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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-9.1-6

Closed-captioning activation required

P.L. 2012, ch. 90, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 100, § 2.

(a) On request, a place of public accommodation shall keep closed-captioning activated on any closed-captioning television receiver that is in use during regular hours in any public area.

(b) This section does not require a place of public accommodation to make closed-captioning available in a public area at the place of public accommodation if:

(1) No television receiver of any kind is available in the public area; or

(2) The only public television receiver available in the public area is not a closed-captioning television receiver.

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.