§ 23-18-12. Vandalism in cemetery — Civil penalties.
Any person who shall be convicted of vandalism of cemetery property shall, in addition to any fine or penalty imposed by the court, pay treble damages to the agency whose cemetery sustained the damage. In the event the convicted offender is a minor, the family court may, if it determines that the juvenile is unable to pay treble damages, require the offender to perform specified work at the cemetery site where the damage was sustained for a period of time that in the court’s opinion will equal treble the damages inflicted at the cemetery.
History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 247, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 23-18-1. - Definitions.
Section 23-18-2. - Location of mausoleums and columbaria.
Section 23-18-2.1. - Cremated human remains.
Section 23-18-3. - Approval of construction plans — Supervisory control.
Section 23-18-4. - Completion of structure and maintenance provisions required before interments.
Section 23-18-5. - Sales before completion of structure — Bond.
Section 23-18-6. - Proceeds of sales.
Section 23-18-7. - Re-interment of bodies in structure becoming health menace.
Section 23-18-8. - Speculative sales prohibited.
Section 23-18-8.1. - Perpetual care funds.
Section 23-18-8.2. - Additional deposits.
Section 23-18-8.3. - Maintenance of perpetual care funds.
Section 23-18-9. - Penalty for violations.
Section 23-18-10. - City and town regulation of burial grounds.
Section 23-18-10.1. - Registering historical cemeteries.
Section 23-18-10.2. - Exemption from liability.
Section 23-18-11. - Regulation of excavation around cemeteries.
Section 23-18-12. - Vandalism in cemetery — Civil penalties.
Section 23-18-13. - Notification of historical preservation and heritage commission.