Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-6-6 — § 45-6-6. Offenses punishable by state law.

Rhode Island § 45-6-6
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 45Towns and cities
Ch. 45-6Ordinances

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-6-6 (2026).

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§ 45-6-6. Offenses punishable by state law.

No ordinance or regulation, made by a town council, shall impose or at any time be construed to continue to impose, any penalty for the commission or omission of any act punishable as a crime, misdemeanor, or offense, by the statute law of the state.

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Related

Anabell's Ice Cream Corp. v. Town of Glocester
925 F. Supp. 920 (D. Rhode Island, 1996)
3 case citations
State of Rhode Island v. Manning, P3-92-1541 (1992)
(Superior Court of Rhode Island, 1992)
State of Rhode Island v. Sullivan, P3-92-1437 (1992)
(Superior Court of Rhode Island, 1992)

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 33; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-6; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 57, § 6; P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 7.

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