Rhode Island General Laws
Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics
Chapter 41-5 - Boxing and Wrestling

Section 41-5-1. - License required for boxing exhibitions — Amateur exhibitions exempt. - § 41-5-1. License required for boxing exhibitions — Amateur exhibitions...

Section 41-5-2. - [Repealed.] - § 41-5-2. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1926, ch. 772, §...

Section 41-5-3. - Application for license. - § 41-5-3. Application for license. The division of gaming and...

Section 41-5-3.1. - Required information on application. - § 41-5-3.1. Required information on application. (a) In addition to...

Section 41-5-3.2. - License issued only to ring equipment owner. - § 41-5-3.2. License issued only to ring equipment owner. No...

Section 41-5-3.3. - Insurance required. - § 41-5-3.3. Insurance required. No license issued by the division...

Section 41-5-3.4. - Promotion prohibited until license issued. - § 41-5-3.4. Promotion prohibited until license issued. (a) No boxing...

Section 41-5-3.5. - Inspections of premises and equipment required. - § 41-5-3.5. Inspections of premises and equipment required. (a) No...

Section 41-5-3.6. - Substitutions. - § 41-5-3.6. Substitutions. (a) No substitution of boxers may be...

Section 41-5-3.7. - Closed-circuit television. - § 41-5-3.7. Closed-circuit television. No closed-circuit television shows of matches...

Section 41-5-4. - Penalty for unlicensed match. - § 41-5-4. Penalty for unlicensed match. Any person holding, conducting,...

Section 41-5-5. - Separate license for each match — Approval of city or town authorities. - § 41-5-5. Separate license for each match — Approval of...

Section 41-5-6. - Surety bond filed by licensee. - § 41-5-6. Surety bond filed by licensee. No license as...

Section 41-5-7. - License required for participants and officials in professional matches. - § 41-5-7. License required for participants and officials in professional...

Section 41-5-7.1. - Required information on boxer’s application for license — Medical examination. - § 41-5-7.1. Required information on boxer’s application for license —...

Section 41-5-8. - Referees — Powers. - § 41-5-8. Referees — Powers. At every boxing or sparring...

Section 41-5-9. - Attendance of judges — Decision. - § 41-5-9. Attendance of judges — Decision. The division of...

Section 41-5-9.1. - Duties of director at ringside. - § 41-5-9.1. Duties of director at ringside. (a) It shall...

Section 41-5-10. - Fees of officials. - § 41-5-10. Fees of officials. The fees of the referee...

Section 41-5-11. - Physician and first-aid instructor or licensed practical nurse in attendance — Examination of participants before match. - § 41-5-11. Physician and first-aid instructor or licensed practical nurse...

Section 41-5-11.1. - Drug and H.I.V. testing. - § 41-5-11.1. Drug and H.I.V. testing. All contestants in a...

Section 41-5-11.2. - Health insurance. - § 41-5-11.2. Health insurance. All contestants in a boxing or...

Section 41-5-12. - Duration of matches — Gloves — Maximum participation by contestant. - § 41-5-12. Duration of matches — Gloves — Maximum participation...

Section 41-5-12.1. - Number of corner persons. - § 41-5-12.1. Number of corner persons. In any boxing or...

Section 41-5-13. - Minimum age of contestants. - § 41-5-13. Minimum age of contestants. No contestant under eighteen...

Section 41-5-13.1. - Physical knockouts. - § 41-5-13.1. Physical knockouts. (a) Any boxer suffering a physical...

Section 41-5-13.2. - Facial lacerations. - § 41-5-13.2. Facial lacerations. The license under § 41-5-7 of...

Section 41-5-14. - Interest in contestant by promoter prohibited — Forfeiture of contestant’s purse. - § 41-5-14. Interest in contestant by promoter prohibited — Forfeiture...

Section 41-5-15. - Tax on admissions — Accounting and payment — State inspector. - § 41-5-15. Tax on admissions — Accounting and payment —...

Section 41-5-16. - Overcrowding of buildings — Ventilation and safety requirements. - § 41-5-16. Overcrowding of buildings — Ventilation and safety requirements....

Section 41-5-17. - Suspension or revocation of license. - § 41-5-17. Suspension or revocation of license. Any license granted...

Section 41-5-18. - Betting prohibited. - § 41-5-18. Betting prohibited. Whoever bets or wagers or sells...

Section 41-5-19. - Witnesses and evidence before division. - § 41-5-19. Witnesses and evidence before division. The division of...

Section 41-5-20. - Injunction and abatement of unauthorized matches. - § 41-5-20. Injunction and abatement of unauthorized matches. The superior...

Section 41-5-20.1. - Refunds required upon license revocation. - § 41-5-20.1. Refunds required upon license revocation. In the event...

Section 41-5-21. - Application of chapter to wrestling matches. - § 41-5-21. Application of chapter to wrestling matches. (a) The...

Section 41-5-22. - Rules and regulations. - § 41-5-22. Rules and regulations. The department of business regulation...

Section 41-5-23. - Annual report to general assembly. - § 41-5-23. Annual report to general assembly. The division of...

Section 41-5-24. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 41-5-24. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...