{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-18-12","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-18-12","heading":"Cessation of yearly damages after removal of dam.","body":"Whenever any plaintiff shall elect to receive the yearly damages awarded him or her as aforesaid, and the millowner shall afterwards remove the matter complained of in the action for which the damages were awarded, the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s assigns shall recover the damages for five (5) years after the matter shall be removed and no longer.","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 18 Damages from Milldams"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-18/46-18-12.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:09Z","sha256":"dd7a3a3fed2b1d3b8c19ba1d6d2542338fe6699dc151d34b898de4b7a08c073a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-18-11","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-18-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}