Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this chapter are severable, and if any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining sections, parag…

Upon adoption of a homestead program, a city or town shall compile and maintain a catalog of all unoccupied dwellings and vacant lots owned by the city or town which the city or town determined are parcels that can be utilized for rehabilitation or new construction by private ind…

The city or town shall by resolution approve the parcels cataloged under § 45-44-2 for disposition, for the public purpose of improving the quality of housing in accordance with the homestead program, and not as a sale of surplus land.

Homestead program property will be offered to qualified applicants at no initial cost on a conditional deed basis provided that the applicant: (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is the head of a family. (2) Is a citizen of the United States or a registered alien. (3) …

Upon the approval of an applicant, as provided in § 45-44-11, the city or town shall execute a conditional deed to the assigned parcel to the applicant. Provided, that if the parcel to be conveyed is unimproved, the city or town may execute a deed conveying fee simple title to th…

If and when the conditions of § 45-44-4 are fulfilled, as determined and certified by the city or town and the homestead board, which shall be created to administer this chapter, the city or town shall execute all documents necessary to convey a fee simple title to the assigned p…

The city or town is authorized to create and appoint members of a board to be known as the homestead board, whose purposes are to administer the homestead program.

The homestead board shall be composed of no fewer than three (3) nor more than five (5) members.

The members of the board shall receive no compensation and shall, by majority vote, appoint a secretary of the board.

All retired Group 2 employees of the city of Providence, as defined in § 45-21-10, and all beneficiaries of Group 2 employees who have retired or are deceased shall, on the first day of January of the year following the date of retirement or death, receive a cost of living retire…

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to be a state mandated cost subject to reimbursement by the state pursuant to chapter 13 of this title.

The general assembly finds that excessive quantities of soil are eroding from certain areas of the state that are undergoing development for certain nonagricultural uses as housing developments, industrial areas, recreational facilities, commercial facilities, and roads. Erosion …

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the cities and towns of the state to adopt, in accordance with the provisions of the model local ordinance provided in this chapter, ordinances and programs to control erosion and sedimentation and to prevent erosion-related damage to t…

The city or town council of any city or town is authorized to adopt, pursuant to the purposes of this chapter, the provisions of the model erosion and sediment control ordinance as provided in § 45-46-5. To assist in the implementation of ordinances and programs adopted pursuant …

(a) A city or town adopting an erosion and sediment control ordinance under this chapter shall incorporate, in the ordinance, the provisions contained in the model ordinance in § 45-46-5, and, may further specify performance and other standards and adopt additional definitions th…

Section 1. Purpose. (a) The (city or town) council finds that excessive quantities of soil are eroding from certain areas that are undergoing development for non agricultural uses such as housing developments, industrial areas, recreational facilities, and roads. This erosion mak…

If any provision of this chapter or any rule or determination made under this chapter, or application to any person, agency, or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter and its application to any person, agency, or circums…

All lawfully adopted soil erosion and sediment control ordinances shall be brought into conformance with this chapter by July 1, 1991. Each city and town shall review its soil erosion and sediment control ordinance and make amendments or revisions that are necessary to bring it i…

There is created a lien in favor of any taking jurisdiction in this state on the proceeds of any insurance policy based upon a claim made for damage or loss to a building or other structure caused by or arising out of any fire or explosion. The lien arises upon any unpaid tax, sp…

The insurance commissioner is authorized to issue regulations that are necessary or desirable to implement this chapter, including, but not limited, to the name, address, and telephone number of a designated official for each taxing jurisdiction from whom certifications may be ob…

(a) No insurance company shall pay any claim for more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), as may be adjusted yearly for inflation by the insurance department, for damages arising out of a claim under an insurance policy caused by fire or explosion, without having first obtained …

Upon certification by the designated taxing jurisdiction official that a lien has arisen, or upon the failure of the insured to obtain a certificate within thirty (30) days of the filing of the insured’s proof of loss, the loss proceeds of the policy equal to the amount of the li…

All policies issued in this state after January 1, 1983, shall include a provision containing a summary of this chapter, the provision to be approved by the insurance commissioner prior to its inclusion in any policy in the state. By entering into a contract of insurance with thi…

Any taxing authority is authorized to certify that, in lieu of payment of all or part of the lien arising under this chapter, it has obtained satisfactory proof that the insured has or will repair or rebuild at the situs of the loss. This certification should be deemed adequate t…

This chapter applies to claims arising on all property, including residential, commercial, or industrial buildings or structures, regardless of the occupancy status at the time of the fire or explosion loss; provided, that this chapter does not apply to owner-occupied one-to four…

This chapter does not make any taxing jurisdiction a party to any insurance contract, nor is the insurer liable to any party for any amount in excess of the proceeds otherwise payable under its insurance policy.

Any lien arising under this chapter is superior to all liens, and interest, of any other party, including any insured owner, mortgagee, or assignee except mortgagees and assignees of bona fide mortgages. A bona fide mortgage is one granted for full and adequate value and consider…

Insurers complying with this chapter, or attempting in good faith to comply with this chapter, are immune from civil and criminal liability, including withholding payment of any insurance proceeds pursuant to this chapter or releasing or disclosing any information pursuant to thi…

(a) There is created a special water district to be known as the Nasonville water district. The district shall consist of the area bounded by the following: Beginning at the point of the intersection of Douglas Pike (Route 7) and the North Smithfield/Burrillville town line in a g…

The qualified voters of the district, at any of the meetings of the district, have power to order taxes, and provide for assessing and collecting the taxes on the ratable real estate and tangible personal property of the district, as it deems necessary for the purpose of obtainin…

For the purpose of raising money to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the district is authorized and empowered to issue bonds under its corporate bond and seal. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, bear interest at a rate or rates, and mature at a time or times not exc…

The district may at any time deposit with the trustee, under its then existing bond resolution a sum sufficient, with amounts then on deposit, including the debt service reserve fund, to purchase direct obligations of the United States of America which are adequate to pay the ent…

If any person maliciously or wantonly destroys or damages any hydrant, pipe, aqueduct, conduit, machinery, equipment, appliance, or other property of the district used for the purposes provided for in this chapter, that person, whether principal or accessory, forfeits to the dist…

This chapter shall be construed in all respects to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional or other legal requirements whether or not these steps are exp…

The inhabitants of the district qualified to vote for town officers are electors of the district and are eligible to vote in all elections of officers of the district.

(a) The district shall hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in June in every year. (b) Special meetings of the district shall be called by the clerk upon order of the administrative board or upon written application of at least five (5) electors; and whenever the subject o…

(a) The electors of the district shall at each annual meeting elect officers to serve until the next succeeding first Tuesday in June and until their successors are elected and qualified, and the offices shall consist of a moderator, clerk, treasurer, three (3) assessors, and a c…

(a) The district is authorized to obtain and maintain for the district a supply of water for the extinguishing of fire and for distribution to the inhabitants of the district, for domestic use and for other purposes, and may obtain that water by the establishment of its own works…

In the case of nonpayment of any water rates, charges, and penalties established and required to be paid to the district for water supplied or used by the owner, tenant, or occupant of any house, building, tenement, or estate, the district is authorized by its agents and servants…

(a) The district may establish public hydrants in public places as it may see fit and prescribe for what purposes the public hydrants are used, all of which it may change in its discretion. (b) For the purpose of this chapter the district has and enjoys all the authority and powe…

The district may acquire by agreement, purchase, or condemnation any land and rights of way that may be necessary for the purposes of the district. Whenever the district desires to take any land by condemnation, it shall file with the town clerk a description, plan, and statement…

The district may within and without the district, and within the limits of the town of Burrillville, and without the consent of the town, drive, lay, make, construct, and maintain pipes, aqueducts, conduits, machinery, or other equipment or appliances, or authorize the constructi…

In recognition of the growing number of school age children who have no adult supervision at certain periods when school is not in session, the purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To encourage the development of partnerships among parents, school systems, municipal gover…

(a) All city and town school committees have the power to establish and operate, contract for, and/or make provision for programs to provide before and after school care and vacation day care for school age children in public school buildings. The provisions of title 16 are not a…

(a) The department of human services shall provide grants to assist in the planning, establishment, operation, or expansion of school age child care programs; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment …