{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-9.1-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-9.1-6","heading":"Closed-captioning activation required.","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(1) No television receiver of any kind is available in the public area; or\n(2) The only public television receiver available in the public area is not a closed-captioning television receiver.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 9.1 Equal Rights to Public Facilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-9.1/40-9.1-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:29Z","sha256":"092b3250003bd7a76c3dd73e7a7dc86b725f5bdebaf5eba972d594d6994f1519","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-9.1-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-9.1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}