Rhode Island § 32-6-6 - Public Use of Private Lands — Liability Limitations
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§ 32-6-6. Public Use of Private Lands — Liability Limitations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 32-6-6
§ 32-6-6. Construction of chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
(1) Create a duty of care or ground of liability for an injury to persons or property;
(2) Relieve any person using the land of another for recreational purposes from any obligation that he or she may have in the absence of this chapter to exercise care in his or her use of that land and in his or her activities thereon, or from the legal consequences of the failure to employ that care; or
(3) Create a public or prescriptive right or easement running with the land.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 55.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-6-6 ("Public Use of Private Lands — Liability Limitations") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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