{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-44-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-44-12","heading":"Injury to public property.","body":"Every person who shall willfully cut or deface or otherwise injure any public building or fence or other property shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) unless the amount of damage exceeds one hundred dollars ($100). If that amount shall exceed one hundred dollars ($100), then he or she shall be punished by a fine which is not less than three (3) times the amount of the damage nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, and, in addition to any sentence, shall be ordered to make restitution in the full amount of damage done.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 44 Trespass and Vandalism"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-44/11-44-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:18Z","sha256":"39013e35d4220c7fa3b36b916a0058e5e59f284f2300674eec40722e6ecc9393","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-44-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-44-12.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}