§ 41-5-20. Injunction and abatement of unauthorized matches.
The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon any information filed by
the division of gaming and athletics licensing, the attorney general of the state,
the police authorities of the city or town in which the boxing or sparring match or
exhibition is held, or is announced to be held, or of any five (5) legal voters of
the state, stating that a certain building, tenement, or place is used for boxing
or sparring matches or exhibitions by an individual, group, partnership, club, corporation,
or association that is not licensed under this chapter, or contrary to the terms of
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§ 41-5-20. Injunction and abatement of unauthorized matches.
The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity upon any information filed by
the division of gaming and athletics licensing, the attorney general of the state,
the police authorities of the city or town in which the boxing or sparring match or
exhibition is held, or is announced to be held, or of any five (5) legal voters of
the state, stating that a certain building, tenement, or place is used for boxing
or sparring matches or exhibitions by an individual, group, partnership, club, corporation,
or association that is not licensed under this chapter, or contrary to the terms of
this chapter; or that a boxing or sparring match or exhibition is being advertised
or announced, or has been advertised, or announced to take place in a certain building
or place, or that a certain individual, club, corporation, or association is selling,
exchanging, or giving away tickets, tokens, or symbols purporting to entitle the holder
to the right or privilege of attending a certain boxing or sparring match or exhibition
that is not licensed by the division and is contrary to this chapter, to enjoin and
abate the unauthorized match as a common nuisance.