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RI Gen L § 41-5.2-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-5.2 - Mixed Martial Arts|Section 41-5.2-24 - Inspectors.

§ 41-5.2-24. Inspectors.All mixed martial arts events shall be subject to the presence, duties, and compensation of inspectors as required by the division of gaming and athletics licensing.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 528, § 6.
RI Gen L § 41-5.2-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-5.2 - Mixed Martial Arts|Section 41-5.2-25 - Rules and regulations.

§ 41-5.2-25. Rules and regulations.The department of business regulation may make rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter as it may deem necessary. Provided, further, notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, the department of business regulation shall have the power to adopt by rule or regulation, in whole or in part, any standards, rules, regulations, handbooks, or other standards and procedures governing mixed martial arts as approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions. The rules and regulations may also provide for, and regulate the granting of, a special permit for exhibitions where no decision is to be rendered and where skilled mixed martial artists merely demonstrate the science of boxing.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 196, § 2.
RI Gen L § 41-5.2-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-5.2 - Mixed Martial Arts|Section 41-5.2-26 - Penalty for unlicensed match.

§ 41-5.2-26. Penalty for unlicensed match.Any person holding, conducting, or participating in any mixed martial arts match or exhibition held without a license, unless exempted as provided herein, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months, or by both a fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 313, § 1.
RI Gen L § 41-5.2-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-5.2 - Mixed Martial Arts|Section 41-5.2-27 - Tax on admissions.

§ 41-5.2-27. Tax on admissions.(a) Every licensee holding or conducting any professional, mixed martial arts event or exhibition shall, after its conclusion, pay to the general treasurer for the use of the state a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the total gross receipts from the sale of tickets and from admission fees; provided, however, that every licensee holding or conducting a professional, mixed martial arts event or exhibition shall, at its conclusion, pay to the general treasurer a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the gross receipts up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the balance of the gross receipts; provided, further, however, that if the match or exhibition is conducted as an incidental feature in an event or entertainment of a different character, the portion of the total receipts shall be paid to the state as the division of gaming and athletics licensing may determine, or as may be fixed by rule adopted under § 41-5.2-25. Within seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of the match or exhibition, the licensee shall furnish to the division a report, sworn under oath upon the pains and penalties of perjury, showing the exact number of tickets sold and admission fees collected for the contest, and the gross receipts thereof, and other data as the division may require. All fees for licenses and other income of the division shall be turned over to the general treasurer for the use of the state. No licensee shall distribute more than fifty (50) complimentary tickets in any one event.(b) For each match or exhibition, the division, through its inspector and upon the conclusion of the collection of admission fees for the match or exhibition, may examine the box-office admission figures, the admission statements maintained by, or on behalf of, the licensee, and other data as the division may direct. Upon the conclusion of the match or exhibition, the licensee shall tender to the state inspector the sums mentioned in this section. Written acceptance of the tender shall be signed by the inspector and counter signed by the licensee or an agent of the licensee.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 154, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 280, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 528, § 6.
RI Gen L § 41-5.2-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-5.2 - Mixed Martial Arts|Section 41-5.2-28 - Suspension or revocation of license.

§ 41-5.2-28. Suspension or revocation of license.Any license granted under this chapter may be revoked or suspended by the division of gaming and athletics licensing for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any other law of the state or of any rule or regulation adopted by the division or whenever the licensee has, in the judgment of the division, been guilty of any act or offense detrimental to the public interest.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 70, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 528, § 6.
RI Gen L § 41-5.2-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-5.2 - Mixed Martial Arts|Section 41-5.2-29 - Physical knockouts.

§ 41-5.2-29. Physical knockouts.(a) Any contestant suffering a physical knockout during a mixed martial arts match shall, at the request of his or her manager or the division of gaming and athletics licensing, undergo a magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) test scan within twenty-four (24) hours of the request. Failure to comply with the request within the prescribed time shall cause the contestant's license to be revoked by operation of law and shall render the contestant permanently ineligible for future licensing under this chapter.(b) The license of any contestant suffering five (5) physical knockouts in any twelve-month (12) period shall be revoked by operation of law and the contestant shall be permanently ineligible for future licensing as a contestant under this chapter.(c) Every contestant suffering a physical knockout, at the discretion of the division of gaming and athletics licensing, shall be ineligible to perform in a mixed martial arts match licensed under this chapter until sixty (60) days have elapsed following the date of the knockout. The license of every contestant shall be revoked by operation of law whenever he or she suffers a physical knockout.(d) Every contestant suffering a physical knockout during a mixed martial arts match shall submit to an examination by the physician in attendance immediately following his or her removal from the ring and shall, within two (2) hours of the knockout, submit to a complete examination at a local hospital named by the physician in attendance.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 70, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 528, § 6.
RI Gen L § 41-6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-6 - Athletic Games on Sunday|Section 41-6-1 - Definitions.

§ 41-6-1. Definitions.(a) "Amateur athletic game" shall be construed to mean and include any athletic game not included within the meaning of the term "professional athletic game."(b) "Athletic game" shall be construed to mean and include any game or exhibition of baseball, football, cricket, golf, tennis, track, or athletic game of a similar character played or held in the open air, and also any game or exhibition of ice polo, hockey, tennis, track, or athletic game of a similar character played or held in rinks or other enclosed buildings; provided, however, that the term shall not be construed to mean and include boxing, sparring, or wrestling matches, nor horse racing, trotting, or motor races.(c) "Licensing authorities" as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean and include the board or bureau of police commissioners, or the city or town councils of any city or town authorized under the provisions of chapter 22 of title 5 to grant licenses for shows and exhibitions.(d) "Professional athletic game" shall be construed to mean and include any athletic game for which a charge is made for admission or tickets thereto, or at which a collection is taken, or for which the players receive pay or compensation for their services, or that is managed or conducted for the pay or profit of any person, corporation, or association.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1724, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 18; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 41-6-1.
RI Gen L § 41-6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-6 - Athletic Games on Sunday|Section 41-6-2 - Authorization of amateur games.

§ 41-6-2. Authorization of amateur games.The licensing authorities of any town or city may authorize amateur athletic games to be played or held in a town or city between the hours of noon and six o'clock (6:00) in the afternoon of the first day of the week upon such premises and subject to such rules and regulations for the preservation of good order and the prevention of disturbances, as the licensing authorities may prescribe and determine in their discretion.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1724, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 41-6-2.
RI Gen L § 41-6-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-6 - Athletic Games on Sunday|Section 41-6-3 - Professional games permissible by license.

§ 41-6-3. Professional games permissible by license.Professional athletic games, except ice polo and hockey, may be played and held in any city or town on the first day of the week under a license therefor issued by the licensing authorities of the town or city in the manner designated under this chapter; provided, however, that the bureau of licenses of the city of Providence may license ice polo and hockey to be played or held in rinks or other enclosed buildings on the first day of the week.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1724, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 20; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 20; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2721, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 41-6-3; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 149.
RI Gen L § 41-6-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-6 - Athletic Games on Sunday|Section 41-6-4 - Application for license for professional game.

§ 41-6-4. Application for license for professional game.An application for a license for a professional game shall be made to the licensing authorities by the person proposing to manage or conduct the game, or if the game is to be managed or conducted by a corporation or association, then the application shall be made by some duly authorized officer of the corporation or association. The application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall be in the form and shall contain the information as the licensing authorities may require, and shall describe with certainty the premises upon which the game is to be held for which a license is desired. The application shall be filed with the licensing authorities and the licensing authorities shall give public notice of the application in a newspaper or newspapers designated by the licensing authorities at least eight (8) days prior to the date upon which the proposed game, or the first of the proposed games, is to be held. The cost of the notice shall be paid to the licensing authorities at the time of filing the application. The application may be for one or more games on certain dates during the season.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1724, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 20; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 41-6-4.
RI Gen L § 41-6-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-6 - Athletic Games on Sunday|Section 41-6-5 - Issuance or denial of license - Fees.

§ 41-6-5. Issuance or denial of license — Fees.Except as provided in this chapter, the licensing authorities may approve or reject any application, and if the licensing authorities shall approve any application, they may issue a license for the playing or holding of professional athletic games in accordance therewith on the first day of the week between the hours of one o'clock (1:00 p.m.) in the afternoon and midnight, subject to regulations as the licensing authorities may prescribe for the preservation of good order and the prevention of disturbances. In the case of every license so issued, the licensing authorities shall charge a license fee not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for every single game or exhibition authorized by the license, and in addition thereto, a reasonable sum as the licensing authorities may deem necessary to reimburse the town or city for police services at any game or exhibition so licensed; provided, however, that any professional athletic game, the proceeds of which are to be devoted chiefly to charitable or religious purposes, may in the discretion of the licensing authorities be exempted from paying any license fee.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1724, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 20; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 41-6-5; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 149.
RI Gen L § 41-6-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-6 - Athletic Games on Sunday|Section 41-6-6 - Objections of neighboring landowners - Proximity to churches.

§ 41-6-6. Objections of neighboring landowners — Proximity to churches.No license shall be granted under the provisions of this chapter for athletic games to be played in the open air where the owners of the greater part of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of the area or enclosed ground where athletic games are to be played shall make, in writing, a remonstrance to the licensing authorities within six (6) days after the date of the first publication of the notice of the application, or within further time as the licensing authorities may require. No license shall be granted for any area or enclosed ground within five hundred feet (500′) of any church or chapel.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1724, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 21; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 41-6-6.
RI Gen L § 41-6-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-6 - Athletic Games on Sunday|Section 41-6-7 - Revocation of license.

§ 41-6-7. Revocation of license.Any license may be revoked by the licensing authorities if, in their judgment, the revocation is necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1919, ch. 1724, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 41-6-7.
RI Gen L § 41-7-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-1 - Operation of jai alai sports facilities.

§ 41-7-1. Operation of jai alai sports facilities.Any person desiring to operate a facility for the exhibition of the Spanish sport called jai alai in the city of Newport may do so upon the compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1.
RI Gen L § 41-7-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-2 - "Sports facilities" and "frontons" defined.

§ 41-7-2. "Sports facilities" and "frontons" defined.The words "sports facilities" and "fronton" as used in this chapter mean a building or enclosure in which is provided a playing court with three (3) walls so designed and constructed for the playing of that sports game of ball as played in Spanish speaking countries, called jai alai or pelota.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1.
RI Gen L § 41-7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-4 - Power and duties of the division of gaming and athletics licensing.

§ 41-7-4. Power and duties of the division of gaming and athletics licensing.In addition to the other powers conferred upon the division of gaming and athletics licensing, the division shall carry out the provisions of this chapter, and to that end, the division may:(1) Personally or by agent, supervise and check the making of pari-mutuel pools and wagers and the distribution therefrom;(2) Fix and set the dates within which any fronton may be operated; provided, however, there shall be at least one hundred (100) days annually of the operation; and(3) Require any applicant for a permit to operate a fronton to file an application under oath setting forth:(i) The full name of the person, firm, corporation, or association, and if a corporation, the name of the state under which it is incorporated, as well as the names of the officers, directors, and stockholders of the corporation, and their places of residence, or if an association, the name and residence of the members of the association;(ii) The exact location where it is desired to operate a fronton exhibiting the Spanish sport jai alai or pelota;(iii) Whether or not the fronton is owned or leased, and if leased, the name, residence, and address of the owners or lessees, or if the owner or lessee be a corporation, the name and address of the officers, directors, and stockholders thereof;(iv) A statement of the assets and liabilities of the person, firm, corporation, or association making application for the division permit;(v) Such other information as the division may require.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 150.
RI Gen L § 41-7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-5 - Wagers and pari-mutuel pools permitted within enclosure of fronton.

§ 41-7-5. Wagers and pari-mutuel pools permitted within enclosure of fronton.Within the enclosure of any fronton licensed and conducted under this chapter but not elsewhere, wagering on the respective scores or points of the game of jai alai or pelota and the sale of pari-mutuel pools under such regulation as the division of gaming and athletics licensing shall prescribe, are hereby authorized and permitted, including, but not limited to, those forms of wagering known as daily double, perfecta, quinella, and trifecta.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1.
RI Gen L § 41-7-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-5.1 - Sale or purchase of twin double tickets.

§ 41-7-5.1. Sale or purchase of twin double tickets.The sale or purchase of twin double tickets or attempting to aid or abet in the sale or purchase of twin double tickets through solicitation of patrons attending, other than through pari-mutuel machines, is prohibited. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be denied admission to the fronton and may be prosecuted. Persons convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for up to one year or both.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 294, § 2.
RI Gen L § 41-7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-6 - Tax on betting and licensee's commission.

§ 41-7-6. Tax on betting and licensee's commission.(a) The commission of a licensee on pari-mutuel pools and wagers shall be twenty and one-half percent (20½%) of the amount contributed thereto. After deducting the commission and the "breaks," hereafter defined, a pari-mutuel pool shall be redistributed to the contributors. The licensee conducting events pursuant to this chapter shall pay a tax to the state of three percent (3%) of annual amounts contributed to mutuel pools up to eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) of total handle. The Rhode Island tax shall increase one-half of one percent (.5%) for the next incremental increase of two million dollars ($2,000,000), and one-half of one percent (.5%) for each incremental increase of one million dollars ($1,000,000), thereafter, in the total annual pool up to a maximum of five percent (5%). The licensee shall pay a tax of one percent (1%) of the pool to the city of Newport, and the tax administrator/collector or equivalent for the city of Newport shall assess and collect the taxes imposed by this section with respect to the city of Newport under such rules and regulations as he or she may prescribe. All taxes hereby imposed shall be due and payable at the close of each day's activities, and any tax not paid upon demand of the tax administrator/collector shall bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum for the time of the demand. Failure to pay any tax upon demand shall be cause for revocation of a license.(b) Redistributions of funds otherwise distributable to the contributors to the pari-mutuel pools shall be a sum equal to the next lowest multiple of ten (10).(c) No distribution of a pari-mutuel pool shall be made of the odd cents of any sum otherwise distributable, which odd cents shall be known as the "breaks."(d) The "breaks" shall be known as the difference between the amount contributed to a pari-mutuel pool and the total of the commission of the licensee and the sums actually redistributed to the contributors.(e) No person or corporation shall directly or indirectly purchase pari-mutuel tickets or participate in the purchase of any part of a pari-mutuel pool for another for hire or for any gratuity and no person shall purchase any part of a pari-mutuel pool through another, wherein he or she gives or pays directly or indirectly the other person anything of value, and any person violating this section shall be fined the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 16, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 412, § 1.
RI Gen L § 41-7-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-7 - Distribution of funds - Applicability of chapters 3 and 4 of this title.

§ 41-7-7. Distribution of funds — Applicability of chapters 3 and 4 of this title.All money mentioned in this chapter derived from taxes on wagers and pari-mutuel pools shall be disbursed by the state treasurer pursuant to chapter 4 of this title. Except as is inconsistent with this chapter, the provisions of chapters 3 and 4 of this title shall apply to the sport of jai alai.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 150.
RI Gen L § 41-7-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-8 - Tax on breaks - Distribution.

§ 41-7-8. Tax on breaks — Distribution.(a) A tax is hereby levied upon every pari-mutuel pool conducted at the fronton for the exhibition of the Spanish ball game known as jai alai in Newport authorized by law so to do, equal to fifty percent (50%) of the "breaks" as defined in the above.(b) It shall be the duty of every fronton licensee to pay unto the state treasurer the tax hereby levied and the licensee shall be liable therefor.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1.
RI Gen L § 41-7-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics|Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai|Section 41-7-9 - Leases of city properties.

§ 41-7-9. Leases of city properties.The city of Newport is hereby authorized to enter into a lease of city property for a period not to exceed thirty-five (35) years with an application to the division of gaming and athletics licensing for a license to conduct jai alai.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 48, § 1.