{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-5-24","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-5-24","heading":"Undermining of walls and fences.","body":"No surveyor of highways shall remove the earth so near to any wall or fence erected upon or without the limits of a highway as to undermine or overthrow the wall or fence, unless the undermining or overthrowing shall be absolutely necessary for the security or convenience of the public; and, in that case, the repairs shall be made under the supervision of the town council, or of some person appointed by them; and the town shall be at the expense of repairing or resetting the wall or fence removed.","path":["Title 24 Highways","Chapter 5 Maintenance of Town Highways"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE24/24-5/24-5-24.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:14Z","sha256":"d4252333f5a9dac9c8e6c58373bb50b65e54a7dd9f6620323dcf2ebd60311603","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-5-23","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-5-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}