operator or employee of a child day care center, prior to releasing physical custody of any child to any person, shall first insure that the person to whom physical custody is released is a proper person for the child's custody.(b) A proper person for the child's custody shall be a person whose name has been furnished and updated annually to the child day care center by a parent or legal guardian of the child, and whose identity can be verified by a proper identification card bearing his or her photograph.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 311, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.15-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.15 - Child Day Care Centers|Section 23-28.15-22 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

§ 23-28.15-22. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.All day care centers shall require that at least fifty percent (50%) of their personnel have current certifications in the life-saving technique, including the children and infant technique, known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), in accordance with the criteria submitted by the American Heart Association, Rhode Island Affiliate, Inc., or the American Red Cross Greater Rhode Island Chapter, such as has been submitted to the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to the provisions of § 23-6.1-3. Provided, further that at least one staff member with a current certification in CPR shall be on duty at all times during regular operating hours of a day care center.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 257, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.15-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.15 - Child Day Care Centers|Section 23-28.15-23 - Smoking prohibited.

§ 23-28.15-23. Smoking prohibited.(a) No person shall smoke, chew, or otherwise use tobacco products in the buildings or outdoor play areas of a licensed child day care center, as defined in § 23-28.1-5(21), or in any vehicle used by the center for transporting children or in outside areas on the grounds or premises within twenty-five (25) feet of buildings or outdoor play areas; provided, further, that smoking shall not occur in any area on the grounds or premises within the children's view. The administrator of a child day care center shall post in a conspicuous place in the center a notice stating that smoking is prohibited in the facility and its vehicles and on its grounds.(b) No person shall smoke, chew, or otherwise use tobacco products within the household or outdoor play areas of a family day care home as defined in § 23-28.1-5(33) or a group family day care home as defined in § 23-28.15-1.2 or in outside areas on the grounds or premises within twenty-five (25) feet of the home or outdoor play areas; nor shall smoking occur in any area on the grounds or premises within the children's view, during the period of time when individuals receiving day care services are present. Smoking may be permitted during hours in which individuals receiving day care are not present; provided, however, that the day care provider shall notify the parent, custodian, or guardian of each individual receiving day care services that smoking routinely occurs in the home during hours when the home is not in operation.(c) For purposes of this section, "tobacco product usage" means the smoking or use of any substance or item which contains tobacco, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or other smoking tobacco, or the use of snuff or smokeless tobacco, or having in one's possession a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other publicly visible substance or item containing tobacco.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a city or town from enacting or enforcing an ordinance relating to tobacco use in a facility providing day care services if the ordinance is more stringent than this section.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 222, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.16-1 - 23-28.16-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.16 - Apartment Houses|Section 23-28.16-1 - 23-28.16-18 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.16-1 — 23-28.16-18. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 12; P.L. 1978, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 269, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 9; P.L. 1983, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 72, § 5; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 27, 28; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 90; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 18; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 18, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.17-1 - 23-28.17-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.17 - Industrial, Mercantile, Business, and Storage Buildings|Section 23-28.17-1 - 23-28.17-16 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.17-1 — 23-28.17-16. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 13; P.L. 1978, ch. 45, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 49, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 90, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 10; P.L. 1985, ch. 504, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 507, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 29, 30; P.L. 1991, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 90, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 19; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 19, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.18-1 - 23-28.18-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.18 - Theatres|Section 23-28.18-1 - 23-28.18-23 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.18-1 — 23-28.18-23. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 14; P.L. 1991, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 256, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 20; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 20, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.19-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.19 - Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures|Section 23-28.19-1 - Tents for which license required - Application and issuance.

§ 23-28.19-1. Tents for which license required — Application and issuance.(a) No tent exceeding three hundred fifty square feet (350 sq. ft.) in area shall be erected, maintained, operated, or used in any city or town in this state except under a license from the licensing authorities of the city or town. The license shall not be issued for a period exceeding thirty (30) days and shall be revocable for cause. Application shall be made on proper form and, when deemed necessary by the licensing authorities, shall include plans drawn to scale, showing exits, aisles, and seating arrangements and details of the structural support of tent, seats, and platforms, etc. No license shall be issued until the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, and approval has been obtained from the building department, the police department, the fire department, and, when tents are to be used for fifty (50) or more persons, from each and every department having jurisdiction over places of assembly.(b) For the purposes of this section, the fire marshal shall have no jurisdiction over tents on the property of one-(1) or two-(2) family private dwellings. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the fire marshal from requiring a license for a tent smaller than three hundred fifty square feet (350 sq. ft.) where other sections of the fire code deem it necessary, including, but not limited to, use, occupancy, opening, exposure, an increase in occupancy of a commercial establishment, and any other similar factors.(c) The state fire marshal shall provide training to all assistant deputy fire marshals as defined by § 23-28.2-9 as soon as practicable to ensure the consistent enforcement of the fire safety code pursuant to § 23-28.2-4.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 15; P.L. 2014, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 328, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.19-2 - 23-28.19-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.19 - Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures|Section 23-28.19-2 - 23-28.19-10 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.19-2 — 23-28.19-10. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 15; P.L. 1984, ch. 60, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 325, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 21; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 21, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.19-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.19 - Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures|Section 23-28.19-11 - Smoking regulations.

§ 23-28.19-11. Smoking regulations.Signs prohibiting smoking shall be prominently displayed at all entrances and at other locations within any tent used as a place of assembly, so that they may be clearly visible to all occupants. Frequent announcements regarding the prohibition shall be made, preferably over a public address system if available. Suitable non-combustible containers shall be provided at all entrances for the proper disposition of cigar or cigarette butts and pipe dottle, and a uniformed attendant shall be stationed at the locations to advise patrons of the no smoking regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 15.
RI Gen L § 23-28.19-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.19 - Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures|Section 23-28.19-12 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.19-12. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 15; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 21; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 21, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.19-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.19 - Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures|Section 23-28.19-13 - Filling of gasoline appliances.

§ 23-28.19-13. Filling of gasoline appliances.All automobiles, trucks, tractors, lighting equipment, and other equipment using gasoline shall be filled with approved safety cans or by hose from fixed pumps, from wheeled tanks with pumps, or a pump from a tank wagon located not closer than twenty-five feet (25′) to any tent.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 15.
RI Gen L § 23-28.19-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.19 - Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures|Section 23-28.19-14 - Survey by fire chief - Fire appliances.

§ 23-28.19-14. Survey by fire chief — Fire appliances.(a) The chief of the fire department shall survey, or cause to be surveyed, each tent for which a permit has been granted, after it is erected, and if it is to be used as a place of assembly, before it is occupied. The chief of the fire department shall require installation of such fire appliances as are deemed necessary, and designate their location. The fire appliances may consist of water tanks, pumps, hose, water buckets, extinguishers, and fireproof blankets.(b) All fire appliances shall be kept in working condition and all pumps and hose, when used in connection with tank wagons, shall be inspected, and tested, if deemed necessary, prior to the occupancy of the tent. Portable extinguishers and similar appliances shall be properly distributed and readily accessible. It shall be the duty of the owner or manager of each exhibition to properly train sufficient responsible employees in the use of fire equipment so that it can be quickly put in operation; the chief of the fire department may require these employees to prove their fitness.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 15.
RI Gen L § 23-28.19-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.19 - Tents - Grandstands - Air-Supported Structures|Section 23-28.19-15 - Detail of firefighters.

§ 23-28.19-15. Detail of firefighters.(a) Uniformed firefighters shall be detailed to all circuses, carnivals, or other exhibitions where large crowds assemble. They shall familiarize themselves with all fire protection facilities and fire prevention features, and with the condition of exits, and shall patrol the entire area of the tent during the time it is occupied. Special police officers or firefighters should see that overcrowding is not permitted, that aisles and exitways are kept open, and that no smoking rules are observed.(b) (1) All tents with a capacity of one thousand (1000) or more persons shall have a minimum of two (2) uniformed fire fighters and any additional firefighters on duty when deemed necessary by the chief of the local fire department.(2) All tents with a capacity of three hundred and one (301) to one thousand (1000) persons shall have a minimum of one uniformed firefighter and any additional firefighters on duty when deemed necessary by the chief of the local fire department.(3) All tents with a capacity of fifty (50) to three hundred (300) persons shall have a minimum of one uniformed firefighter and any additional firefighters on duty when deemed necessary by the chief of the local fire department. This requirement may be waived by the chief of the local fire department.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 15.