Title 11
Criminal Offenses

Chapter 22
Highways

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-22-1

§ 11-22-1. Injuring highway boundary markers.

Every person who shall willfully break down, remove, injure, or destroy any monuments, walls, fences, or bounds, erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any public highway, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, any and all costs incurred by the state of Rhode Island due to damages/loss under this section shall be fully reimbursed by the party or parties causing the damage.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 35; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 39; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 39; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 39; G.L. 1956, § 11-22-1; P.L. 1990, ch. 494, § 1.