§ 2-12-10 - Fire upon land of another – Penalty – Liability for damages. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 2-12-10

   § 2-12-10  Fire upon land of another –Penalty – Liability for damages. – (a) Any person being upon the land of another, or upon any highway adjacent tothis land, who carelessly sets or maintains, or causes to be set or maintained,fire upon the land of another, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine ofnot less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars($200) or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty(30) days, or both.

   (b) Any person being upon the land of another or upon anyhighway adjacent to this land, who willfully sets or maintains or willfullycauses to be set or maintained fire upon land of another, shall, uponconviction, be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars($2,000) nor less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or by imprisonment for notmore than five (5) years nor less than thirty (30) days, or both.

   (c) Any person who carelessly suffers or permits any fire onhis or her own land to extend beyond the limits of their own land, whereby theforest land or property of another are damaged shall upon conviction bepunished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) nor less thantwenty-five dollars ($25.00).

   (d) Any person convicted of the provisions of this sectionand of § 2-12-6 is liable for all damages caused and to civil action forthe payment to the state or local fire company for all expenses incurred by thefire chief or senior officer or any other authorized forest fire official inattending or suppressing the fire or fires as a result from that action.