Rhode Island § 16-38-11 - Offenses Pertaining to Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
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§ 16-38-11. Offenses Pertaining to Schools [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-38-11
§ 16-38-11. Termination of school exemption from taxation for noncompliance.
Whenever a school shall refuse to permit visitation, when requested, or shall refuse or neglect to keep the school register and to make returns as required by law, its exemption from taxation shall thereafter cease and be determined; and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education or the superintendent of schools shall notify the assessors of taxes in the town or city where the school may be located of the refusal or neglect.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 65, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 73, § 4; P.L. 1922, ch. 2234, § 15; G.L. 1923,
ch. 77, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 198, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956,
§ 16-38-11.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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