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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Rhode Island: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Rhode Island's General Laws are published on the official General Assembly website listing titles including Title 11 (Criminal Offenses) and Title 45 (Towns and Cities).",
      "body": "Rhode Island's General Laws are published on the official General Assembly website listing titles including Title 11 (Criminal Offenses) and Title 45 (Towns and Cities).\n\nWhat Rhode Island General Assembly actually says:\n\n“State of Rhode Island General Laws\n\nNOTE:  The Legislature and Legislative Data Systems does try to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information placed on this page by making regular daily updates. There may be times between updates, however, when information is not current, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. This information is prepared as an informational service only and should not be relied upon as an official record of any action taken by the Rhode Island General Assembly. This information is provisional. For matters affecting legal rights, please refer to the printed version of the appropriate official publication.”\n\nNote: Anchor record.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/Statutes.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Rhode Island General Assembly",
      "evidence_quote": "State of Rhode Island General Laws\n\nNOTE:  The Legislature and Legislative Data Systems does try to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information placed on this page by making regular daily updates. There may be times between updates, however, when information is not current, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. This information is prepared as an informational service only and should not be relied upon as an official record of any action taken by the Rhode Island General Assembly. This information is provisional. For matters affecting legal rights, please refer to the printed version of the appropriate official publication.",
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      "subject": "Rhode Island",
      "topic": "statutory code index",
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      "id": "learn_r417_rhode_island_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_cranston_adult_zoning",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Cranston: adult business zoning",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Cranston prohibits adult entertainment uses in all zoning districts except for industrial zones and requires a special use permit.",
      "body": "Cranston prohibits adult entertainment uses in all zoning districts except for industrial zones and requires a special use permit.\n\nWhat City of Cranston actually says:\n\n“Adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in all zoning districts in Cranston except in the industrial zones of the city and only upon the grant of a special use permit by the Cranston zoning board of review in accordance with Section 17.92.020 of the code of the city entitled \"Special use permit.\"”\n\nNote: The ordinance applies to 'adult entertainment uses'. It does not explicitly mention private home-based online production, but applies generally.",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
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      "source_publisher": "City of Cranston",
      "evidence_quote": "Adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in all zoning districts in Cranston except in the industrial zones of the city and only upon the grant of a special use permit by the Cranston zoning board of review in accordance with Section 17.92.020 of the code of the city entitled \"Special use permit.\"",
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