Section 11-24-1. – All persons entitled to full and equal accommodations.
§ 11-24-1. All persons entitled to full and equal accommodations. All persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all […]
Section 11-24-2. – Discriminatory practices prohibited.
§ 11-24-2. Discriminatory practices prohibited. No person, being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement shall directly or indirectly refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person on account of race or color, religion, country of ancestral origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender […]
Section 11-24-2.1. – Discrimination based on disability, age, or sex prohibited.
§ 11-24-2.1. Discrimination based on disability, age, or sex prohibited. (a) Whenever in this chapter there shall appear the words “ancestral origin” there shall be inserted immediately thereafter the words “disability, age, or sex.” (b) “Disability” means a disability as defined in § 42-87-1. (c) The terms, as used regarding persons with disabilities, “auxiliary aids […]
Section 11-24-2.2. – Discrimination based on sexual orientation.
§ 11-24-2.2. Discrimination based on sexual orientation. Whenever in this chapter the terms “race or color, religion or country of ancestral origin, handicap, age or sex” shall appear, there shall be inserted immediately thereafter the words “sexual orientation”. History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 32, § 7.
Section 11-24-2.3. – Discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
§ 11-24-2.3. Discrimination based on gender identity or expression. Whenever in this chapter the terms “race or color, religion, country of ancestral origin, handicap, age, sex, or sexual orientation” shall appear, there shall be inserted immediately thereafter the words “gender identity or expression”. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 340, § 6.
Section 11-24-3. – “Places of public accommodation” construed.
§ 11-24-3. “Places of public accommodation” construed. A “Place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement” within the meaning of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-3 includes, but is not limited to: (1) inns, taverns, roadhouses, hotels, whether conducted for the entertainment or accommodation of transient guests or of those seeking health, recreation or rest; (2) restaurants, eating […]
Section 11-24-3.1. – Sex discrimination — Limitation on prohibition.
§ 11-24-3.1. Sex discrimination — Limitation on prohibition. Nothing contained in this chapter that refers to “sex” shall be construed to mandate joint use of restrooms, bath houses, and dressing rooms by males and females. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 144, § 5.
Section 11-24-3.2. – Age discrimination — Limitation on prohibition.
§ 11-24-3.2. Age discrimination — Limitation on prohibition. For the purposes of this chapter, “age” is construed as anyone over the age of eighteen (18). History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 144, § 5.
Section 11-24-4. – Enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions.
§ 11-24-4. Enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions. The Rhode Island commission for human rights is empowered and directed, as provided in this section, to prevent any person from violating any of the provisions of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-3; provided, that before instituting a formal hearing it shall attempt by informal methods of conference, persuasion, and conciliation […]
Section 11-24-5. – Liberal construction of provisions.
§ 11-24-5. Liberal construction of provisions. The provisions of §§ 11-24-1 — 11-24-6 shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of their purposes, and any law inconsistent with their provisions shall not apply. Nothing contained in these sections shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of any law of this state relating to […]