{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-37-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-37-2","heading":"Penalty for disobedience of or interference with firefighters.","body":"Any person who shall neglect or refuse to render assistance when lawfully called upon to do so by any of the officers listed in § 23-37-1 at a fire, or who shall refuse to obey any lawful order of those officers, or interfere with any officer or person connected with any fire fighting organization enumerated in § 23-37-1, while on duty at a fire, shall pay for each offense a fine not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00), or shall be imprisoned for a term of not more than thirty (30) days, either or both, at the discretion of the court.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 37 Powers of Fire Companies"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-37/23-37-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:08Z","sha256":"1066b2a3ce4758e51025871ae6ca269750c0d69c3f06b29f1fcb95b12cfcc30d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-37-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-37-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}