Rhode Island § 24-2-1 § 24-2-1. Creation of public highways by use.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 24-2-1 — § 24-2-1. Creation of public highways by use.

Rhode Island § 24-2-1

Title 24Highways

Ch. 24-2Highways by Grant or Use

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-2-1 (2026).

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§ 24-2-1. Creation of public highways by use.
All lands which have been or shall be quietly, peaceably, and actually used and improved
            and considered as public highways for the space of twenty (20) years, and which shall
            be declared by the town council of the town wherein they lie to be public highways,
            shall be taken and considered as public highways to all intents and purposes as fully
            and effectually as if the lands had been regularly laid out, recorded and opened by
            the town council of the town where the lands may lie.
         

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§ 24-2-1. Creation of public highways by use.

All lands which have been or shall be quietly, peaceably, and actually used and improved and considered as public highways for the space of twenty (20) years, and which shall be declared by the town council of the town wherein they lie to be public highways, shall be taken and considered as public highways to all intents and purposes as fully and effectually as if the lands had been regularly laid out, recorded and opened by the town council of the town where the lands may lie.