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RI Gen L § 45-5-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-5 - Councils and Governing Bodies|Section 45-5-17 - Claim and prosecution of appeals.

§ 45-5-17. Claim and prosecution of appeals.The appeal shall be claimed within forty (40) days by the filing with the town or city clerk of a written claim of appeal and the payment to the clerk at that time of the lawful fees for a copy of the record of the proceeding appealed from. Within fifty (50) days from the date of the determination appealed from the appellant shall file a copy of the record of the proceeding appealed from, together with a specific statement of the appellant's reasons of appeal, in the clerk's office of the superior court for the county, to which reasons the appellant shall be restricted, unless for cause shown, and with or without terms, the superior court allows amendments of the appeal and additions to it. Notice of the appeal shall be given in the same manner, and the assignment day of the appeal shall be the same, as is provided for probate appeals, and any justice of the superior court may, with or without terms, extend the time for filing a copy of the record and for making service or further service of the notice of the appeal.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 41; C.P.A. 1905, § 1097; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 43; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 47; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 50; G.L. 1956, § 45-5-17.
RI Gen L § 45-5-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-5 - Councils and Governing Bodies|Section 45-5-18 - Special charters controlling.

§ 45-5-18. Special charters controlling.The provisions of the sections of this chapter and chapter 6 of this title are subject to the provisions of any special charters respecting any particular town or city.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 51; G.L. 1956, § 45-5-18.
RI Gen L § 45-5-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-5 - Councils and Governing Bodies|Section 45-5-19 - Appointment of municipal officer under home rule charter.

§ 45-5-19. Appointment of municipal officer under home rule charter.Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws providing for the appointment of a municipal officer by the mayor of a city or the president of a town council, if the home rule charter of any city or town adopted pursuant to article XIII of the Constitution of Rhode Island provides that an appointment of this officer shall be by the city or town council, then the officer's appointment shall be made by the council.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 45-5-19; P.L. 1964, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 100.
RI Gen L § 45-5-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-5 - Councils and Governing Bodies|Section 45-5-20 - Power of city and town councils to establish intermunicipal agreements for joint purchasing of common-use items.

§ 45-5-20. Power of city and town councils to establish intermunicipal agreements for joint purchasing of common-use items.City and town councils may establish joint agreements between two (2) or more municipalities for the purpose of purchasing materials, supplies, tools, and other items common in usage between units of local government. City or town councils may, jointly or independently, seek the services of the division of purchases, department of administration, in procuring items necessary to the operation of the city or town which it governs and which items are common in usage to those procured by the state, and the division of purchasers shall, upon request, by a city or town council, furnish lists of supplies and equipment to city or town purchasing agents.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 186, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-5-20.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-5 - Councils and Governing Bodies|Section 45-5-20.2 - Power of city and town councils and regional school districts to jointly establish a corporation to manage and operate OPEB trusts.

§ 45-5-20.2. Power of city and town councils and regional school districts to jointly establish a corporation to manage and operate OPEB trusts.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, corporations established pursuant to § 45-5-20.1 also shall have the power to manage and operate such other post-employment benefit (OPEB) trusts as are established pursuant to § 45-21-65 and § 16-2-9.5. Such corporations shall have the powers set forth in § 45-5-20.1, and shall have such additional powers as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.(b) For the purpose of OPEB trusts managed and operated pursuant to this section, the corporation shall maintain discrete sub-trust accounts for each of the participating entities setting forth the contributions made by each participating entity, the allocated income assigned to each participating entity as it may be derived from investments and other revenue sources, the funds distributed to each participating entity for use in meeting its OPEB obligations, each entity's allocated share of the administrative costs, including investment management fees, for operating the OPEB trust, and such other items as the directors of the corporation hereby established shall deem proper and necessary. Agreements made pursuant to this section may provide for pooling of administrative expenses, including investment management and advisory services, associated with the operation of the OPEB trust and sub-trusts.(c) The corporation shall ensure that a separate audit of OPEB trusts and sub-trusts is performed annually, copies of which shall be provided to the participating entities of the OPEB trust and the auditor general.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 319, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 357, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 443, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-5-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-5 - Councils and Governing Bodies|Section 45-5-21 - Power of city and town councils to appropriate funds granted by the federal government.

§ 45-5-21. Power of city and town councils to appropriate funds granted by the federal government.In addition to the powers granted by charter or the public laws of the state especially relating to city and town councils, all city and town councils are authorized, through passage of an ordinance, to appropriate and obligate funds received by the city or town from the federal government under the provisions of title II, Anti-Recession Provisions, Local Public Works Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6721 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 177, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-5-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-5 - Councils and Governing Bodies|Section 45-5-22 - Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements.

§ 45-5-22. Collective bargaining fiscal impact statements.(a) Prior to executing any collective bargaining agreement between a city or town and representatives of police personnel, firefighters, and/or other municipal employees, (other than teachers and/or other school employees), the city or town council shall prepare or cause to be prepared a collective bargaining fiscal impact statement. These statements shall set forth, in dollar amounts, estimates of the fiscal impact, during the term of the proposed agreement. No comment or opinion relative to the merits of the terms of the contract shall be included, except that technical or mechanical errors or defects may be noted.(b) The fiscal impact statement and the awarded contract shall be publicized and shall be made immediately available upon ratification of the contract.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 36, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-1 - Scope of ordinances permissible.

§ 45-6-1. Scope of ordinances permissible.(a) Town and city councils may, from time to time, make and ordain all ordinances and regulations for their respective towns and cities, not repugnant to law, which they deem necessary for the safety of their inhabitants from fire, firearms, and fireworks; to prevent persons standing on any footwalk, sidewalk, doorstep, or in any doorway, or riding, driving, fastening, or leaving any horse or other animal or any carriage, team, or other vehicle on any footwalk, sidewalk, doorstep, or doorway within the town or city, to the obstruction, hindrance, delay, disturbance, or annoyance of passersby or of persons residing or doing business in this vicinity; to regulate the putting up and maintenance of telegraph and other wires and their appurtenances; to prevent the indecent exposure of any one bathing in any of the waters within their respective towns and cities; against breakers of the Sabbath; against habitual drunkenness; respecting the purchase and sale of merchandise or commodities within their respective towns and cities; to protect burial grounds and the graves in these burial grounds from trespassers; and, generally, all other ordinances, regulations and bylaws for the well ordering, managing, and directing of the prudential affairs and police of their respective towns and cities, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, or of the United States.(b) Town and city councils shall furnish to their senators and representatives, upon request and at no charge, copies and updates of all ordinances and regulations.(c) In lieu of newspaper publication, advance notice of proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of any ordinance or regulation by a municipality may be provided via electronic media on a website maintained by the office of the secretary of state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 21; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-1; P.L. 1989, ch. 417, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 57, § 6; P.L. 1992, ch. 488, § 5; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 42; P.L. 2008, ch. 9, art. 18, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-2 - Imposition of penalties for ordinance violations.

§ 45-6-2. Imposition of penalties for ordinance violations.Town and city councils may impose penalties for the violation of ordinances and regulations, not exceeding in amount five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days in some jail or house of correction, and/or require restitution in cases involving property damage or personal injury in an amount up to twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) and/or require community restitution for a not-for-profit entity for not more than fifty (50) hours for any one offense, to be prosecuted by some officer appointed for that purpose, and to be recovered to the use of the town or city, or of the person or persons, and in the proportions, that the councils in their ordinances and regulations designate.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 22; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-2; P.L. 1971, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 405, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 77, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 87, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-6-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-2.1 - Repealed.

§ 45-6-2.1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 45-6-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-2.2 - Imposition of penalty for illegal dumping or malicious damage to street lights in the city of Warwick.

§ 45-6-2.2. Imposition of penalty for illegal dumping or malicious damage to street lights in the city of Warwick.(a) The city of Warwick may impose penalties for each violation of chapter 8 of the compiled ordinances of the city of Warwick not exceeding the sum of six hundred dollars ($600), or by imprisonment of not more than six (6) months in jail or in a house of correction, unless the penalties are provided for otherwise by statute. All fines that are recovered shall inure to the benefit of the city of Warwick.(b) The city of Warwick may by ordinance impose a penalty that those persons who are found guilty of malicious damage to street lights in the city shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed by a court, have imposed on them a fine equivalent to the replacement cost and labor charges of those street lights. However, in no case shall the fine imposed exceed five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 61, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-6-2.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-2.3 - Authorization for cities and towns to promulgate and enforce pretreatment and sewer-use ordinances and regulations.

§ 45-6-2.3. Authorization for cities and towns to promulgate and enforce pretreatment and sewer-use ordinances and regulations.(a) The cities and towns may promulgate all ordinances and regulations to implement a wastewater pretreatment program. Those ordinances and regulations may include the authority to:(1) Impose penalties of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day per violation for each and every day during which a violation of the ordinance or regulation occurs either through judicial proceedings or administrative procedures established pursuant to this section;(2) Seek injunctive relief for any violation;(3) Recover damages caused by any noncompliance;(4) Obtain reasonable attorney fees incurred by seeking compliance, penalties, or damages;(5) Require compliance by all users of the city or town's sewer system, whether or not the user is a resident of that city or town; and(6) Include any other provisions consistent with state and federal pretreatment programs.(b) To the extent that this statute conflicts with any other general or public law, this statute controls.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 336, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 272, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-6-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-3 - Ordinances to punish indecent intoxication.

§ 45-6-3. Ordinances to punish indecent intoxication.The several towns and cities in this state are authorized and empowered to make and ordain any ordinances, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States, that they deem necessary to prevent and punish indecent intoxication in those towns and cities; and may impose penalties for the violation of those ordinances and regulations, not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00), or imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days in some jail or house of correction, for any one offense, to be prosecuted by some officer appointed for that purpose and to be recovered to the use of the town or city.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 23; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-3.
RI Gen L § 45-6-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-4 - Names of localities within towns.

§ 45-6-4. Names of localities within towns.Town councils are authorized to fix the names of the various localities within their respective towns.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 820, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-4.
RI Gen L § 45-6-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-5 - Names of railroad stations.

§ 45-6-5. Names of railroad stations.No railroad corporation shall affix a name to a new station or change the present name of any existing station, until after the new name has been approved by the town council of the town in which the station is located. Every railway company violating the provisions of this section shall pay a fine of one dollar ($1.00) for each day's violation, and all costs for prosecution and conviction.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 820, §§ 2, 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, §§ 31, 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, §§ 31, 32; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-5.
RI Gen L § 45-6-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-6 - Offenses punishable by state law.

§ 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.History of Section.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.
RI Gen L § 45-6-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-7 - Publication of ordinances.

§ 45-6-7. Publication of ordinances.All ordinances, bylaws and regulations shall be printed and published in any manner that the town or city council directs; provided, that the city or town clerk delivers at least one copy of all ordinances including all amendments to those ordinances to the state law library and the state library within ten (10) days after being printed or published.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 34; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-7; P.L. 1979, ch. 317, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-6-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-8 - Officers for execution of ordinances - Enforcement expenses.

§ 45-6-8. Officers for execution of ordinances — Enforcement expenses.Town and city councils may appoint all necessary officers for the execution of their ordinances, bylaws, and regulations, may define their duties, and fix their compensation, where provisions are not made by law, and may remove any of these officers at pleasure, but no expense of process, commitment, or detention, under those ordinances and regulations, is chargeable to the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 40, § 31; G.L. 1909, ch. 50, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 51, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 333, § 35; G.L. 1956, § 45-6-8.
RI Gen L § 45-6-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-9 - Shut off of water supply for nonpayment of sewer user fees, charges, and assessments.

§ 45-6-9. Shut off of water supply for nonpayment of sewer user fees, charges, and assessments.(a) The Woonsocket city council is authorized to enact an ordinance to terminate the water supply service of any person assessed by the city of Woonsocket for water service for nonpayment of sewer user fees, charges, and assessments. The ordinance provides for the notification of the user of termination in the manner prescribed in the rules and regulations governing the termination of water services as issued by the division of public utilities and carriers.(b) The ordinance may provide for the assessment of any fees, charges and assessments affiliated with the shut off and restoration of service.(c) When service is provided to a residence occupied by a tenant, the tenant may, after paying the fees, charges and assessments in order to restore or prevent termination of service, deduct the amount paid from the rent due the landlord. The tenant shall provide the landlord with a copy of the receipt from the city when making a deduction from the rent.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 480, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-6-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-10 - Registration of vending machines.

§ 45-6-10. Registration of vending machines.(a) Every city or town, may, by ordinance require each person, corporation, partnership or other business operating a vending machine service for profit, prior to transacting or conducting business from any site within a city or town, to obtain without charge a registration certificate stating the name under which the person, corporation, partnership or other business organization is conducted or transacted and its business address.(b) Any vending machine ordinance may require the person, corporation, partnership or other business organization on a quarterly basis to provide the city or town with a list of each site within the city or town where a vending machine operates and the number of machines operating on each site.The list is confidential and not subject to disclosure. Any person who discloses the information contained in the list shall be fined the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) No ordinance passed under this section shall take effect until sixty (60) days after its final passage.(d) Any person, corporation, partnership or other business organization carrying on, conducting, or transacting business as provided in this section who fails to comply with the provisions of any vending machine ordinance may be fined not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per machine in violation of subsection (b) or one thousand dollars ($1,000) in violation of subsection (a).History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 344, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-6-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-11 - Community restitution.

§ 45-6-11. Community restitution.The General Assembly declares that the words "community service" which appear throughout this chapter shall now be substituted with and referred to as "community restitution".History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 454, § 6.
RI Gen L § 45-6-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6 - Ordinances|Section 45-6-12 - Liability for illegal dumping.

§ 45-6-12. Liability for illegal dumping.Cities and towns may, by ordinance, define as in violation of illegal dumping ordinances those people whose vehicles, either owned or leased, are used to carry materials to a place at which they are illegally dumped. Owners of title of leased vehicles and owners of vehicles that are reported stolen prior to being used for illegal dumping shall be excluded from these ordinances.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 246, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-6.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6.1 - Non-moving Traffic Violations|Section 45-6.1-1 - Mail payment of penalty for non-moving traffic violation.

§ 45-6.1-1. Mail payment of penalty for non-moving traffic violation.Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special act, any ordinance adopted by any of the several cities or towns (whether adopted prior to or subsequent to the passage of this chapter) providing for the regulations of the parking of motor vehicles upon the public highways, shall permit the payment of any fine imposed for violation of the ordinance by mail. Any ordinance which fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter is null and void.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 43.
RI Gen L § 45-6.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6.1 - Non-moving Traffic Violations|Section 45-6.1-2 - Schedule of fines.

§ 45-6.1-2. Schedule of fines.The schedule of fines for violation of any ordinance referred to in § 45-6.1-1 may provide for higher fines for the privilege of payment by mail than the fines imposed for payment in person, but no costs are imposed.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-6.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-6.1 - Non-moving Traffic Violations|Section 45-6.1-3 - Payment of fine addressed to whom.

§ 45-6.1-3. Payment of fine addressed to whom.The ordinances referred to in § 45-6.1-1 shall provide that payments be addressed to the chief of police of the city or town or to a special court that may have been established in the city or town for the disposition of motor vehicle offenses.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 215, § 1.