Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

(a) The town council of the town of Bristol may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing…

(a) The town councils of the towns of Burrillville and North Smithfield may establish a regional municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any…

(a) The town council of the town of Warren may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance; provided, however, that an…

(a) The town council of the town of East Greenwich may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum …

(a) The town council of the town of Burrillville may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving violation of any ordinance, including minimum housin…

In addition to the powers previously granted by charter or the public laws of the state with respect to the purchase and sale of land, the city council of any city and the town council of any town, if it sees fit so to do, is hereby authorized, from time to time, to sell, lease, …

The town council of the town of Westerly is hereby authorized and permitted to exercise its discretion to transfer and convey certain real estate to the Westerly Municipal Land Trust, without monetary consideration, provided that such real estate shall be of such character and co…

Notwithstanding any provision of the general laws to the contrary, including, but not limited to, the provisions of § 45-2-6, the town council of the town of Portsmouth is hereby authorized and permitted to exercise its discretion to give, grant, bargain, sell, transfer and/or co…

(a) The town council of the town of Exeter may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including, but not limited…

(a) The town council of the town of Lincoln may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violations of the town of Lincoln charter, or code of …

(a) The town council of the town of Jamestown may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including, but not limi…

The town of North Kingstown is authorized not to elect or appoint a fence viewer.

(a) The town of Middletown is hereby authorized to impose upon any excavation activity within the town, including all such activity on rights of way but excluding such activity on private land such permit requirements and regulations as are necessary to ensure proper review of th…

(a) The town council of the town of North Kingstown may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including, but no…

(a) The town council of the town of Hopkinton may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including, but not limi…

For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety and general welfare, the town council of the town of Richmond shall have the power in accordance with the provisions of this section to establish by ordinance standards for the control of noise originating within the limits o…

(a) The town council of the town of Smithfield may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violations of the town of Smithfield Charter, Code …

(a) The town council of the town of North Smithfield may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violations of the town of North Smithfield Ch…

Nothing in § 45-2-5 shall be construed to authorize the sale, lease, or conveyance of lands or improvements acquired by gift or devise for the public use, whether or not the gift or devise is subject to a condition subsequent or reverter; and no property held by any city or town …

Notwithstanding any provisions of the Rhode Island general or public laws to the contrary, all licenses in the city of Pawtucket which must be granted by the city council may be granted by the Pawtucket city council sitting as the Pawtucket board of license commissioners.

(a) The town council of the town of Barrington may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violations of any ordinance, including minimum hou…

(a) The town council of the town of Portsmouth may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance; provided, however, tha…

(a) The town council of the town of Richmond may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving violation of the town of Richmond code of ordinances, inc…

(a) No asphalt batching or continuous mix facility shall be located in the town of Coventry in an area which is less than four thousand feet (4,000′) from any hospital, nursing home, school, area of critical environmental concern, watercourse, or area occupied by residential hous…

(a) If a city or town elects to prosecute a defendant with an offense that is punishable by imprisonment in any court created under the authority of this chapter, the court shall advise the defendant of his or her right to be represented by counsel and, if the defendant is indige…

In any court created under the authority of this chapter, the procedures established in §§ 11-25-15 and 12-6-7.1(b) shall be followed when a defendant is arrested and detained for failure to appear at an ability to pay hearing, whether detained at the adult correctional facility …

(a) The town council of the town of South Kingstown may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance; provided, however…

(a) The town council of the town of Foster may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance; provided, however, that an…

(a) Municipal court jurisdiction. The town council of the town of Johnston may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine cases involving the violation of any ordina…

Nothing in §§ 45-2-5 and 45-2-6 shall be construed to amend the provisions of § 15 of chapter 680 of the Public Laws of 1925, entitled “An Act Relative to the Management and Support of the Public Schools of the City of Providence”.

(a) Any law enforcement agency, fire department, fire district, or emergency medical services organization within the state that hires a public safety employee (including law enforcement officers, firefighters, or emergency medical personnel) from another municipality or fire dis…

All sales, conveyances, leases, or other dispositions of any lands or properties purchased, acquired, used, or dedicated in any manner by a city or town for municipal or other public purposes, purporting to have been made on behalf of the city or town for a valuable consideration…

The acts, laws, and orders of towns and cities shall continue in force until altered or annulled by vote of the town or city, or by law.

A town meeting shall be held annually or biennially as required by law in each town, for the election of those town officers as are required by law.

Whenever any town clerk is removed by death or otherwise, and the town council under §§ 45-4-16 and 45-5-6 fails to act to fill the vacancy, the town treasurer of the town shall issue his or her warrant to warn the electors to assemble in town meeting, to choose a town clerk in t…

Every town clerk or town treasurer who neglects or refuses to issue a warrant as provided in § 45-3-8, and every town sergeant or constable who neglects or refuses to serve the warrant as provided in § 45-3-8,, shall forfeit for each neglect fifty dollars ($50.00); to be recovere…

No vote shall be passed in any town meeting concerning the disposing of the town’s land or making a tax, unless special mention is made, and notice of the meeting given, in the warrant issued for the warning of the meeting; and the town clerk of every town shall grant the warrant…

Prior to any town meeting prescribed by law or called by request as provided by § 45-3-6, the list of the electors qualified to vote in town meetings shall be made out and canvassed in the same manner as provided by law with respect to elective town meetings.

Whenever the inhabitants of any town do not exceed three thousand (3,000) by the last census, whether national or state, preceding the holding of a town meeting, seven (7) electors at least shall be necessary to constitute a legal town meeting; and whenever the inhabitants of any…

At the annual or biennial town meeting of each town, there shall be chosen a moderator to preside in all the town meetings until the moderator’s successor is elected and qualified.

The term of office of the elected moderator and clerk commences at the first regular meeting held for the election of officers, and continues until their successors are elected and qualified, unless otherwise provided by law.

In all meetings of the electors or voters in a town, representative district, or voting district, the moderator of the meeting shall preside.

Every moderator has the power to manage and regulate the business of each meeting, conforming to law, and to maintain peace and good order at the meeting.

If any person conducts himself or herself in a disorderly manner in any town, representative district, or voting district meeting, the moderator may order that person to withdraw from the meeting; and, on the person’s refusal, may order the town sergeant, or any town constable pr…

Town meetings shall be held at the time as is by law or vote provided, unless otherwise directed.

The moderator of every town meeting shall, on a motion being made and seconded, relative to any business regularly before the meeting, after having heard all the electors entitled to vote on the motion who desire to be heard, cause the votes of the electors present to be taken on…