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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-4 (2026)

Town or city license required

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1958–1979 · leading case: Shipyard Drive-In-Theatre, Inc. v. Scuncio, 268 A.2d 820 (R.I. 1970).
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Shipyard Drive-In-Theatre, Inc. v. Scuncio, 268 A.2d 820 (R.I. 1970). · cites it 2× “Chapter 1883, in part, restates the power to license conferred by §5-22-4. See appendix III. Said chapter 1883 (see appendix IV) further provides definitive standards for the enforcement of §5-22-5, as amended.”
Romanello v. Maguire, 404 A.2d 833 (R.I. 1979). “” General Laws 1956 (1976 Reenactment) §5-22-4, as amended by P.L. 1938, ch. 362, §1, reads: 5-22-4 Town license required.”
Town of West Greenwich v. Stepping Stone Enter., Ltd., 416 A.2d 659 (R.I. 1979). “” General Laws 1956 (1976 Reenactment) §5-22-4, as amended by P.L. 1938, ch. 362, §1, reads: “5-22-4.”
Kingsley Int'l Pictures Corp. v. City of Providence, 166 F. Supp. 456 (D.R.I. 1958). “General Laws of Rhode Island 1956, § 5-22-4 in substance prohibits any theatrical performance without a license from the town council of the town in which such performance is sought to be given.”
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