{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-15-11","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-15-11","heading":"Penalty for violations of §§ 2-15-6, 2-15-8, 2-15-9, and 2-15-10.","body":"(a) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of §§ 2-15-6, 2-15-8, 2-15-9, or 2-15-10, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.\n(b) The director of the department of environmental management has the authority to order anyone convicted of violating § 2-15-8 or any governmental entity which the director determines violated § 2-15-8 to plant a replacement tree or trees, the sum of the diameters of which are equal to twice that removed or damaged, in the immediate vicinity of the tree removed.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture and Forestry","Chapter 15 Protection of Trees and Plants Generally"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE2/2-15/2-15-11.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:17:58Z","sha256":"eba925d07d3bb6a54f543294e2a41ccb548ff47df5cae9faa7b6798060df7461","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-15-10","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-2-15-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}