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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-24-2 (2026)

Terms and duration of licenses

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Every license issued pursuant to §§ 5-24-1 and 5-24-1.1 shall specify the person licensed; the business licensed; the hours during which the premises may be opened for business; and the building or room in which the business shall be pursued; and shall continue and be in force until the first of December, unless revoked sooner for cause.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1965–2002 · leading case: Amico's Inc. v. Mattos, 789 A.2d 899 (R.I. 2002).
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Amico's Inc. v. Mattos, 789 A.2d 899 (R.I. 2002). · cites it 10× “1956 § 5-24-1 and § 5-24-2 The town argued that its authority to enact the ordinance was specifically delegated by the Legislature pursuant to § 5-24-1(a), which empowers the town council: "to regulate, including the setting of hours of operation, the keeping of taverns,…”
Santos v. City Council of City of East Providence, 208 A.2d 387 (R.I. 1965). · cites it 4× “” It is further provided in §5-24-2 that such licenses shall issue to specified persons and identify the building or room in which the business shall be pursued and that they “shall continue and be in force until the first of December, unless sooner revoked for cause.”
El Nido, Inc. v. Goldstein, 626 A.2d 239 (R.I. 1993). · cites it 2× “We therefore find that the city council erred in rescinding El Nido’s victualing-house license without affording the petitioner notice or an opportunity to be heard.”
Primiano v. Town Council of Town of Warren, 347 A.2d 414 (R.I. 1975). · cites it 3× “Section 5-24-2 provides that a victualing license shall remain in force for the period of 1 year following the first of December, unless it is sooner revoked for cause.”
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