Rhode Island General Laws
Title 34 - Property
Chapter 34-10 - Fences

Section 34-10-1. - Lawful fences defined. - § 34-10-1. Lawful fences defined. The following fences shall be...

Section 34-10-2. - Consent of adjoining owner to barbed-wire fence. - § 34-10-2. Consent of adjoining owner to barbed-wire fence. No...

Section 34-10-3. - Removal of barbed-wire fence. - § 34-10-3. Removal of barbed-wire fence. Any adjoining owner who...

Section 34-10-4. - Expense of removal of barbed-wire fence. - § 34-10-4. Expense of removal of barbed-wire fence. The fence...

Section 34-10-5. - Barbed-wire fences through woodland — Fences existing before 1906. - § 34-10-5. Barbed-wire fences through woodland — Fences existing before...

Section 34-10-6. - Maintenance of water fences. - § 34-10-6. Maintenance of water fences. Coterminous owners or possessors...

Section 34-10-7. - Marshland exempt. - § 34-10-7. Marshland exempt. All tracts of marshland so situated...

Section 34-10-8. - Remedies of marshland owner to trespass. - § 34-10-8. Remedies of marshland owner to trespass. If any...

Section 34-10-9. - Placement of partition fences — Maintenance throughout year. - § 34-10-9. Placement of partition fences — Maintenance throughout year....

Section 34-10-10. - Partition fences between lands under improvement. - § 34-10-10. Partition fences between lands under improvement. Partition fences...

Section 34-10-11. - Partition fences between improved and unimproved lands. - § 34-10-11. Partition fences between improved and unimproved lands. In...

Section 34-10-12. - Payment for previously constructed fence. - § 34-10-12. Payment for previously constructed fence. Whenever the whole...

Section 34-10-13. - Viewing and division of fence — Award of cost. - § 34-10-13. Viewing and division of fence — Award of...

Section 34-10-14. - Holding and improving partition fences — Agreements between owners. - § 34-10-14. Holding and improving partition fences — Agreements between...

Section 34-10-15. - Complaint of neglect to maintain fence. - § 34-10-15. Complaint of neglect to maintain fence. (a) Whenever...

Section 34-10-16. - Construction or repair of fence by complainant — Action for cost and penalties. - § 34-10-16. Construction or repair of fence by complainant —...

Section 34-10-17. - Settlement of controversies by viewer. - § 34-10-17. Settlement of controversies by viewer. Whenever any controversy...

Section 34-10-18. - Viewer’s fees. - § 34-10-18. Viewer’s fees. Every fence viewer shall be allowed...

Section 34-10-19. - Neglect of duty by viewer. - § 34-10-19. Neglect of duty by viewer. If any fence...

Section 34-10-20. - Spite fences. - § 34-10-20. Spite fences. A fence or other structure in...