{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-17-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-17-8","heading":"Charges for use of streets.","body":"No city or town shall make any charge to any corporation for the use of its streets except under and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; provided, that any city or town may require that any street railway company shall continue to conform to any existing requirements as to paving and keeping in repair the streets and highways.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 17 Franchises"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-17/39-17-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:19Z","sha256":"820be5051cc834fa8828c3b556db6e411a34c1843ae2d8f2047a6aac4b004243","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-17-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-18-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}