TITLE 11

Criminal Offenses

CHAPTER 11-66

Hydrant Tampering

SECTION 11-66-1



   § 11-66-1  Interference with fire hydrants.

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Every person or entity engaged who for the purposes of commercial activity, who

willfully or fraudulently injures or knowingly allows to be injured any fire

hydrant or "dry hydrant," so called as constructed and maintained by a fire

company or district, connected with or belonging to any public waterworks or

water service owned and furnished by the city of Providence or willfully

tampers or meddles with any other of the appliances or appurtenances connected

with or belonging to the public waterworks or water service owned and furnished

by the city of Providence in a manner that causes loss or damage, shall be

fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than five thousand

dollars ($5,000).



   This chapter shall not apply to any person who is under the

age of eighteen (18) years.



History of Section.

(P.L. 2006, ch. 581, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 593, § 1.)