{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-35-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-35-2","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to:\n(1) Establish a procedure under which towns and cities may levy property taxes;\n(2) Provide for full disclosure of the effect of rate and base changes on property tax revenues;\n(3) Establish a procedure for public hearings on proposed budgets;\n(4) Require municipalities to adopt a balanced budget; and\n(5) Provide for fiscal oversight of municipalities incurring an operating deficit or an accumulated deficit in the preceding fiscal year.","path":["Title 44 Taxation","Chapter 35 Property Tax and Fiscal Disclosure — Municipal Budgets"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-35/44-35-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:35Z","sha256":"176d56cd8d54aaec6991c6daa7b2cafc70996ced61a9d339ae6c81b07df3663f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-35-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-35-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}