Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-12-21 — § 46-12-21. Liability.

Rhode Island § 46-12-21

JurisdictionRhode Island

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-12Water Pollution

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12-21 (2026).

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§ 46-12-21. Liability.
Any person who shall negligently or intentionally pollute groundwater shall be liable
            to any other person who is damaged by that pollution.
         

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Legislative History

P.L. 1920, ch. 1914, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 125, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 634, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-30; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1.

Nearby Sections

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§ 46-1-1

§ 46-1-1. General duties of director.

§ 46-1-2

§ 46-1-2. Care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters.

§ 46-1-3

§ 46-1-3. Offices of department — Seal.

§ 46-1-4

§ 46-1-4. Expenses — Employment of personnel.

§ 46-1-5

§ 46-1-5. Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 46-1-6

§ 46-1-6. Annual report.

§ 46-1.1-1

§ 46-1.1-1. Consistency of interpretation with title 46, chapter 23.

§ 46-10-1

§ 46-10-1. Appointment of town commissioners of wrecks and shipwrecked goods — Bond.

§ 46-10-10

§ 46-10-10. Sale of perishable goods or goods subject to reduction in value — Accounting.

§ 46-10-11

§ 46-10-11. Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property — Delivery to town.

§ 46-10-12

§ 46-10-12. Compensation of commissioner for property delivered to town.

§ 46-10-13

§ 46-10-13. Suit by town for unclaimed property.

§ 46-10-14

§ 46-10-14. Bond of director.

§ 46-10-15

§ 46-10-15. Taking charge of property wrecked on Block Island.

§ 46-10-16

§ 46-10-16. Employment of assistants by director.

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