Rhode Island § 11-4-8 § 11-4-8. Arson — Seventh degree.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 11-4-8 — § 11-4-8. Arson — Seventh degree.

Rhode Island § 11-4-8

Title 11Criminal Offenses

Ch. 11-4Arson and Fires

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-8 (2026).

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§ 11-4-8. Arson — Seventh degree.
Every person who shall make a bonfire in any public street, road, square, land or
            rotary, without special permission from the local governing body, shall be fined not
            exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). No complaint for a violation of any of the provisions
            of this section shall be sustained unless it shall be brought within thirty (30) days
            after the commission of the offense, and all fines for the violation shall inure one-half
            (Â½) of the fine to the complainant and one-half (Â½) of the fine to the state. The
            local governing body may appoint a designee to grant permission under the provisions
            of this

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§ 11-4-8. Arson — Seventh degree.

Every person who shall make a bonfire in any public street, road, square, land or rotary, without special permission from the local governing body, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). No complaint for a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be sustained unless it shall be brought within thirty (30) days after the commission of the offense, and all fines for the violation shall inure one-half (Â½) of the fine to the complainant and one-half (Â½) of the fine to the state. The local governing body may appoint a designee to grant permission under the provisions of this section.