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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.9 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Company Registration Act › Section 5-20.9-17. - Order to cease and desist.

§ 5-20.9-17. Order to cease and desist.
(a)
If the director has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting any activities requiring registration under this chapter without obtaining registration or, after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration conducts any activities requiring registration under this chapter, the department may issue an order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to that person to cease and desist from any violations of this chapter.
(b)
The order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named in the order in the same manner that summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order to that person at any address at which he or she has done business or at which he or she lives. If, upon that hearing, the department is satisfied that the person is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, the department may order that person, in writing, to cease and desist from that violation.
(c)
All hearings shall be governed in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42, the “administrative procedures act.” If that person fails to comply with an order of the department after being afforded a hearing, the superior court has jurisdiction upon complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 26, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.9 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Company Registration Act › Section 5-20.9-18. - Hearing before revocation or suspension or refusal of registration.

§ 5-20.9-18. Hearing before revocation or suspension or refusal of registration.
(a)
Before refusing to issue a registration or suspending or revoking a registration, the director shall notify the applicant or registrant of his or her intended action and the grounds for the action. The applicant or registrant may, within twenty (20) days, file with the director a request for a hearing setting out an answer to the grounds specified in the notification. The director shall consider the answer and set a date for the hearing, notifying the applicant or registrant of that date at least twenty (20) days prior to the hearing date.
(b)
Before refusing to issue a registration or suspending or revoking a registration upon the verified written complaint of any person setting out a cause of action under this chapter, the director shall, in writing, notify the accused applicant or registrant of its receipt of the complaint, enclosing a copy of the complaint. The accused applicant or registrant shall, within twenty (20) days, file with the department its answer to the complaint or complaints.
(c)
The department shall transmit a copy of the answer to the complainant or complainants and set a time and place for a hearing, which shall be at least twenty (20) days prior to the hearing date.
(d)
All notices and answers required or authorized to be made or filed under this section shall be satisfied by personal service on the controlling person of the registrant, or the registrant’s agent for service of process in this state, or by sending the notice to the controlling person of the registrant or to the applicant to the last-known address on file with the department. If served personally, the time runs from the date of service; if served by mail, from the postmarked date of the letter enclosing the document.
(e)
The director shall render a decision on any application or complaint after the final hearing in the matter and shall immediately notify the parties to the proceedings, in writing, of its rulings, orders, or decisions. If the matter contained in the complaint has been filed or made a part of a case pending in any court in this state, the director may then withhold its decision until the court action has been concluded.
(f)
Hearings shall be held in accordance with rules promulgated by the department in conformity with the provisions of the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42 (“APA”). Any party aggrieved by a final administrative decision of the director may appeal the decision in accordance with the provisions of the APA.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 26, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20.9 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Company Registration Act › Section 5-20.9-19. - Rulemaking authority.

§ 5-20.9-19. Rulemaking authority.
The department shall create and adopt rules that promote and effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 26, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-21 - Second-Hand Dealers › Section 5-21-2. - Hearing and objections by neighboring landowners.

§ 5-21-2. Hearing and objections by neighboring landowners.
(a)
The local licensing authority of a city or town, before granting a license under this chapter to keep an establishment or storehouse for the reception of any junk, old metals, or other second-hand metal articles or to establish, operate, or maintain an automobile junkyard, in any location not lawfully occupied for that purpose at the time of the application for that license, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be posted at least seven (7) days but not more than fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing in not less than two (2) public places in that city or town and in a newspaper of general circulation in that city or town where the establishment, storehouse, or junkyard is to be established, operated, or maintained. Before the local licensing authority posts or publishes a notice of a hearing, the local licensing authority shall collect from the applicant for the license a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), plus the cost of posting and publishing the notice.
(b)
No license shall be granted under this chapter to the keeper of any establishment or storehouse for the reception of any junk, old metals, or other second-hand metal articles or to a person establishing, operating, or maintaining an automobile junkyard, in any location not lawfully occupied for that purpose at the time of the application for the license, where the owners or occupants of the greater part of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of that building or place file with the board, city, or town council, respectively, having jurisdiction to grant licenses, their objection to the granting of the license. This subsection does not apply to any applicant who is the keeper of an establishment or storehouse, or automobile junkyard, that is being acquired under eminent domain proceedings, who is applying for licensing within § 5-21-1 within the same city or town in which he or she was formerly licensed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1902, ch. 1058, § 2; P.L. 1903, ch. 1097, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 197, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 224, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 398, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-21-2; P.L. 1963, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 79, art. 7, § 1, effective June 16, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-21 - Second-Hand Dealers › Section 5-21-3. - “Automobile junkyard” defined.

§ 5-21-3. “Automobile junkyard” defined.
As used in this chapter, “automobile junkyard” means a place where one or more unserviceable, discarded, worn-out, or junked automobiles, or bodies, engines, tires, parts, or accessories of junked automobiles are gathered together.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 138, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-21 - Second-Hand Dealers › Section 5-21-4. - Conditions to licensing of automobile junkyard.

§ 5-21-4. Conditions to licensing of automobile junkyard.
No license shall be granted for an automobile junkyard under § 5-21-1 unless:
(1)
It is to be operated and maintained entirely within a building;
(2)
It is to be operated and maintained exclusively for the purpose of salvaging the value as scrap of the material collected, as opposed to reselling parts to be used for the purpose for which they were originally manufactured, and is to be located in a built-up industrial area, or contiguous to a railroad siding, or on or contiguous to docking facilities; or
(3)
It is:
(i)
More than one thousand feet (1,000′) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate or primary system;
(ii)
More than six hundred feet (600′) from any other state highway;
(iii)
More than three hundred feet (300′) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school, church, or cemetery and is not within ordinary view from those places; and
(iv)
Screened from view either by natural objects or well-constructed and properly maintained fences at least six feet (6′) high acceptable to that city or town and in accordance with regulations as promulgated by the director of public works and as specified on the license.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-21 - Second-Hand Dealers › Section 5-21-5. - Misdemeanor to operate automobile junkyard in violation of § 5-21-4 — Enforcement.

§ 5-21-5. Misdemeanor to operate automobile junkyard in violation of § 5-21-4 — Enforcement.
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter except § 5-21-6, it is a misdemeanor to operate or maintain an automobile junkyard unless:
(1)
It is to be operated and maintained entirely within a building;
(2)
It is to be operated and maintained exclusively for the purpose of salvaging the value as scrap of the material collected, as opposed to reselling parts to be used for the purpose for which they were originally manufactured, and is to be located in a built-up commercial or industrial area, or contiguous to a railroad siding, or on or contiguous to docking facilities; or
(3)
It is:
(i)
More than one thousand feet (1,000′) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate or primary system;
(ii)
More than six hundred feet (600′) from any other state highway;
(iii)
More than three hundred feet (300′) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school, church, or cemetery and is not within ordinary view from those places; and
(iv)
Is screened from view either by natural objects or well-constructed and properly maintained fences at least six feet (6′) high.
(b)
It is the duty of the state police and the police of the cities and towns to enforce this section, and any person violating this section shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both the fine and imprisonment, and shall for a second or subsequent conviction be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-21 - Second-Hand Dealers › Section 5-21-6. - Existing licensed automobile junkyards.

§ 5-21-6. Existing licensed automobile junkyards.
The provisions of §§ 5-21-4(1), (2), (3)(ii), and (3)(iii) and 5-21-5(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3)(ii), and (a)(3)(iii) do not apply to any automobile junkyard in existence and having a valid license issued pursuant to § 5-21-1 on May 6, 1966.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-21 - Second-Hand Dealers › Section 5-21-7. - Severability.

§ 5-21-7. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or their application to any person or circumstance is, for any reason, adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment does not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons or circumstances.
History of Section.
P.L. 1965, ch. 138, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-21 - Second-Hand Dealers › Section 5-21-8. - Warranty to accompany sales of electrical appliances.

§ 5-21-8. Warranty to accompany sales of electrical appliances.
Any dealer licensed under this chapter to sell second-hand electrical appliances is required to provide the purchaser of the electrical appliance with a three-day warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose as defined by title 6A. The dealer is not allowed to exclude that warranty by expressions like “as is,” “with all faults,” or other language that, in common understanding, calls the buyer’s attention to the exclusion of warranties.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 417, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-1. - City and town regulatory powers.

§ 5-22-1. City and town regulatory powers.
The city and town councils may license, regulate, and in those certain cases specifically set forth in § 5-22-5, prohibit and suppress theatrical performances, rope, and wire dancing and all other shows and performances in their respective towns or cities, conforming to law.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-1; P.L. 1966, ch. 260, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-1.1. - Live entertainment — City of Providence.

§ 5-22-1.1. Live entertainment — City of Providence.
The board of licenses for the city of Providence is authorized to license, regulate, or prohibit “live entertainment” in the city of Providence, including, but not limited to, live performances of music or sound by individuals, bands, musicians, disc jockeys, dancing, or karaoke, with or without charge, provided that “incidental entertainment” be permitted as of right, and no license shall be required. “Incidental entertainment” means background music provided at a restaurant, bar, nightclub, supper club, or similar establishment, limited to the following format:
(1)
Live music performance limited to no more than a maximum of three (3) acoustic instruments that shall not be amplified by any means, electronic or otherwise; or
(2)
Prerecorded music or streamed music played over a permanently installed sound system. If a bar or restaurant includes incidental entertainment, it cannot charge a cover charge; shall not allow dancing by patrons of the establishment; cannot employ flashing, laser, or strobe lights; and the maximum volume, irrespective of the format, is limited solely to the boundaries of the premises at all times, and shall permit audible conversation among patrons of the establishment.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 384, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 402, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-2. - City and town licenses for exhibitions.

§ 5-22-2. City and town licenses for exhibitions.
Town and city councils may grant a license, for a term not exceeding one year, under any restrictions and regulations that they think proper, to the owner of any house, room, or hall in the town or city, for the purpose of permitting exhibitions in them. The license is revocable at the pleasure of the town or city council.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-3. - City and town regulation of closing times for shops, saloons, and places of evening resort.

§ 5-22-3. City and town regulation of closing times for shops, saloons, and places of evening resort.
Town and city councils may pass any ordinances, bylaws, and regulations, not inconsistent with law, that they may think proper, in relation to the time of closing shops, saloons, and other places of resort in the evening, within the limits of their respective towns or cities, and may prescribe penalties for their violation, not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, in the event that the 31st day of December in any year falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the time of opening and closing places of resort at which dancing is permitted may be regulated in the following manner:
(1)
If the 31st day of December falls on a Saturday, the time of closing may be determined at not later than three o’clock (3:00) A.M. on Sunday, January 1;
(2)
If the 31st day of December falls on a Sunday, the time of opening may be determined at not earlier than nine o’clock (9:00) P.M. on Sunday and the time of closing may be determined at not later than three o’clock (3:00) A.M. on Monday, January 1;
(3)
If the December 31st falls on any other day of the week, the hour of closing may be determined at not later than three o’clock (3:00) A.M. the following day.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-3; P.L. 1962, ch. 242, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-4. - Town or city license required.

§ 5-22-4. Town or city license required.
No person shall publicly or for pay, or for any profit or advantage to himself or herself, exhibit or promote or take part in any theatrical performance, or rope or wire dancing or other show or performance, or conduct, engage in, or promote any wrestling, boxing, or sparring match or exhibition, nor shall any person for any pecuniary profit or advantage to himself or herself, promote any public roller skating in rinks or halls, or give any dance or ball, without a license from the town or city council of the town or city in which that performance, show, exhibition, dance, or ball is sought to be given.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-5. - Local licensing of amusements.

§ 5-22-5. Local licensing of amusements.
Any city or town council, the board of police commissioners, or in the case of the city of Providence, the bureau of licenses, or any other licensing board or authority in any city or town may require a license for any place within its respective city or town at which any performances, shows, exhibitions, public roller skating, dances, or balls are presented or conducted for any term not exceeding one year, and may deny, revoke, or refuse to renew any such license only upon the ground that the place presents a danger to the public health or safety.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1202, § 1; P.L. 1916, ch. 1401, § 1; P.L. 1920, ch. 1932, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 2; P.L. 1926, ch. 791, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1160, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1528, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1876, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1940, ch. 894, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1131, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1286, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1691, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1692, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 1999, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2125, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-5; P.L. 1966, ch. 260, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 100, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-6. - Providence — Sunday activities.

§ 5-22-6. Providence — Sunday activities.
The bureau of licenses of the city of Providence may license public automobile shows, ice skating, ice polo, roller skating, and hockey games in rinks and halls between the hours of two o’clock (2:00) P.M. and midnight on the first day of the week.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 2; P.L. 1926, ch. 791, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1160, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1528, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1876, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1940, ch. 894, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1131, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1286, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1691, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1692, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 1999, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2125, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2721, § 4; P.L. 1954, ch. 3283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-7. - Sunday roller skating.

§ 5-22-7. Sunday roller skating.
The city council of the city of Pawtucket or any city or town council may license roller skating between the hours of two o’clock (2:00) P.M. and midnight on the first day of the week.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2125, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-8. - Performances and movies after 1 P.M. on Sunday.

§ 5-22-8. Performances and movies after 1 P.M. on Sunday.
The bureau of licenses of the city of Providence, the police commissioners of the city of Woonsocket, the town councils of the towns of Burrillville and West Warwick, and the city council or other licensing board of the cities of Central Falls, Cranston, Pawtucket, and Newport may authorize the performance for pay or profit of vocal, instrumental, or orchestral entertainments and lectures of an instructive character, plays, or legitimate theater performances, and vaudeville performances of juggling and stage dancing having the approval of the licensing body of the city or town where those performances are given, and moving picture exhibitions, consisting of any pictures that have the approval of the national board of review and the licensing body of the city or town where those pictures are to be shown, on the first day of the week after the hour of one o’clock (1:00) P.M., but the license does not authorize the vending or serving of any foods or refreshments of any kind or nature on the first day of the week.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 2; P.L. 1926, ch. 791, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1160, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1528, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1876, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1940, ch. 894, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1131, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1286, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1691, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1692, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 1999, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2125, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-8; P.L. 1964, ch. 182, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-9. - Sunday amusements, performances, and movies in certain cities and towns.

§ 5-22-9. Sunday amusements, performances, and movies in certain cities and towns.
The city or town councils of Cumberland, Coventry, East Providence, East Greenwich, Hopkinton, Westerly, and Lincoln may authorize the performance for pay or profit of vocal, instrumental, or orchestral entertainments and lectures of an instructive character, the operation of amusement parks, the operation of miniature golf courses, and vaudeville performances of juggling and stage dancing having the approval of the chief of police, and moving picture exhibitions consisting of any pictures that have the approval of the national board of review and the chief of police, on the first day of the week, during any hours of the day that the city or town council determines, in accordance with the provisions of § 5-22-5.
History of Section.
P.L. 1931, ch. 1831, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1983, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2402, § 1; P.L. 1937, ch. 2482, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1940, ch. 894, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1131, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1286, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1691, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1692, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 1999, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2125, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-9; P.L. 1971, ch. 18, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-10. - Little Compton — Sunday performances.

§ 5-22-10. Little Compton — Sunday performances.
The town council of Little Compton may authorize the performance for pay or profit of vocal, instrumental, or orchestral entertainments and lectures of an instructive character, and moving-picture exhibitions on the first day of the week after the hour of three o’clock (3:00) P.M. in accordance with the provisions of § 5-22-5.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1654, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1940, ch. 894, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1131, § 1; P.L. 1943, ch. 1286, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1691, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1692, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 1999, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2125, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-11. - North Kingstown — Sunday performances.

§ 5-22-11. North Kingstown — Sunday performances.
The town council of North Kingstown may authorize the performance for pay or profit of vocal, instrumental, or orchestral entertainments and lectures of an instructive character, and moving picture exhibitions on the first day of the week after the hour of two o’clock (2:00) P.M. in accordance with the provisions of § 5-22-5.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-12. - License fees — Revocation of license.

§ 5-22-12. License fees — Revocation of license.
Town or city councils, bureaus of licenses, or boards of police commissioners shall demand and receive of every person to whom a license is granted under this chapter a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for any single performance, show, exhibition, concert, entertainment, moving picture exhibition, dance, or ball, that they deem proper; provided, that performances and entertainments given by religious and charitable societies and volunteer firefighting companies duly organized and incorporated for the purpose of furthering their religious, benevolent, or firefighting work are excepted from the provisions of this chapter as to fees. Any license granted under the authority of §§ 5-22-5 — 5-22-12 may be revoked at the pleasure of that city or town council, bureau of licenses, or board of police commissioners.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1202, § 1; P.L. 1916, ch. 1401, § 1; P.L. 1920, ch. 1932, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 2; P.L. 1926, ch. 791, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1154, § 1; P.L. 1928, ch. 1160, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1528, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1876, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 2; P.L. 1943, ch. 1286, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1691, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1692, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 1999, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2125, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2721, § 4; P.L. 1954, ch. 3283, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-13. - Building inspection as prerequisite to license.

§ 5-22-13. Building inspection as prerequisite to license.
A license shall not be issued under the provisions of §§ 5-22-4 — 5-22-12 until the building to be used for the show for which that license is desired, together with the apparatus if a motion picture show is to be licensed, has been inspected by the inspector of buildings appointed as provided in title 23 and the inspector has filed with the licensing authorities a certificate, in writing, showing that the building or apparatus meets, in all respects, the requirements of title 23, and is otherwise safe to use for the purpose for which the license is desired and until the building has also been inspected by the chief of the respective fire department or his or her assistants who shall also file with the licensing authorities a certificate, in writing, showing that the building or apparatus meets, in all respects, the requirements of the general and public laws of this state for the protection of life and property against the menace of fire. If the building or apparatus does not meet those requirements or is otherwise unsafe, then the license shall not be issued, and if any license is issued, that license is void. Any person managing or promoting a show under any void license shall upon conviction suffer the penalty provided in § 5-22-18.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2306, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-13; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-14. - Monthly inspection of buildings.

§ 5-22-14. Monthly inspection of buildings.
Whenever a license is granted for a period of more than thirty (30) days, the licensing authorities shall cause that building or apparatus for which the license is issued to be inspected and reported upon at least once each month during the period covered by the license.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-15. - Inspection fees.

§ 5-22-15. Inspection fees.
Town or city councils may fix by ordinance the amount of fee to be paid by the licensee to the inspector for inspections made and that fee shall be paid to the city or town treasurer for the use of the city or town.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-16. - Appointment of officers to preserve order at shows.

§ 5-22-16. Appointment of officers to preserve order at shows.
Town or city councils may also appoint town constables or other proper officials, at the expense of the licensee, to preserve order and to execute the orders of the city or town council at any such show and to report to the chief of police or the city or town sergeant any violation of the law and especially any violation of § 5-22-23 that occurs during the show.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 1; G.L. 1932, ch. 362, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-16; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 5; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-17. - “Building” and “show” defined.

§ 5-22-17. “Building” and “show” defined.
(a)
The word “building,” when used in §§ 5-22-13 — 5-22-16, means and includes any theater, hall, building, or rink in which a show is to be given for which a license is required under §§ 5-22-4 — 5-22-12.
(b)
The word “show,” when used in §§ 5-22-13 — 5-22-17, means and includes any theatrical performance, show, exhibition, public roller skating in rinks or halls, dances and balls, wrestling, boxing or sparring matches, or exhibition, or any other entertainment, for which a license is required under §§ 5-22-4 — 5-22-12.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-18. - Penalty for violations.

§ 5-22-18. Penalty for violations.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of §§ 5-22-4 — 5-22-17 and any person who knowingly permits that violation in any building, described in § 5-22-17, belonging to him or her or under his or her control, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, or shall be punished by both the fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 4; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-19. - Disposition of license fees.

§ 5-22-19. Disposition of license fees.
All sums received for licenses as provided in this chapter shall be paid to the town or city treasurer for the use of the town or city in which the licenses are granted.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-19; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-20. - Penalty for shows where unlicensed liquors sold.

§ 5-22-20. Penalty for shows where unlicensed liquors sold.
Whoever offers to view, sets up, sets on foot, maintains, or carries on a theatrical exhibition, public show, concert or dance-hall exhibition of any description, at which lager beer or other intoxicating liquors are sold, or exposed for sale with his or her consent, except as provided in title 3, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-21. - Penalty for unlicensed masked balls with paid admission.

§ 5-22-21. Penalty for unlicensed masked balls with paid admission.
Whoever gets up, sets on foot, causes to be published, or otherwise aids in getting up and promoting any masked ball or other public assembly at which the company wear masks or other disguises, and to which admission is obtained upon payment of money or the delivery of any valuable thing or by a ticket or voucher obtained for money or any valuable thing, without first obtaining from the city or town council of the city or town where that exhibition or other public assembly is to be had a license for it, shall for the first offense be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and for any subsequent offense be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 103, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-21.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-22. - Obstruction of members of the division of sheriffs.

§ 5-22-22. Obstruction of members of the division of sheriffs.
Any person who hinders or obstructs any deputy sheriff in entering any exhibition, performance, or place mentioned in this chapter is, upon conviction, guilty of obstructing an officer and liable to the penalty imposed in § 11-32-1.
History of Section.
G.L. 1986, ch. 103, § 9; P.L. 1905, ch. 1249, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-22; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-23. - Admission of unescorted minors under age fifteen.

§ 5-22-23. Admission of unescorted minors under age fifteen.
No person who is the proprietor, manager, or doorkeeper of any theater, roller skating rink, public dance hall, vaudeville, or other show, shall permit any boy or girl under the age of fifteen (15) years to enter or remain in that place of amusement owned or controlled by him or her or in which he or she is employed unless that boy or girl is accompanied by and under the charge of a person of eighteen (18) years of age or over, not furnished or provided by that proprietor, manager or doorkeeper; provided, that during all the hours from 9:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M., except during the hours when the public schools in the city or town where that place of amusement is located are in session, any boy or girl not less than ten (10) years of age and under fifteen (15) years of age may be admitted to, and permitted to remain not later than 7:00 P.M. in any theater exhibiting vaudeville or motion pictures without that accompanying person. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1907, ch. 1467, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 124, §§ 15, 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, §§ 15, 16; P.L. 1928, ch. 1180, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, §§ 15, 16; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-23.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-24. - Continuation of powers of boards and bureaus of police commissioners.

§ 5-22-24. Continuation of powers of boards and bureaus of police commissioners.
Whenever by law the powers, conferred pursuant to this chapter upon city or town councils, have been conferred upon boards or bureaus of police commissioners in any city or town, those powers shall continue to be exercised by those boards or bureaus of police commissioners.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 124, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 129, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 362, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 5-22-24.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-25. - Bullfights prohibited.

§ 5-22-25. Bullfights prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to promote, advertise, stage, hold, manage, conduct, participate in, engage in, or carry on any bullfight exhibition, any bloodless bullfight, contest or exhibition, or any mock bullfight or similar contest or exhibition, whether for amusement or gain or otherwise. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or shall be punished by both the fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 155, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-22 - Shows and Exhibitions › Section 5-22-26. - Ticket speculators.

§ 5-22-26. Ticket speculators.
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or attempt to sell any ticket, privilege, or license of admission to an entertainment event, including, but not limited to, any place of public amusement, arena, stadium, theatre, performance, sport, exhibition, or athletic contest in this state at a price greater than the price, including tax, printed on the ticket, and a reasonable service charge for services actually rendered not to exceed three dollars ($3.00) or ten percent (10%) of the price printed on the ticket, whichever is greater. The owner or operator of the property on which an entertainment event is to be held or is being held may authorize, in writing, any person to sell a ticket, privilege, or license of admission at a price in excess of that authorized under this section. That writing shall specify the price for which the ticket, privilege, or license of admission is to be sold. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 599, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-23 - Holiday Business › Section 5-23-1. - Definitions.

§ 5-23-1. Definitions.
(a)
“Holiday,” whenever used in this chapter includes: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Victory Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day (but only in those years that the governor by public proclamation designates it as a legal holiday), and Christmas, or on any day that any enumerated holiday is officially celebrated.
(b)
“Retail establishment,” whenever used in this chapter, includes any business making sales at retail in this state, but this definition does not include victualing houses principally serving prepared food for consumption on and off the premises, including those houses licensed under chapter 24 of this title.
(c)
“Town council,” whenever used in this chapter, includes “city council” except in the city of Providence where it means “bureau of licenses” and any duly constituted licensing authority existing in any other city or town.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1566, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1875, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 403, § 1; P.L. 1944, ch. 1451, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2721, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-23-1; P.L. 1976, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 16, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-23 - Holiday Business › Section 5-23-3. - Works of necessity for which license not required.

§ 5-23-3. Works of necessity for which license not required.
A license is not required for the sale upon a holiday of gasoline, oil, grease, automotive parts, automotive servicing, or automotive accessories, or for the conducting on that day by any farmers’ cooperative association of a wholesale auction market of fruit, vegetables, and farm products, all of which are declared to be works of necessity.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1566, § 2; P.L. 1932, ch. 1875, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2284, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 403, § 2; P.L. 1950, ch. 2555, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 3027, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-23-3; P.L. 1962, ch. 10, § 2; P.L. 1962, ch. 97, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 16, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 128, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 132, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-23 - Holiday Business › Section 5-23-4. - Terms and conditions of license — Revocation.

§ 5-23-4. Terms and conditions of license — Revocation.
Any city or town council in each case of granting the license shall fix, limit, and specify in the license the hours of the day during which the licensee or licensees may operate and may make those rules, regulations, and conditions relative to the granting, holding, and exercising those licenses that it deems necessary or advisable and that are not inconsistent with law, and may at any time at its pleasure suspend or revoke the license that it granted. The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises licensed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1566, § 2; P.L. 1930, ch. 1566, § 3; P.L. 1932, ch. 1875, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 403, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-23-4; P.L. 1976, ch. 169, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-23 - Holiday Business › Section 5-23-5. - Place of operation — Delivery carts.

§ 5-23-5. Place of operation — Delivery carts.
The license shall not authorize any sale, rental, or operation at any place not specified in the license. The license is deemed to include permission to deliver by means of or sell from any cart or other vehicle, ice, milk, or newspapers; provided the number of carts or vehicles to be used for that purpose shall be specified in the license and there shall be displayed on each cart or vehicle while in that use any evidence that the city or town council prescribes that it is being used pursuant to that license.
History of Section.
P.L. 1930, ch. 1566, § 3; P.L. 1930, ch. 1566, § 4; P.L. 1932, ch. 1875, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 403, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-23-5; P.L. 1976, ch. 169, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-23 - Holiday Business › Section 5-23-6. - Enforcement — Penalties.

§ 5-23-6. Enforcement — Penalties.
(a)
Upon complaint filed with the director of labor and training by any employee or any consumer, or if a minor, by his or her parent or guardian, or by the lawful collective bargaining representative of an employee, that a licensee under this chapter has violated the terms of § 5-23-2, the director shall cause the complaint to be investigated, and if satisfied that a probable violation has occurred, shall issue a complaint against the licensee with a notice for a hearing. The hearing shall be held before a hearing officer of the department of labor and training. If the director concludes on the basis of the hearing record that a violation has occurred, he or she shall issue a cease and desist order to the licensee, or he or she shall refer the complaint to the attorney general for appropriate action as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The director shall issue regulations in conformity with law and preserving the rights of due process of all parties to implement the provisions of this subsection.
(b)
Every licensed or unlicensed person, firm, or corporation, including its officers and officials, who or that violates any of the provisions of his, her, or its license or the provisions of this chapter, except as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense and not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each additional offense.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, suit for violation of the provisions of this chapter, praying for criminal or civil injunctive or other relief, may be instituted in the superior court by any city or town or by the attorney general.
(d)
The penalty for opening and operating a business on December 25th of any year or on Thanksgiving Day, unless excepted, is, in addition to subsection (b) of this section, a fine not exceeding thirty percent (30%) of the sales or proceeds for that day.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 169, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 16, § 5; P.L. 1990, ch. 489, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 197, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-24 - Taverns, Cookshops, and Oyster Houses › Section 5-24-1. - Licensing and regulatory power of towns and cities.

§ 5-24-1. Licensing and regulatory power of towns and cities.
(a)
Any town or city council has the power to regulate, including the setting of hours of operation, the keeping of taverns, victualing houses, cookshops, oyster houses, and oyster cellars in the town or city, by granting licenses for those activities, upon any compensation for the benefit of the town or city that they see fit to impose, or by refusing to grant the licenses. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, all licenses issued pursuant to this section entitle the license holder to operate continuously after six o’clock (6:00) A.M. but not after two o’clock (2:00) A.M.
(b)
Upon application by any holder of a license issued pursuant to this section to the city or town council issuing that license and upon a showing of public convenience and necessity after a public hearing before that city or town council after having given notice by publication once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the county in which the city or town issuing the license is located, the council may grant the application for additional operational hours between two o’clock (2:00) A.M. and six o’clock (6:00) A.M.
(c)
For the purposes of this chapter a “victualing house” is a business where food is prepared and/or consumed on the premises.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 101, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 122, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 126, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 361, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-24-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 207, § 1.