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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Every person who shall erect, locate, or run any windmill within twenty-five (25) rods of any traveled street or road shall be fined for every offense not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) nor less than one hundred dollars ($100), one-half (1/2) inuring to the use of the city or town where the offense shall have been committed and one-half (1/2) to the use of the state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 11. Criminal Offenses § 11-22-5. Penalty for unlawful windmill - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-11-criminal-offenses/ri-gen-laws-sect-11-22-5/
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