§ 11-44-3. Arrest and detention of persons taking fruits and vegetables.
Every deputy sheriff, town or city sergeant, town constable, or police officer, who shall discover any person or persons in the act of taking and carrying away any growing fruit or vegetables as prohibited by § 11-44-2, shall arrest that person or persons and detain the person or persons in custody until a complaint can be made against him, her, or them for the offense for which he, she, or they shall have been arrested and until he, she, or they be taken on a warrant issued upon the complaint; provided, that the arrest and detention without a warrant shall not continue longer than the space of twenty-four (24) hours.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 24; P.L. 1928, ch. 1215, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-3; P.L. 1994, ch. 134, § 5; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 40; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 17; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 17.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 11-44 - Trespass and Vandalism
Section 11-44-1. - Vandalism — Obstruction of lawful pursuits.
Section 11-44-2. - Injury or removal of vegetation — Buildings and fences.
Section 11-44-3. - Arrest and detention of persons taking fruits and vegetables.
Section 11-44-4. - Shooting, trapping or fishing on posted lands — Destruction of signs.
Section 11-44-5. - Willful damage while hunting, trapping or fishing.
Section 11-44-6. - Defacement of bank bills and notes.
Section 11-44-7. - Misappropriation of vehicle, boat, or animal.
Section 11-44-8. - Injury to or interference with water-control structures.
Section 11-44-9. - Firing of weapon near baiting place.
Section 11-44-10. - Injurious substances on baiting places.
Section 11-44-11. - Injury to boundary or line markers.
Section 11-44-12. - Injury to public property.
Section 11-44-12.1. - Damage to instrumentality of public transportation.
Section 11-44-13. - Injury to public statues and monuments.
Section 11-44-14. - Breaking lamps or windows.
Section 11-44-16. - Removal of gravel from or deposit of debris on Easton’s Beach.
Section 11-44-17. - Enforcement of § 11-44-16.
Section 11-44-18. - Bounds of Easton’s Beach.
Section 11-44-19. - Deposit of debris on Middletown beaches.
Section 11-44-20. - Property of life saving corps — Interference or deception.
Section 11-44-21. - Vandalizing alarms or call boxes — False alarms.
Section 11-44-22. - Throwing articles at moving vehicles.
Section 11-44-23. - Throwing objects at police officer, firefighter or police or fire vehicles.
Section 11-44-24. - Blocking or obstructing public rights-of-way to water.
Section 11-44-25. - Deposit of debris on public rights-of-way to water.
Section 11-44-26.1. - Mandatory minimum fine for willful trespass within school buildings.
Section 11-44-27. - Fishing from Jamestown Bridge prohibited.
Section 11-44-28. - Trespass upon premises of private recreational facilities.
Section 11-44-29. - Willful breaking of glass.
Section 11-44-30. - Posting of signs — Types.
Section 11-44-31. - Desecration of places of public assemblage.