§ 11-44-8. Injury to or interference with water-control structures.
Every person who shall willfully and maliciously break down, injure, remove, or destroy any dam, reservoir, canal, or trench, or any gate, flume, flash-board, or other appurtenance, or any of the wheels, mill-gear, or machinery of a water-mill, or willfully or wantonly, without color of right, draw off the water contained in a millpond, reservoir, canal, or trench, or willfully and maliciously, without color of right, obstruct the water of a mill-pond, reservoir, canal, or trench from flowing out of it, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years or be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 38; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 42; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 42; G.L. 1956, § 11-44-8.
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.