The purpose of this chapter is to guard against personal injuries in the assembly, disassembly, and use of amusement devices, amusement attractions, and temporary structures at public fairs and expositions, carnivals, festivals, celebrations, bazaars, and permanent facilities. Such devices, attractions, and structures shall be designed, constructed, assembled or disassembled, maintained, and operated so as to prevent such injuries.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-34.1-2
Purpose
Known as the Amusement Ride Safety Act
The act spans §§ 23-34.1-1 to 23-34.1-9 (18 sections).
P.L. 1997, ch. 79, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 25.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.