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2016 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 24 - Highways
Chapter 24-5 - Maintenance of Town Highways
- Section 24-5-1 - Duty of town to maintain highways.
- Section 24-5-1.1 - Alteration of roadways.
- Section 24-5-2 - Division of towns into districts Election and terms of surveyors.
- Section 24-5-3 - Annual town appropriation.
- Section 24-5-4 - Appropriations expended under department of transportation State aid.
- Section 24-5-5 - Allotments to highway districts Supervision of expenditures Rates of compensation.
- Section 24-5-6 - Expenditures by contract Unexpended funds.
- Section 24-5-7 - Special appropriations for particular projects.
- Section 24-5-8 - General duties of surveyors of highways.
- Section 24-5-9 - Removal of obstructions by surveyors.
- Section 24-5-10 - Taking of road materials from adjoining land.
- Section 24-5-11 - Damage in removing obstructions or materials.
- Section 24-5-12 - Fine for neglect to keep highways in repair.
- Section 24-5-13 - Liability of cities and towns for injuries from defective roads.
- Section 24-5-14 - Snow and ice removal.
- Section 24-5-15 - Penalty for failure to remove snow.
- Section 24-5-16 - Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.
- Section 24-5-17 - Complaint and alteration of watercourse.
- Section 24-5-18 - Bridges and fences on artificial watercourses along preexisting highways.
- Section 24-5-19 - Bridges and fences along preexisting watercourses.
- Section 24-5-20 - Bridges on boundary lines.
- Section 24-5-21 - Penalty for neglect of boundary line bridge.
- Section 24-5-22 - New highway using existing bridge.
- Section 24-5-23 - Bridges and culverts built by adjoining landowners.
- Section 24-5-24 - Undermining of walls and fences.
- Section 24-5-25 - Compensation of surveyors.
- Section 24-5-26 - Penalty for neglect by surveyors.
- Section 24-5-27 - Rights of cities unimpaired.
- Section 24-5-28 - Determination of places where guideposts necessary.
- Section 24-5-29 - Failure to determine places for guideposts.
- Section 24-5-30 - Erection of guideposts Specifications.
- Section 24-5-31 - Substitutes for guideposts.
- Section 24-5-32 - Penalty for failure to maintain guideposts.
- Section 24-5-33 - Injury to guideposts.
- Section 24-5-34 - Jamestown and New Shoreham exempt.
- Section 24-5-35 - Pothole hotline.
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