Title 11 · RI
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-7
Section: 11-4-7
Title 11Criminal Offenses
Chapter 4Arson and Fires
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-4-7
§ 11-4-7. Arson â Sixth degree.
Any person who knowingly causes, procures, aids or counsels the destruction of woodlands by fire which shall run and spread at large shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned not exceeding two (2) years, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 279, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 345, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 397, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 608, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 11-4-8; P.L. 1980, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 185, § 1.