# R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-1: Definitions

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-1

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-1
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 23 / Chapter 23-22 / Section 23-22-1

## Text

(a) €œPerson€ as used in this chapter includes any partnership, association, corporation, city, or town.

(b) €œSwimming pool,€ as used in this chapter, includes all swimming pools, wading pools, and therapeutic pools owned or maintained by any person, partnership, association, corporation, city, or town, or the state, except swimming pools maintained by an individual for the sole use of the individual€™s household and guests without charge for admission and not for the purpose of profit or in connection with any business operated for the purpose of profit, and except also swimming pools owned or maintained by the United States. The term €œswimming pools€ wherever the context requires shall be construed to include the apparatus, structure, and equipment pertaining to the swimming pool, the premises on which the swimming pool is located, and the premises appurtenant to this.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-1 § 23-22-1. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-1.md)
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- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-5 § 23-22-5. Advice as to sanitary methods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-5.md)
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- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-7 § 23-22-7. Issuance or denial of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-8 § 23-22-8. Suspension and revocation of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-9 § 23-22-9. Judicial review of license action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-9.md)
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- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-12 § 23-22-12. Penalty for violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-12.md)
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- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-22-14 § 23-22-14. Enforcement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T23_C23-22_S23-22-14.md)

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