Rhode Island § 5-72-1 § 5-72-1. General provisions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-72-1 — § 5-72-1. General provisions.

Rhode Island § 5-72-1

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-72Town of Johnston â€” Nudity on Premises Where Alcoholic Beverages Are Offered for Sale or Consumption

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-72-1 (2026).

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§ 5-72-1. General provisions.
It shall be unlawful of any person maintaining, owning, or operating a commercial
            establishment located within the town of Johnston, at which alcoholic beverages are
            offered for sale or consumption on the premises, to, without a license pursuant to
            § 5-72-2:
         
(1) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment,
            to expose to the public view that area of the human breast at or below the areola.
         
(2) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment
            to employ 

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§ 5-72-1. General provisions.

It shall be unlawful of any person maintaining, owning, or operating a commercial establishment located within the town of Johnston, at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale or consumption on the premises, to, without a license pursuant to § 5-72-2:

(1) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to the public view that area of the human breast at or below the areola.

(2) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment to employ any device or covering that is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the portions of the human female breast as described in subsection (1).

(3) Suffer or permit any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to public view his or her genitals or pubic area.

(4) Suffer or permit any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to employ any device or covering that is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the genitals or pubic area.