Section 11-30-3. – Penalty for common nuisance.
§ 11-30-3. Penalty for common nuisance. Every person keeping or maintaining any common nuisance enumerated in § 11-30-1 shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and be imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than three (3) years. History […]
Section 11-30-4. – Penalty for nuisance involving intoxicating liquors.
§ 11-30-4. Penalty for nuisance involving intoxicating liquors. Every person keeping or maintaining any common nuisance enumerated in § 11-30-2, or aiding in so doing, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600), and for a second and each subsequent offense shall be fined not […]
Section 11-30-5. – Evidence as to intoxicating liquors.
§ 11-30-5. Evidence as to intoxicating liquors. It shall not be necessary to prove an actual sale of intoxicating liquors in any building, place, or tenement, in order to establish the character of such premises as a common nuisance as provided in § 11-30-2 The notorious character of any premises, the notoriously bad or intemperate […]
Section 11-30-6. – Annulment of lease by maintenance of nuisance.
§ 11-30-6. Annulment of lease by maintenance of nuisance. If any person, being a tenant or occupant under any lawful title of any building or tenement not owned by him or her, shall use the premises or any part for any of the purposes enumerated in §§ 11-30-1 and 11-30-2, that use shall annul the […]
Section 11-30-7. – Landlord’s liability for nuisance.
§ 11-30-7. Landlord’s liability for nuisance. Every person who shall let any building or tenement owned by him or her or under his or her control, for any of the purposes enumerated in §§ 11-30-1 and 11-30-2, or who shall knowingly permit any building, tenement, or part of one to be so used while under […]
Section 11-30-8. – Entry by police officers of premises — Commanding departure of persons found.
§ 11-30-8. Entry by police officers of premises — Commanding departure of persons found. The sheriffs of the several counties and their deputies, and the town sergeants, constables, and chiefs of police of the several towns and cities may, within their respective towns and counties, enter any house or building that they have cause to […]
Section 11-30-9. – Officers commanding aid in execution.
§ 11-30-9. Officers commanding aid in execution. Any of the officers referred to in § 11-30-8 may command aid in the execution of the authority conferred to them by that section. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 92, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 108, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 120, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 598, […]
Section 11-30-10. – Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association.
§ 11-30-10. Unlawful sale of beverages by club or association. All buildings, places, or tenements located within any town or city used by any club or other association, whether incorporated or not, for the purpose of selling, distributing, or dispensing intoxicating liquors to its members or others for beverage purposes, shall be deemed to be […]
Section 11-30-11. – Injunction.
§ 11-30-11. Injunction. Any person who shall use, occupy, establish, or conduct a nuisance, or aid or abet in it, either as principal or as the agent of any other person, shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance and shall be enjoined as provided in chapter 1 of title 10. History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. […]
Section 11-30-12. – Slaughterhouses, rendering plants, garbage plants, and brick kilns.
§ 11-30-12. Slaughterhouses, rendering plants, garbage plants, and brick kilns. All buildings, places, or lands used as slaughterhouses, rendering establishments, garbage plants, or brick kilns, and located within three hundred (300) feet of any public park or public hospital, are declared to be common nuisances. This section shall not apply to any slaughterhouse or rendering […]