Rhode Island § 20-1-10 § 20-1-10. Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.

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§ 20-1-10 — § 20-1-10. Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.

Rhode Island § 20-1-10

Title 20Fish and Wildlife

Ch. 20-1General Provisions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 20-1-10 (2026).

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§ 20-1-10. Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.
(a) Every person operating a boat or vessel in Rhode Island territorial waters who fails
            to immediately heave-to upon a shouted command or a flare fired into the air from
            a marine patrol boat operated by the department of environmental management and carrying
            the identification "Department of Environmental Management, State of Rhode Islandâ€�
            shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more
            than five hundred dollars ($500).
         
(b) Every person who, while aboard a boat or vessel in Rhode Island territoria

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§ 20-1-10. Obligation of vessels to heave-to on command of a patrol boat.

(a) Every person operating a boat or vessel in Rhode Island territorial waters who fails to immediately heave-to upon a shouted command or a flare fired into the air from a marine patrol boat operated by the department of environmental management and carrying the identification "Department of Environmental Management, State of Rhode Islandâ€� shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(b) Every person who, while aboard a boat or vessel in Rhode Island territorial waters that has been ordered to heave-to upon shouted command or a flare fired into the air from a marine patrol boat operated by the department of environmental management and carrying the identification "Department of Environmental Management, State of Rhode Islandâ€�, dumps, destroys, or throws anything from the vessel or boat shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).