Hotels fall under the RI Life Safety Code (450-RICR-00-00-8, adopting NFPA 101, 2021 ed.); RIGL ch. 5-14 (Hotels) covers guest property, ejection and refusal of admission. Enforced by State Fire Marshal (Life Safety Code enforcement); Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review (variances). Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Chapter 5-14 sections address safekeeping of guests' property, hotelkeeper liability, the innkeeper's right to eject and refusal of admission. The former hotels and motels chapter (RIGL 23-28.7) is repealed. The current Life Safety Code applies to new buildings permitted on or after March 1, 2026.
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In force, nothing scheduled
Hotels fall under the RI Life Safety Code (450-RICR-00-00-8, adopting NFPA 101, 2021 ed.); RIGL ch. 5-14 (Hotels) covers guest property, ejection and refusal of admission. Chapter 5-14 sections address safekeeping of guests' property, hotelkeeper liability, the innkeeper's right to eject and refusal of admission. The former hotels and motels chapter (RIGL 23-28.7) is repealed. The current Life Safety Code applies to new buildings permitted on or after March 1, 2026.
State Fire Marshal (Life Safety Code enforcement); Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review (variances).
Nothing is scheduled. The rule above stays in force until the state adopts a newer edition or amends the program; AHJ Radar re-checks the source weekly.
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